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At least 176 Salvadoran children have been left orphaned due to the death of one of their parents who were imprisoned under the state of emergency implemented by President Nayib Bukele since March 2022 to combat gangs, an NGO denounced on Wednesday. “It has been determined that at least 176 […]

The Nicaraguan government canceled the legal status of the Catholic station Radio María and 11 other NGOs, whose assets will be seized by the State as has happened with hundreds of civil and religious associations, according to a resolution released this Tuesday. According to a decision by the Ministry of […]

The administrator of the Panama Canal, Ricaurte Vásquez, announced on Monday the plan to construct a new reservoir within six years, costing around $1.6 billion, to ensure an adequate water supply for the canal’s operation. The project, which will require a bidding process, involves building a dam on the Indio […]

Central America is heading to the Paris 2024 Olympics with more than 40 athletes but without high expectations, carrying a rather unpromising track record: two gold medals in 128 years. Only Panama and Costa Rica know what it’s like to win a gold medal, while El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua […]

Hand in hand, Andrea and Fiorella attend an improvised mass in the garage of a house in San Salvador. There they say they don’t fear being discriminated against by a society that increasingly closes spaces for sexual diversity. Before a crucifix hanging on a column under a row of multicolored […]

An American official said Tuesday that repatriations of undocumented US-bound migrants will start from Panama “in the coming weeks” following an agreement reached with the Central American country’s new president. Jose Raul Mulino has vowed to close the dangerous migration route through the Darien jungle between Colombia and Panama, and announced after […]

The new president of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, promised on Monday to prevent his country from serving as a transit point for migrants crossing the Darién jungle on their way to the United States, whose government committed to financing the repatriations. “Panama will no longer be a transit country for […]

The right-wing José Raúl Mulino assumes the presidency of Panama this Monday with the promise of stopping, with the help of the United States, the passage of migrants through the dangerous Darién jungle and revitalizing the Panamanian economy dependent on the interoceanic canal. This 65-year-old lawyer, known for his strong […]

Right-wing politician José Raúl Mulino, who takes office as Panama’s president on Monday, and US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas expressed the urgency to “closely cooperate” to resolve the migration crisis in Panama’s inhospitable Darien jungle. During a meeting held in Panama City, Mulino reaffirmed his commitment to “work […]

His name became known after shining against Brazil, but from the pedestal, he went on to eat dust against Colombia. Costa Rican goalkeeper Patrick Sequeira, in charge of the complicated task of replacing Keylor Navas, is having a Copa América of contrasts. Very few referenced his name before the start […]