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The president of Costa Rica, Rodrigo Chaves, dismissed the Minister of Culture and Youth, Nayuribe Guadamuz, and the Commissioner for Social Inclusion, Ricardo Sosa, on Saturday for supporting the LGBT march scheduled for Sunday in the capital San José. “The decision was made because they processed a declaration of cultural […]

Led by their stars James Rodríguez and Luis Díaz, Colombia broke through Costa Rica’s defense, thrashing them 3-0 this Friday in the hot Glendale, Arizona, and qualified in advance for the quarterfinals of the 2024 Copa América in the United States. The Cafeteros, coached by Argentine Néstor Lorenzo, extended their […]

Honduras still has a long way to go to dismantle the “narco-state” that grew under ex-president Juan Orlando Hernandez, jailed this week for smuggling a deluge of cocaine into the United States, experts said. Hernandez, 55, spent years in positions of power cozying up to kingpins from some of Latin […]

A Guatemalan appeals court on Tuesday revoked the conditional release of prominent journalist Jose Ruben Zamora, a stark critic of the government of former right-wing president Alejandro Giammattei. Special prosecutor Rafael Curruchiche, who is under US sanctions for alleged corruption, said in a video message that the court had withdrawn […]

Bolivian forces arrested the army commander who led a coup attempt against President Luis Arce on Wednesday, shortly after rebel soldiers besieged the government headquarters for hours and tried to break down one of its doors. At the end of a frantic day, General Juan José Zúñiga was arrested outside […]

Former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández boasted of being a faithful ally of the United States in the fight against drugs, but on Wednesday a judge in New York sentenced him to 45 years for drug trafficking. President of Honduras from 2014 to 2022, it took just three months from […]

Uruguay defeated Panama 3-1 this Sunday in the debut of both teams in the Copa América-2024, with goals from Maximiliano Araújo, Darwin Núñez, and Matías Viña, confirming their status as title favorites. Maxi Araújo scored in the 15th minute with a placed left-footed shot from the edge of the penalty […]

Nicaragua has appointed a non-resident ambassador to Afghanistan and thanked the Taliban government for granting approval to its diplomat, according to press reports released this Saturday. “We thank the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, its people, its government, for the approval they have given to our comrade Michael Campbell” as ambassador, […]

Torrential rains across Central America have left at least 27 dead in landslides and flooding over the past week, mainly in El Salvador, but also in Guatemala and Honduras, officials said Friday. El Salvador’s Environment Minister Fernando Lopez said the deluge was a result of low pressure over the Pacific Ocean, […]

The Fintech sector, comprised of companies that use technology for financial services, grew 340% between 2017 and 2023 in Latin America and the Caribbean, surpassing 3,000 startups, according to a study published this Thursday. Specifically, it went from 703 companies in 18 countries in 2017 to 3,069 in 26 states […]