Central America / Caribbean

Migrants Caravan Return; Some Insist on Entering Mexico

Mexico, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Although half of the approximately 5,000 participants in the caravan from Central America started their return trip, some 2,200 remain today on the international bridge that connects Guatemala with Ciudad Hidalgo, Mexico.

Copppal Alerts on Consequences of a Bolsonaro Triumph

Santo Domingo, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) The president of the Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (Copppal), Manolo Pichardo, warned today about the consequences and dangers for Brazil of winning the ultra-rightist Jair Bolsonaro.

Migrants Caravan Return; Some Insist on Entering Mexico

Latin America Supports Anti-poverty Initiative in China (+Photos)

By Yolaidy Martinez Ruiz

Beijing, Oct 21 (Prensa Latina) Latin American countries participated today with their art, culture and traditions in an international bazaar held every year with the purpose of supporting China''s fight against poverty, the Government''s top priority.

Migrant Situation on Mexican Border Complicated by Storm

Mexico, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The situation of several thousand Honduran migrants trying to enter Mexico on their way to the United States is complicated on Saturday by a tropical storm which has already unleashed heavy rain in Tapachula, its entrance gate from Guatemala.

Salvadoran Govt. Condemns Blockade in Tribute to Cuban Culture

San Salvador, Oct 20 (Prensa Latina) The condemnation of the U.S. blockade against Cuba resonated in San Salvador on Saturday in a tribute by the Salvadoran government to the island and its culture, which included a theatrical presentation.

Migrants Break Through Police Fence, Enter Mexican Territory

Mexico, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Dozens of migrants broke through on Friday the fence at Guatemala-Mexico border and entered the territory of this country, which had previously warned that it will enforce its laws, ''although with a human approach.''

Haiti Warns about Humanitarian Crisis in Gros-Morne after Quake

Port-au-Prince, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) The Haitian Institute of Technology and Animation warned on Friday about the humanitarian crisis that can extend to the municipality of Gros-Morne, Artibonite department, after the October 6 earthquake.

Deportation of Central American Migrants from Mexico Grows

Mexico, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) From January to August, Mexico repatriated 36 percent more of illegal migrants, especially Central Americans, than in the same period of 2017, it was reported on Friday in this capital.

Cuba Provides Health to Everyone, Mexican Specialist Says

By Reina Magdariaga

Havana, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban health system has achieved its purpose to reach all inhabitants, Mexican dentist Francisco Cazares said in Havana, in the context of the 8th National Vision Oral Health Symposium.

Jamaica Strengthens Ties with Spain in Tourism

Kingston, Oct 19 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Andrew Holness confirmed that Spain is one of Jamaica''s major trading partners in the tourism industry, with more than one billion dollars invested in that sector, local media reported on Friday.