Bayardo Arce, a longtime Sandinista commander and adviser to President Daniel Ortega, has been placed under house arrest.

Laura Fernández announced her 2026 presidential bid in Costa Rica with PPSO, joined by Francisco Gamboa and Douglas Soto, ...

Costa Rica has recorded 502 homicides so far in 2025, driven by gang wars and firearm violence. OIJ projects up to 900 killings by year’s end despite intensified police crackdowns.

Five Salvadoran environmentalists are being retried for the 1989 murder of a woman during the civil war. Supporters say the ...

An American expat in Costa Rica shares two unsettling encounters—one involving a murder-for-hire offer, the other a blackmail ...

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Honduras has reinstated a nationwide mask mandate in response to increasing COVID-19 and flu cases, including a new Omicron ...

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Costa Rica is negotiating new air routes with Europe and South America to reverse the decline in tourism. Industry leaders ...

Venezuelan migrants endured months of abuse, violence, and isolation before being unexpectedly released from El Salvador Jail ...

Costa Rican authorities seized 810kg of cocaine hidden in a banana shipment at Moín Port, bound for the UK. Read the details ...

The 2025 Women’s Copa América in Ecuador is under fire for poor organization, lack of VAR in early rounds, and nearly empty stadiums, prompting renewed demands for equality in South American football.