Tourists flock to Panama for canal centennial
Email this page July 22nd, 2014 (ISH) PANAMA CITY – On Aug.15, the Panama Canal will celebrate 100 years since it opened and became an epicenter of world trade. Since the countdown…
US National Guard to be deployed to Texas border as surge of CentAm children continues
Email this page July 22nd, 2014 (VOA) The governor of the U.S. state of Texas said he is planning to send 1,000 troops from the state’s National Guard to its southern…
Nicaragua: Gunmen attack Sandinista supporters, 5 killed, 24 wounded
Email this page July 21st, 2014 (VOA) Unidentified gunmen staged separate attacks on two buses carrying supporters of Nicaragua’s governing party that were returning from a national celebration in western Nicaragua…
El Salvador rides tourism wave as surfers take notice
Email this page July 21st, 2014 (ISH) PUERTO DE LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador – The string of fishing towns along the Pacific coast is witnessing a growing tide of foreign and…
Putin denies Cuba spy base to be reopened
Russian President Vladimir Putin is denying media reports that he will reopen a Soviet-era base in Cuba used to spy on the United States.…
BRICS nations planning alternatives to World Bank and IMF
Email this page July 15th, 2014 (VOA) Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa are expected to unveil alternative organizations to the World Bank and International Monetary Fund today. The…
Nicaragua approves route for $40 billion canal
There are a lot of doubts about whether a proposed canal in Nicaragua will ever be built, but the route of the waterway that would link the Atlantic and Pacific…
Honduras facing narco nightmare as opium cultivation takes hold
Organized crime groups are using Honduras to produce and process narcotics, according to National Police spokesperson Julián Hernández.…
