Central America
Honduras: three convicted in reporter’s murder
A Honduran court has convicted three men in the murder of a well-known journalist, but impunity is still the rule for most killings of reporters and activists.
Tag: Central America
Central America
Panama: Ngöbe-Buglé step up fight against dam
Panama's mega-scale Barro Blanco dam is now 64% complete, but the indigenous Ngöbe-Buglé haven't given up their fight against the project.
Central America
Guatemala’s ex-prez took bribes from Taiwan
Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo pleaded guilty in the US to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan in exchange for continued diplomatic recognition.
Central America
Honduras: solidarity action hits US port
Honduran dockworkers carried their dispute with port management all the way to Oregon, where US dockworkers honored their picket line.
Central America
Nicaragua: electoral violence on Caribbean coast?
A family was massacred during regional elections on Nicaragua's Caribbean coast, but National Police said they were victims of score-settling between criminal gangs.
Central America
Honduras: indigenous candidate’s brother killed
Indigenous supporters of a center-left mayoral candidate have occupied a town hall since last month to protest what they say were fraudulent election results.
Central America
Salvador terror: gang warfare or new death-squads?
A spike in deadly violence came just as El Salvador faced presidential elections, leading to speculation of an intentional provocation by resurgent death squads.
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.
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.