Central America
Honduras: Aguán campesino convicted of murder
After a five-year campaign, supporters of a campesino activist won him a chance for retrial—but he was convicted again in the new trial.
Tag: Central America
Central America
Costa Rica to sue Nicaragua over offshore oil blocs
Costa Rica is preparing a new complaint against Nicaragua at The Hague, accusing Managua of offering Costa Rican maritime territory to international oil companies.
Central America
Nicaragua: Assembly passes Constitution reform
Under Nicaragua's newly amended Constitution, three-time president Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front will be free to seek further terms.
Central America
Guatemala: Tahoe opens troubled silver mine
Tahoe's controversial silver mine in southeast Guatemala is now open for business, but local indigenous communities still want the company to get out.
Central America
Guatemala: maquila stole $6 million from workers
US retailers have been caught selling apparel from a plant whose union-busting owner cheated the workers of their pension and healthcare benefits.
Central America
Guatemala: indigenous ex-rebel leader killed
Unidentified assailants beat and shot Guatemalan indigenous leader and former guerrilla Juan Tuyuc; activists are demanding a thorough investigation.
Central America
Honduras: audit faults World Bank loan in Aguán
World Bank auditors say the bank violated ethical standards with a loan it gave a landowner in the conflictive Aguán Valley region of Honduras.
Central America
Guatemala grapples with opium boom
Guatemala has emerged as a major opium producer in recent years, and President Otto Pérez Molina is now considering legalized and regulated cultivation.
Central America
Costa Rica: the next narco-state?
Unprecedented cocaine raids across Costa Rica point to the Central American country emerging as a key hub in the hemispheric narco-trade.
Central America
Panama, Nicaragua canal plans stalled
Amid multiple legal challenges, Nicaragua's interoceanic canal project could be delayed for a year, while the rival Panama Canal expansion faces massive cost overruns.
Central America
Honduras: another journalist killed; toll reaches 37
Violence against Honduran journalists and opposition activists continues. The police dismiss most cases as common crimes.
Central America
Honduras: two more opposition activists murdered
The wave of violence against LIBRE activists continue. Two have been killed, and one is fleeing the country because of threats to his life.