Trinidad And Tobago On Alert After Failed Plot
Authorities in Trinidad and Tobago today continue investigations into an alleged plot to destabilize the country carried out by criminal gangs that killed several people. …
IMF Approves $594 Million In Aid for Guatemala’s COVID-19 Response
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a $594 million emergency assistance package for Guatemala’s response to the coronavirus crisis, the lender said on Wednesday. Guatemala’s …
Mexico City Security Chief Injured in Shooting And 3 Others Killed
Mexico City’s secretary of public security, Omar Garcia Harfuch, was wounded and three others were killed during a shooting early Friday morning, said Mexico City …
UEFA weighs changing format of current Champions League
UEFA weighs changing format of current Champions League. The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) is weighing changing the format of the Champions League by …
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945
MLB cancels All-Star Game for first time since 1945. Dodger Stadium’s 40-year wait to host the All-Star Game is going to last even longer. The …
Ex-CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit sentenced to time served
Ex-CONCACAF president Alfredo Hawit sentenced to time served. The former president of soccer’s governing body for North and Central America and the Caribbean has been …
Guatemala To Leave International Coffee Organization, Sources Say
Guatemala has begun the process of leaving the International Coffee Organization (ICO), spurred by concern over falling prices of the commodity, a government official and …
Costa Rican Coffee May Go Unharvested as Pandemic Creates Migrant Worker Shortage
Coffee connoisseurs across the world prize Costa Rica’s gourmet beans, but local farmers warn that if a coronavirus-induced foreign labor shortage is not resolved soon, …
Clothing Maker Pinehurst Powers Honduran Facilities with Solar Array
Textile manufacturing company Pinehurst MFG has put into operation a 1,687.2-kWp array to power its facilities in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. German solar inverter maker …
Belize To Receive Financial Support from Japan Special Fund, Inter-American Development Bank to Confront Health Emergency
A joint effort by the Government of Belize, the Japan Special Fund, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the Secretariat of the Council of Ministers …
OFID Approves US$10 Million COVID-19-Related Loan to Guatemala
The OPEC Fund for International Development, OFID, has approved a US$10 million public sector loan to support Guatemala’s COVID-19 emergency response and public health strategy. …
Latin America’s Critical Food Markets Fuel Virus Spread
Mexico City’s main wholesale market detects dozens of coronavirus cases every week. A covered food market in Venezuela was the source of one of the …
Panama Extends Suspension of International Flights Due to Coronavirus
Panama’s civil aviation authority said it will extend a suspension of international flights by a month due to the coronavirus crisis, according to a statement …
American Airlines to End Middle-Seat Blocking, Will Now Fill Flights to Capacity
American Airlines announced today that it plans to end its middle-seat blocking practices that were first instituted in the name of social distancing back in …
Cirque du Soleil files bankruptcy
Cirque du Soleil files bankruptcy. Cirque du Soleil, one of the most renowned circuses in the world, filed bankruptcy, due to the spreading of the …
US actor Danny Glover extols Cuba’s medical solidarity
US actor Danny Glover extols Cuba’s medical solidarity. The solidarity built by Cuban internationalism is the kind of expression necessary in communities everywhere, renowned US …
Hollywood composer Ennio Morricone who wrote the music for The Good
Hollywood composer Ennio Morricone who wrote the music for The Good, The Bad and The Ugly dies aged 91. Ennio Morricone, whose scores for movies …
WHO Changes COVID-19 Mask Guidance: Wear One If You Can’t Keep Your Distance
The agency previously had recommended that only health care workers, people with COVID-19 and their caregivers wear medical masks. The World Health Organization is broadening …
Trump Administration Oks Aid to Central American Countries Praised for Immigration Help
If the president of a country is implicated in running a massive drug-trafficking network, you might think that would be a disqualifier for receiving U.S. …
Salvadorian Government Blames FMLN For Health Crime and Landslides
Minister blames the FMLN for some landslides. Bukele asked the Minister of Health to refer a file to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for a crime …
