Central America and the Caribbean

Water crisis, a growing problem in the Caribbean islands

Published on: May 14, 2024
12:21

Washington, May 14 (Prensa Latina) The Caribbean islands are going through a water crisis due to changing rainfall patterns and droughts, rapid urbanization, water-intensive tourism and weak governance of the water infrastructure.

Guatemala to record extreme heat forecast till May 19

Published on: May 13, 2024
15:20

Guatemala City, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala's National Institute of Seismology, Volcanology, Meteorology and Hydrology (INSIVUMEH) forecast on Monday extreme temperatures, mainly above 40 degrees Celsius in several departments, until May 19.

Haiti: Gangs maintain insecurity and reject foreign forces

Published on: May 13, 2024
14:41

Port-au-Prince, May 13 (Prensa Latina) Faced with the imminent arrival of a foreign force in Haiti, a gang member said, ‘we are waiting for the whites,’ a defiant phrase that dashes on Monday the illusion of the safe resumption of commercial flights here.

Chinese president congratulates president-elect in Panama

Published on: May 11, 2024
10:27

Panama City, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The president of China, Xi Jinping, congratulated the president-elect of Panama, José Raúl Mulino, it was reported today.

Costa Rican power cuts will affect internet and other services

Published on: May 11, 2024
09:46

San José, May 11 (Prensa Latina) The power cuts in Costa Rica, whose beginning was announced by the Government for next Monday, will cause other deficits in telecommunications services such as the Internet, a specialized entity assured today.

Colombia calls for more cooperation in dealing with migration

Published on: May 7, 2024
10:52

Bogotá, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Colombia's participation in the Ministerial Meeting on Migration and Protection that is taking place in Guatemala will focus on the need to strengthen continental cooperation to achieve regional responses, the Foreign Ministry announced.

Guatemala to host ministerial summit on migration and protection

Published on: May 7, 2024
10:20

Guatemala, May 7 (Prensa Latina) Guatemala will host a ministerial summit to address migration and protection, to be attended by ministers from 20 Latin American countries which signed the 2022 declaration of Los Angeles, United States.

Venezuela congratulated Panamanian people for democratic its vocation

Published on: May 6, 2024
13:32

Caracas, May 6 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela today congratulated the Panamanian people for what it considered a new demonstration of democratic vocation, after the successful conclusion of the general elections held this Sunday, stated the Foreign Ministry in a communiqué.

UN Tourism regional meeting in Cuba makes headlines in Dom. Republic

Published on: May 3, 2024
12:39

Santo Domingo, May 3 (Prensa Latina) The meeting in Cuba of the 69th United Nations Tourism Regional Commission for the Americas, a setting to present key issues such as air connectivity and regional leadership, was praised in the Dominican Republic on Friday.

Mexican president meets with Cuban foreign minister

Published on: May 3, 2024
12:12

Mexico, May 3 (Prensa Latina) Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez met here and talked about maintaining cooperative relations in education, health care and other matters of public interest.

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