Latin America
Costa Rica Homicide Rate: 2025 Crime Still a Major Concern as Stats Match 2024
Increasing crime is challenging Costa Rica’s long-standing reputation for peace and safety. The 2025 homicide numbers are slightly higher than last year’s, as the more profound challenges of organized crime and drug trafficking remain. As of November 30, 2025, Costa … Read more
María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize, Spotlighting Venezuela’s Deep Democratic Struggle
María Corina Machado, the Venezuelan opposition politician who has been in hiding since January this year, was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday, October 10. Her award marks Venezuela’s first individual Nobel Prize in any category; she is the second … Read more
Economic Commission for Latin America ECLAC Forecasts 2.8% Economic Growth for El Salvador in 2025
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The Salvadoran economy is expected to expand more than previously anticipated next year, according to the latest projections from the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The agency raised El … Read more
Costa Rica Declares El Salvador Ferry Project Unviable After Failing to Attract Bidders
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador — A long-promised maritime link between El Salvador and Costa Rica has stalled indefinitely, with Costa Rican authorities declaring the project unviable after no private company agreed to take on the service. Verny Jiménez, director of … Read more
From Ink to Injustice: Gangs, Tattoos, and America’s Due Process Breakdown
Daisy Rodriguez has seen her husband, Santos, just once in the last two years. She flew down to his homeland, Guatemala, where they spent a few days hiking around the country’s spectacular lakes and volcanoes. It was beautiful, she said. … Read more
Trump Tariffs Take Effect, Triggering New Chapter in Global Trade War
LA LIBERTAD, El Salvador — A sweeping new set of tariffs ordered by President Donald Trump took effect Thursday, intensifying the administration’s hardline trade strategy and sending shockwaves through international markets. The move caps months of stalled negotiations and signals … Read more
Costa Rica’s Narco Scandal: Ex-Security Minister Celso Gamboa Sánchez Arrested
The recent arrest of Costa Rica’s former security minister and the revelations in his case have shed light on the corruption and drug trafficking networks engulfing the government in what may be the most significant drug scandal in the country’s … Read more