September 12, 2023 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS) and the Office of Human Rights of Honduras signed an agreement that establishes the starting point of…
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UNICEF: Record number of children crossed into US from Central America this year.
By: Staff Writer September 8, 2023 The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) in a recent report said that within the first six months of 2023 more than 40,000 children made…
ECLAC predicts climate shocks to underscore low growth for region
By: Staff Writer September 8, 2023 The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in a new flagship report, “Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2023.…
Bahamas Coral Crisis: Global Ocean Heatwave Sparks Urgent Concerns for Coral Bleaching
September 5, 2023 The breathtaking coral reefs of The Bahamas, renowned around the world for their vibrancy and diverse marine life, are under serious and immediate threat as a powerful ocean…
Colombian Mayors at a Crossroads: Co-Govern With Criminals or Flee
By: Insight Crime September 5, 2023 On the morning of June 4, 2023, during a town celebration in La Playa de Belén in northwestern Colombia, armed men burst into the…
Venezuela’s Armed Non-State Actors Bolster Maduro in Election Lead-Up
By: Insight Crime September 5, 2023 As the 2024 presidential race gets underway in Venezuela, political violence by pro-government armed groups has intensified, in the latest iteration of a strategy…
Plots Against President-Elect Marks Dark Turn in Guatemala’s Bitter Election
By: Insight Crime September 5, 2023 In a stunning and detailed declaration, a multilateral human rights body issued a resolution calling for the Guatemalan government to further protect the president-elect…
Remembering Mahdia: A Tribute to the Victims of the Mahdia Fire
September 5, 2023 On Sunday May 21, 2023 a horrific fire engulfed a school dormitory at the Mahdia Secondary School in Guyana, taking the lives of twenty (20) children (nineteen…
Bahamas next up for marijuana legalisation- but not for industrial hemp.
By: Staff Writer September 1, 2023 The Bahamas government released a compendium of bills that would transform cannabis use in The Bahamas from a strictly illegal activity to an industry…
Grenada Author Releases: PIVOT BECAUSE LIFE DOESN’T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED
September 1, 2023 Heather Dolland Taman, serial entrepreneur, author, speaker and life coach, announced the release of her groundbreaking new book, PIVOT BECAUSE LIFE DOESN’T ALWAYS GO AS PLANNED. The book…
Honduran Mayor arrested- 90 tonnes of coke to US in under a decade!
By: Staff Writer August 29, 2023 A mayor in Honduras was arrested on drug trafficking charges for having sent 90 tonnes of cocaine to the US by boat and by…
Guatemala’s President-Elect Still Has 1 More Hurdle to Cross
By: Insight Crime August 29, 2023 An outsider candidate campaigning on an anti-corruption platform secured a landslide victory in Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday, setting up a possible showdown between…