Meteorite crashes, explodes in Nicaragua capital, produces earthquake-like shaking
Email this page September 8th, 2014 (InsideCostaRica.com) What Nicaraguan authorities are calling a meteorite crashed near the airport in the capital city of Managua on Saturday night, officials said. …
Drug traffickers in Honduras displace indigenous people and destroy forests
Email this page By Malcom Alvarez-James September 8th, 2014 (Diálogo) Transnational drug trafficking organizations in Honduras – such as the Sinaloa Cartel and Los Zetas – are displacing indigenous tribal groups…
Efforts by police make Nicaragua the safest country in Central America
Seizures by Nicaraguan National Police of nearly 20,000 illegal firearms during a recent five year span have been a key factor in reducing the homicide rate in the country, authorities…
Guatemalan drug lord pleads guilty in US court
Email this page August 20th, 2014 (ISH) A Guatemalan with ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel pleaded guilty on August 18 to conspiring to ship more than 450 kilograms (992 pounds)…
Panama Canal turns 100 years old today amid growing pains
Email this page August 15th, 2014 (VOA) The Panama Canal turns 100 years old today. Officially opened on August 15th, 1914, the 77-kilometer channel joins the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean at…
Nicaragua seizes more than 500 kilograms of cocaine in the Pacific
Email this page August 15th, 2014 (ISH) Nicaragua’s Naval Force on August 13 seized more than 500 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a fast boat anchored in a small island in…
BRICS bank viewed as competitor to IMF
In July, nations known as the “BRICS,” Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, announced the creation of a new, $100 billion development bank (NDB). The project is aimed at…
Record drought hits Costa Rica, Central America’s crops and cattle
Central American agriculture ministers held a videoconference on August 7 to seek coordinated actions to cope with a major drought that has hit the region. The drought has killed thousands of…
