The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on Thursday that it will be closing its offices in Nicaragua as its economic programs have not been renewed this year owing to the country’s improved performance.
Read MoreThe National Council for the Defense of the Land, Lake and Sovereignty, made up mainly of rural residents from the central and south Caribbean areas of Nicaragua, finalized the collection of 6,000 notarized signatures needed to bring the Council’s proposed initiative to repeal Law #840 to the National Assembly.
Read MoreOne issue not raised during his visit was the fate of Assata Shakur, the legendary figure within the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army who now lives in Cuba, where she has political asylum.
Read MoreIn the Belgian capital of Brussels, explosions have hit the international airport and a city metro station, reportedly killing more than two dozen people and wounding scores. Belgium’s federal prosecutor said the two blasts at the airport were carried out by a suicide bomber.
Read MoreAnother indigenous environmentalist has been murdered in Honduras, less than two weeks after the assassination of renowned activist Berta Cáceres. Nelson García was shot to death Tuesday after returning home from helping indigenous people who had been displaced in a mass eviction by Honduran security forces.
Read MoreThe Government of Costa Rica said today that the migratory crisis experienced since October with the mass influx of some 8,000 Cubans will conclude next week. By then most of the migrants will have made it to the United States, their final destination.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) and Cuba signed an agreement today in Havana on political dialogue to normalize bilateral relations, after two years of negotiations.
Read MoreThe European Union (EU) and Cuba are holding a high level meeting today in Havana expected to close with a treaty of political dialogue, after two years of negotiations, reported dpa news.
Read MoreHonduras is still reeling from last week’s assassination of Berta Cáceres, one of the country’s most well-known environmental and indigenous leaders. She was gunned down in her home early Thursday, less than a year after she won the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize.
Read MoreStrolling around Cartagena, surrounded by tourists, both national and abroad, seaside hotels, rows of restaurants and coffee shops, enormous malls, fruit and craft stands – in short, by prosperity–, it’s easy to forget this city is located in Colombia, a country with a legacy of decades of violence, drug trafficking and armed conflict.
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