Central America and the Caribbean

Haitians are the only ones who can put an end to insecurity – BINUH

Published on: August 15, 2022
18:24

By: Pavel López Lazo

Port-au-Prince, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) on Monday claimed that Haitians are the only ones who can put an end to domestic insecurity and political instability.

Panama´s SENAM seizes nearly 2 tons of cocaine

Published on: August 15, 2022
18:12

By: Pavel López Lazo

Panama City, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Panama's National Aeronaval Service (SENAN, in Spanish) on Monday managed to seize 1,900 kg of drugs stashed away inside a container aboard a ship from Turbo, Colombia, and heading to Slovenia.

Over 3 million Nicaraguans benefit from electricity

Published on: August 15, 2022
17:45

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Managua, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua has more than three million inhabitants benefiting from electricity service, proving the Sandinista National Liberation Front government´s commitment to guarantee such a service to its entire population.

Teenager among 50 infected in Puerto Rico with monkeypox

Published on: August 15, 2022
16:16

By: Elsy Fors Garzon

San Juan, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) The main epidemiologist of the Ministry of Health, Melissa Marzán, confirmed today that among the 50 people infected in Puerto Rico with monkeypox there is a 19-year-old adolescent.

7 accused in $1.2M extortion scheme at Puerto Rico Docks

Published on: August 15, 2022
15:37

By: Alina Ramos Martin

San Juan, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) FBI agents on Monday arrested seven people, including the Leader of the International Longshoremen Association (ILA) Carlos Sánchez-Ortiz and various dock workers accused in a $1.2 million extortion scheme that targeted shipping companies.

Relatives of detainees in El Salvador ask for justice

Published on: August 15, 2022
10:18

By: Luis Linares Petrov

San Salvador, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Relatives of detainees imprisoned as part of the government offensive against gangs in El Salvador demand justice for innocents currently behind bars.

Popular support stands out in Chaves’s first 100 days in office

Published on: August 15, 2022
08:53

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

San Jose, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) In the first 100 days in power of President Rodrigo Chaves, popular support for his administration stands out on Monday, qualified as very good or good by 70 percent of Costa Rican citizens.

Military reinforcement in areas of Mexico due to unusual violence

Published on: August 14, 2022
15:04

By: Elsy Fors Garzon

Mexico City, Aug 14 (Prensa Latina) The Mexican government today reinforced the military presence in some northern states due to unusual criminal violence unleashed by organized crime.

Ferocious fauna of Suriname

Published on: August 13, 2022
02:00

By: Juan M. Garcia

Paramaribo, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) As a relatively unknown place for travelers, but full of natural paradises, with an endless flora and fauna, Suriname appears on the map of numerous lovers of ecological tourism.

Among lakes and volcanoes in El Salvador

Published on: August 13, 2022
01:30

By: Juan M. Garcia

San Salvador, Aug 13 (Prensa Latina) El Salvador, the smallest of the Central American states, is also one of the countries with most volcanoes and lakes in the region, despite of its geography of barely 21,040 square kilometers.

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