Nicaraguan who fought under Sandino dies at 111
Hector Gaitan, a railway telegraph operator who fought under Nicaragua's national hero Augusto Cesar Sandino and the Salvadoran leader Farabundo Marti, died on Monday, his family said. He was 111.…
IMF: No recovery in Latin America economy for 2016
The forecast represents a significant downward revision compared to the IMF’s projections in October, when it forecast that Latin America would see the beginning of recovery and positive growth of…
Powerful winds down trees, power lines, even a McDonald’s sign Tuesday
Powerful winds Tuesday morning have downed trees, streetlights, power lines and other structures in various parts of the country.…
Colombia passes tougher law to tackle high rates of acid attacks
Acid attack survivors in Colombia hope a new law that punishes perpetrators of the crime with up to 50 years in prison will act as a deterrent in a country…
2015 was a record year for Costa Rica tourist arrivals and revenue
Costa Rica set new records both for the number of tourist arrivals and tourism revenues in 2015, according to the Costa Rican Tourism Institute (ICT).…
Costa Rica registers second highest in Central America for suicides
Costa Rica now ranks number two in Central America - behind only El Salvador - in terms of annual suicides, according to official statistics by the Ministry of Health, which…
Suspect arrested after fatal shooting of US man in Heredia
The Judicial Investigative Police (OIJ) managed to capture a suspect just hours after the fatal shooting of a US man in San Pablo de Heredia Saturday evening.…
Maduro government in Venezuela decrees ‘economic emergency,’ and expands powers
Venezuela's socialist government decreed an "economic emergency" on Friday that will expand its powers and published the first data in a year that shows the depth of a recession fueled…
