Syrian woman arrested in Costa Rica for using doctored Greek passport
Costa Rican police on Thursday arrested a Syrian woman who entered the country earlier this week on a stolen Greek passport, a case similar to the one that occurred this…
Honduras authorities say Syrian detainees have no links to terrorism
The Honduran government said Thursday that the five Syrians arrested two days ago at Tegucigalpa's Toncontin airport as they were trying to travel to the United States using stolen Greek…
Remains of last victim missing after helicopter crash on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border recovered
The remains of former Nicaraguan Cabinet Chief Antonio Lacayo, who served in that post from 1990-1997, were recovered late Wednesday night, according to local media reports in Nicaragua.…
Syrians arrested at Honduras airport arrived from Costa Rica; authorities search for terrorism links
Five Syrian citizens who were arrested Wednesday at the Toncontin International Airport in Honduras as they were preparing to travel to the United States with stolen Greek passports are believed…
Cuban migrant crisis in Central America escalates
As some 2,000 Cubans thwarted by Nicaragua in their journey north to the United States mill around the Costa Rican border and tensions simmer between the two Central American countries,…
1,000 Cuban migrants remain stranded in Costa Rica; authorities establish emergency shelters
The National Emergency Commission reported on Wednesday that the six shelters house a total of 982 Cubans, while another 400 who have not wanted to go to the shelters are…
Bodies of Coca Cola exec, pilot recovered after chopper crash on Costa Rica-Nicaragua border
Nicaraguan police confirmed Wednesday the death of Coca Cola's purchasing chief for natural juices, James Scott Horrisberger, in a helicopter accident earlier this week in which two other people, including…
With help from China, Nicaragua plans to have two satellites in orbit by 2017
Nicaragua said it planned to have two telecommunications satellites in orbit by 2017 thanks to a project being carried out by satellite manufacturer China Great Wall Industries Corp., or GCWIC.…
