Who Is Nicolás Maduro? Venezuela’s Deposed Leader and His 2027 US Trial Explained
Who is Nicolás Maduro? Venezuela's deposed leader is jailed in New York awaiting a 2027 trial. His rise, rule, the...
September 29, 2026Section
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Chile Court Suspends US$45 Million Police Telecom Contract, Report Says
A Chilean court has suspended a US$45 million police telecom contract won by Claro after rival Sonda cited a no-cloud...
September 29, 2026
Belize and Taiwan Sign Joint Communiqué and Deal to Train Diplomats
Belize and Taiwan signed a joint communiqué and a deal to train diplomats on 29 September, as Taiwan's foreign minister...
September 29, 2026
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Wants Long-Term Supply Contracts for Farmers
Jamaica's prime minister wants government and business to give farmers long-term supply contracts so they can invest. What exists and...
September 29, 2026
Costa Rica Unions Would Vote Every Five Years on Their Leaders’ Term Limits
A governing-party bill in Costa Rica would make unions hold a secret vote every five years on whether, and how...
September 29, 2026
Ecuador Prison Escape: Two Inmates Flee Cuenca Jail Once Hit by Massacres
Two inmates escaped Turi prison in Cuenca, Ecuador, on 28 September by climbing down bedsheets. Police were still searching the...
September 29, 2026
Dominican Police Reform Is Failing as Police Killings Rise, Opposition Says
The Dominican Republic's former ruling party says the police reform begun in 2021 is failing as police killings rise. The...
September 29, 2026
Cuban Military Court Keeps Comedian Jailed on Spying Charges Over Video
A Cuban military court refused to review the jailing of comedian Eddy Ceballos, charged with spying over a video of...
September 29, 2026
Venezuela Protesters Demand Inquiry Into Judges in Political Prisoner Cases
Venezuela protesters marched on the judiciary in Caracas on 28 September, seeking an inquiry into judges in political cases as...
September 29, 2026
Chile Accuses Israel’s Ambassador of Meddling Amid Row Over Bachelet Post
Chile handed Israel's ambassador, Peleg Lewi, a protest note for interference in its affairs. Chilean media tie it to his...
September 29, 2026
El Salvador Corruption Case: Ex-Minister Sent to Trial Over Road Payments
El Salvador corruption case: ex-public works minister David Gutiérrez sent to trial over US$10.6 million in highway payments; the court...
September 29, 2026
Cuba’s Central Bank Orders Zero Tolerance for Bank Staff Amid Cash Shortage
Cuba's central bank orders zero tolerance for corrupt staff. It names no case, but came days after bank workers in...
September 29, 2026
Card Payments in Argentina: Central Bank Said to Plan Lower Costs for Shops
Argentina's central bank is preparing a market where lenders bid for shops' card receipts, a daily reports. Bankers say early...
September 29, 2026
Haiti Inflation Slows to 17% but Central Bank Keeps Rates on Hold
Haiti inflation slowed to 17.0% in August, official data show. The central bank kept its main rates unchanged as food...
September 29, 2026
Belize Airspace Row: Guatemala Denies Military Flight That Belize Tracked
Belize says a Guatemalan air force plane circled in its airspace for 70 minutes and switched off its transponder. Guatemala...
September 29, 2026
Mexican Drug Makers Say Government Owes Them US$335 Million for Medicines
Mexico's own drug makers say the public health system owes them about US$335 million, mostly through IMSS-Bienestar, the free service...
September 29, 2026
Mexico Counterfeit Medicines Alert: Four Products and the Lots to Avoid
Mexico's health regulator named fake or tampered lots of Saizen, Bedoyecta, Buscapina and Granulox on 28 September. Here is how...
September 29, 2026
El Salvador Election: Bukele and His Rivals Can Register From 1 October
El Salvador election: the tribunal is due to call the 2027 vote on Wednesday and open registration on Thursday. ARENA...
September 29, 2026
Saudi-Funded Mosque in Havana Moves Ahead as Cuba Runs Short of Fuel
Builders have fenced the Havana site of a US$9.3 million Saudi-funded mosque, 14ymedio reports, while Cuba's power grid at times...
September 29, 2026
Panama Drug Case: Court Orders Accused Ringleader From Hospital to Prison
A Panama appeals court ended César Caicedo's hospital custody on 28 September and ordered him to jail while his drug-trafficking...
September 29, 2026