Nicaragua in shock after police gun down three innocent people, including two children
An anti-drug raid turns deadly in Nicaragua, leaving the entire nation in shock after national police opened fired at an innocent family.The tragedy occurred Saturday night in Las Jaguitas…
Scotiabank’s purchase of Citigroup’s Costa Rica, Panama units will ‘rebalance’ portfolio in LatAm
With a deal Tuesday to acquire 27 bank branches in Panama and Costa Rica from Citigroup Inc., Bank of Nova Scotia will rebalance its Latin American portfolio to gain exposure…
Drug kingpin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman escapes from Mexican prison, again
Mexicans are used to stories of extraordinary prison escapes. In one case, more than 140 inmates stormed out of a penitentiary near the border with Laredo, Texas. In another, 53…
Riot police clash with protesters in Nicaragua capital
Riot police in Nicaragua's capital have clashed with protesters demanding fair elections ahead of the 2016 national poll that is expected to give President Daniel Ortega his third consecutive term…
Pope champions the poor on South America trip
Pope Francis is known as the "pope of the poor" and he's living up to that moniker on his tour of Latin America, where he is calling strayed Catholics back…
Pope begins South America tour with Ecuador mass
Hundreds of thousands of worshippers gathered in Ecuador Monday for a chance to hear Mass celebrated by Pope Francis, who began a three-country tour with an open-air service in the…
In first interview since 1996, former Panamanian dictator Noriega asks for forgiveness
Manuel Noriega, the former Panamanian dictator, broke a long silence Wednesday and apologized for the excesses of the military regime that ruled the country for decades, according to media reports.…
IDB approves $55 million loan to improve Nicaragua border posts, strengthen trade
Nicaragua will carry out a program to improve the operations of its border posts and strengthen the competitiveness of its foreign trade, with US$55 million in financing from the…
