Category: Central America
February 2, 2016 > Staff
Landmark Sexual Slavery Trial Begins in Guatemala
Top Story — Two former soldiers in Guatemala went on trial Monday for the alleged rape, sexual enslavement, forced disappearance and murder of indigenous men and women in a 10-month […] Read More >
January 29, 2016 > Staff
Hemisphere Reacts to ‘Explosion’ of Zika Virus
Top Story — The World Health Organization declared Thursday the mosquito-borne Zika virus, linked to thousands of cases of birth defects in Brazil, is “spreading explosively.” The WHO’s Americas division […] Read More >
January 22, 2016 > Staff
Zika Virus Prompts Brazil and El Salvador to Warn Pregnant Women
Top Story — The mosquito-borne Zika virus is wreaking havoc throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, most prominently in El Salvador and Brazil, prompting both nation’s leaders to issue warnings […] Read More >
January 21, 2016 > Staff
Honduran President Says Billionaire Will Likely Face Extradition to United States
Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández said Wednesday that his government will likely extradite billionaire businessman Jaime Rosenthal to the United States on charges of money laundering through his family’s Banco […] Read More >
January 15, 2016 > Staff
New Guatemalan President Faces Challenges From High Expectations, Small Coalition
Top Story — Guatemala’s new President Jimmy Morales took office on Thursday. The former comedian rode into office on a wave of populist discontent, but in the wake of his […] Read More >
January 14, 2016 > Staff
U.S. To Admit More Central American Refugees Amid Migrant Crisis
Top Story — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced in an address to the National Defense University on Wednesday that the country will expand the number of Central American […] Read More >
January 7, 2016 > Staff
Guatemala, El Salvador Move Against Former Troops for Civil War Abuses
Guatemalan authorities detained 18 former military officials over alleged human rights violations carried out during the country’s 36-year civil war, the same day that officials in El Salvador announced that […] Read More >
December 11, 2015 > Staff
Officials to Relocate 800 Central American Child Migrants to Dallas Area
Top Story — Some 800 unaccompanied child migrants who traveled to the United States from Central America in the last few months will be relocated to two Dallas area campsites […] Read More >
December 1, 2015 > Staff
17 Inmates Dead After Guatemalan Prison Riot
Top Story — Two thousand police officials finally managed to get a Guatemalan prison under control on Monday after a fight broke out that resulted in the death of 17 inmates, […] Read More >
November 18, 2015 > Staff
Cuba Blames U.S. Policy for Migrant Surge
Top Story — Cuban officials have blamed U.S. policy for the recent surge in migration from the island to the United States, which has created a border crisis in Central […] Read More >