Venezuelan authorities intercept 3 suspects with 1.5 tons of explosives in downtown Caracas
The announcement came after last weekend there were at least three grenade attacks on police posts that wounded more than a dozen people.…
Cuba’s Castro lashes out at superpowers in first UN address
Cuban leader Raul Castro used his first speech before the United Nations General Assembly to lash out at the international body, saying Monday that member states have failed to produce…
First Colombia, now Guyana: Venezuela in new border row as troops prepare
A total of 1,000 soldiers are ready to be deployed along the border with Venezuela in case of aggression by Caracas amid a territorial dispute over Esequibo region and the…
Companies building controversial dam in Panama hit with $1.2 million in fines
Panama's government has imposed more than $1.2 million in fines on two companies tasked with building a controversial hydroelectric dam in the western province of Chiriqui, according to one of…
Panama Canal maintains April 2016 start date for expanded waterway
The Panama Canal Authority, or ACP, is maintaining an April 2016 start date for the revamped inter-oceanic waterway, although it said Wednesday it was still waiting for the consortium in…
Sandinista government awards outgoing US ambassador Nicaragua’s highest honor
Nicaragua’s Sandinista government honored outgoing US ambassador, Phyllis M. Powers with its highest award of honor on Tuesday, the first American to ever receive the award from the administration of…
US, Cuba to discuss commercial air travel
The United States and Cuba will hold their first talks next week in Havana about the normalizing of air travel between the two countries, a step eagerly awaited by major…
Nicaragua Canal “closer than ever,” and will cut sailing time for mega-ships: official
Building an inter-oceanic canal crossing Nicaragua "is closer than ever" and will markedly reduce travel time and costs for mega-ships, a Nicaraguan senior official said here Tuesday.…
