Panama Homicides Rise 6% as Femicides Jump 78%
By Balboa News Desk 20 September 2026 photo: Martin Podsiad Panama recorded 406 homicide victims during the first eight months of 2026, an increase of 6% from the same period last year, according to preliminary figures from the Public Prosecutor’s Office. The comparable total for January through August 2025 was 384. April was the deadliest month this year, with 63 victims, followed by May with 58 and August with 54. Violence remained concentrated in the country’s largest urba
Balboa News Desk
Sep 24
US deal funneled deportees into El Salvador’s prison system
By RFI September 22, 2026 Families of 11 Salvadoran men deported from the United States are demanding to know what happened to their relatives after they were sent back to El Salvador under a secret agreement between US President Donald Trump and his Salvadoran counterpart Nayib Bukele. Part of The Deportation Project coordinated by Forbidden Stories, this investigation traces how Trump's deportation drive fed into El Salvador's prison system, in a case rights groups say amou
Thousands Rally Across Costa Rica In Defense Of The Courts
Thousands Rally Across Costa Rica In Defense Of The Courts As President Fernández Pushes Judicial Overhaul By The Tico Times September 15, 2026 (Photo by Ezequiel BECERRA / AFP) Thousands of Costa Ricans protested last night against what they see as a threat to the country’s democracy from President Laura Fernández, driven by her government’s clash with the courts. The rallies fell on the eve of Independence Day, when Costa Ricans traditionally march through the streets with
dominikmiklosi
Sep 14
In El Salvador, mothers desperately search for the disappeared
By Bryan Avelar September 13, 2026 President Nayib Bukele claims that years of gang violence have left 80,000 people missing. However, the Legislative Assembly has rejected a proposed bill centered around the search for the disappeared, leaving families feeling helpless. Forensic criminalist Israel Ticas excavates a clandestine grave in El Salvador. Photo by EL PAÍS USA Edition Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on August 4, 2021, Herbert Argueta got up from the chair where he had spent
EL PAÍS USA Edition
Sep 13
Tribe alleges US agents 'trespassed' on indigenous land
By Umar Farooq August 26, 2026 The Tohono O’odham people have sued the US government to stop construction of a border wall through their reservation. The Tohono O'odham Nation, an Indigenous tribe along the US-Mexico border, has warned that construction along the border could harm sacred sites and natural resources [File: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters] An Indigenous tribe located between the United States and Mexico has accused US federal agents and construction workers of illeg
Al Jazeera
Aug 27
TTPS on alert after 11 bomb threats in 40 minutes
By Anna-Lisa Paul, Senior Reporter, anna-lisa.paul@guardian.co.tt August 20, 2026 Valpark Plaza, Valpark (Source: Trinidad & Tobago Guardian) Chaguanas Magistrates' Court (Source: Trinidad & Tobago Guardian) Security agencies across Trinidad and Tobago, including the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) and the Trinidad and Tobago Fire Service (TTFS), were placed on high alert yesterday, after a series of 11 bomb threats targeted several courts, a shopping plaza and a go
Trump Extends His Military Reach into Latin America
August 13, 2026 By Luis Doncel and Carlos S. Maldonado (EL PAÍS) Hegseth announces that he has not ruled out a military option in Havana and proposes operations on Colombian soil. Trump’s strategy to control the region is met with resistance from Mexico and submission from Central America. Pete Hegseth attends the exercises that are part of PANAMAX 2026 in Panama City on August 13. Photo: Aris Martínez / Reuters The Trump administration can be accused of many things, but not
El País
Aug 16
Trinidad & Tobago signs US deals paving way for data centers
By Anselm Gibbs Updated 10:10 PM BST, July 11, 2026 Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar stands at the State Department in Washington, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File) PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — Trinidad and Tobago has signed agreements paving the way for U.S. companies to begin groundwork for installing large data centers in the Caribbean nation, sparking concerns about potential energy consumption and environmental impacts. The mem
AP News
Aug 13
Guatemala's Attorney General to Dismantle "Repressive" Legacy
By Sonia Perez D. July 1, 2026 Guatemalan Attorney General Gabriel Garcia Luna speaks during a press conference in Guatemala City, May 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo, File) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Gabriel García Luna, Guatemala’s new attorney general who took office in May, pledged Wednesday to dismantle what he called the “repressive and vengeful” administration of his predecessor, who was sanctioned by multiple countries including the U.S. for stifling anti-corruption ef
AP News
Jul 20
Nicaraguan President: Country will no longer hold elections
Daniel Ortega puts an end to the electoral process in Nicaragua: “There will never be another election here” July 20, 2026 By Wilfredo Miranda Aburto (EL PAÍS) During the commemoration of the Sandinista Revolution, Ortega announces legal reforms to prevent the opposition from challenging his hold on power and points toward a model of a hegemonic party. Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega, in Nicaragua, this Sunday. Photo: Government of Nicaragua Daniel Ortega made an announceme
El País
Jul 20
Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights?
Why Pride Month Still Matters: Is Costa Rica Truly "Up to Date" on Human Rights? By TCRN Staff July 1, 2026 Jonathan Jiménez / The Tico Times A few days ago, the President of the Republic made a statement that sent ripples through the country: “I do not want to see Costa Rica anymore in those forums related to rights, diversities, and those things where the country is already, thank God, up to date.” Her words force us to confront a fundamental question: What does it actually
The Costa Rica News
Jul 14
Nicaragua strips lawyers of the right to practice
By Megan Janetsky July 10 2026 President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Vice President Rosario Murillo, lead a rally in Managua, Nicaragua, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Alfredo Zuniga, File) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaragua’s government has stripped masses of lawyers of their licenses to practice in recent days, in what a United Nations expert described Friday as a “purge of the legal profession” aimed at eroding the country’s final shreds of democratic checks and balances. The governme
Associated Press
Jul 10
