NEW YORK – Remittances—the money that immigrants working abroad send home to families on a regular basis—have become a major source of funding for developing countries. In 2019, total global remittances exceeded US$550 billion, putting […]
WASHINGTON – United States opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American states. Mr. Trump ordered the suspension of aid payments to […]
WASHINGTON – The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will investigate the death of a migrant girl who died after being detained at a US Border Patrol station, a senior official said Friday. The […]
By Héctor Silva Ávalos/Insight Crime GUATEMALA CITY – Mixed messages from Washington have left the door open for Guatemala President Jimmy Morales to strengthen his fight against the institutions investigating him for alleged illicit campaign […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.N. Security Council should call on the government of President Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua to end the crackdown on protestors, dismantle armed pro-government gangs, and hold perpetrators accountable, Human Rights Watch […]
MANAGUA – The government of Nicaragua’s embattled President Daniel Ortega has ordered the expulsion of a United Nations human rights team. Two days after the U.N. published a critical report on human rights in the […]
MEXICO CITY – At least 12 people were killed and five others injured after a public transport bus and a cargo truck collided in Ecatepec, in central State of Mexico, on Friday. The accident occurred […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Ministry of Mining will sign agreement with Guatemala to design a vulcanological monitoring network. In order to support Guatemala after the eruption of the Volcán de Fuego, which has left about 100 […]
VATICAN CITY/MANAGUA – Pope Francis has called for an end to violence in Nicaragua, where the death toll from weeks of violent unrest rose to 100 this week as President Daniel Ortega rejected calls to […]
MANAGUA – Nicaragua’s president on Sunday withdrew changes to the social security system that had triggered several days of deadly protests and looting. President Daniel Ortega said in a message to the nation late Sunday […]
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