By: Staff Writer July 17, 2026 Amnesty International in a recently released report on human rights abuses in El Salvador said the country’s mass arbitrary detentions, the suspension of guarantees,…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
El Salvador’s Bukele to seek third term
By: Staff Writer June 30, 2026 El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is officially running for a third term in the Central American country after having registered. Bukele, who first took…
UN: Venezuela death toll over 1,400 from earthquake
By: Staff Writer June 30, 2026 More than 2,000 rescue workers from 27 countries have been deployed to Venezuela to locate people trapped under the rubble following the twin earthquakes…
Statement by Mr. Daniel M. Best, President, Caribbean Development Bank, on the Earthquakes in Venezuela
June 30, 2026 The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) extends its deepest sympathies to the people and Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country on…
UWISRC: Venezuela rocked by two earthquakes “rare.” Aftershocks are expected
By: Staff Writer June 26, 2026 A double earthquake rocked Venezuela on Wednesday killing at least 188 people, 1,500 injured and more than 200 trapped. Many more are feared dead…
Message from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) on the Devastating Earthquakes in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
June 26, 2026 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expresses deep condolences over the tragic loss of life, the growing number of injuries, and the extensive damage to infrastructure and homes as…
Niño Guerrero Is Dead. But Tren de Aragua Was Already in Decline
June 23, 2026 The leader of the feared Venezuelan gang, Tren de Aragua, was killed in a missile strike in the southern state of Bolívar, according to US President Donald Trump.…
What Criminal Challenges Does Colombia’s Next President Face?
By: Insight Crime June 2, 2026 Colombia will hold presidential elections on May 31 amid a resurgence of organized crime-related violence that promises to impact the direction the country’s security…
Can Guatemala’s New Attorney General Reignite the Anti-Corruption Fight?
May 26, 2026 The appointment of Gabriel Estuardo García Luna as Guatemala’s new attorney general could put the brakes on a period of extreme judicial backsliding, though the top prosecutor…
US reopens Venezuelan Embassy after Maduro captured
April 3, 2026 The US State Department (USSD) said that it has reopened its main embassy in Caracas after seven years of closing up and moving to continue engagement through…
Petro calls State of Emergency due to flooding in Colombia
By: Staff Writer February 17, 2026 Colombian President Gustavo Petro declared an economic, social, and ecological emergency on Wednesday, 11 February, in response to flooding across the north of Colombia. …
How InSight Crime Tracked Down an Explosive Narco Video in Honduras
By: Insight Crime January 23, 2026 On February 12, 2025, a convicted drug trafficker named Bayron Ruiz stopped at a warehouse in Fraijanes, Guatemala, a town of about 60,000 residents…