Honduras declares yellow and green alerts for heavy rains
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Permanent Commission of Contingencies (Copeco) decreed Tuesday a "yellow" alert (surveillance) in northern Honduras...
June 29, 2021Topic
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Mexico decriminalizes recreational marijuana consumption but not its commercialization
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - After the failure of the Mexican Congress to regulate recreational cannabis, the Supreme Court of...
June 28, 2021
Government expects 2.5 million residents to download bitcoin application in El Salvador
The Government of El Salvador estimates that some 2.5 million citizens will download the application with the electronic wallet promoted...
June 28, 2021
Hondurans march against Employment Zones on anniversary of the coup d’état
The Liberty and Refoundation Party (Libre, left) commemorated Tuesday the 12th anniversary of the June 28, 2009 coup d'état to...
June 28, 2021
Costa Rica’s Prosecutor General retires from office after attacks on her administration
The Attorney General of Costa Rica, Emilia Navas, informed this Friday that she is leaving her position to take her...
June 25, 2021
Mexico’s central bank raises interest rates to 4.25% per year
Mexico's central bank (Banxico) raised the economy's basic interest rate by 25 basis points, to 4.25% per year, in a...
June 24, 2021
U.S. company begins installation of bitcoin ATMs in El Salvador
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. company Athena Bitcoin began installing ATMs in El Salvador on Thursday, which can...
June 24, 2021
Nicaragua’s Ortega calls detained opposition leaders “agents of the U.S.” and rejects their release
Nicaraguan President, Daniel Ortega, on Wednesday described the detained opposition political leaders as "agents of the United States" and "criminals"...
June 24, 2021
Industrialists see potential to create 13 “smart cities” in Mexico
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Mexican Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) has identified potential in 13 Mexican cities to...
June 24, 2021