Central America
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Democracy on the brink: Why this country is without any elected politicians
Haiti’s last elected senators have officially left office this week, as its people seek to escape from a humanitarian crisis…
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US Embassy in Cuba resumes visa and consular services
At least 20,000 visas a year will likely be issued, primarily to Cubans trying to reach family members in the…
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Haiti’s Last Resort: Gangs and the Prospect of Foreign Intervention
Outside powers should prepare a mission only with solid backing from the country’s politicians, including their pledges to form a…
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‘It’s offensive to us’: Belize rejects Australia-style migrant deal with the UK
London: The Foreign Minister of Belize has said the idea of accepting the UK’s unwanted migrants is “offensive” to the Carribean…
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ExxonMobil Tacks On Two More Discoveries in Massive Guyana Block
ExxonMobil announced today two new discoveries offshore Guyana in the Stabroek block which holds an estimated 11 billion BOE of…
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New Gang Battle Lines Scar Haiti as Political Deadlock Persists
In this Q&A, Crisis Group shows how the former and the latter are deeply intertwined. Diego Da Rin What is…
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Pesticide made us sterile, banana workers say
The United States restricted and then banned its use on the US mainland because of the health risks, but workers…
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Turkish Bananas: The Cocaine Road to Russia and the Persian Gulf
He’s not a cop or a criminal. Alessandro Ford InSight Crime Ahmet is a banana importer in Turkey. “This is…
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US immigration: ‘They’d rather die than return to Nicaragua’
Noé was somewhere on the outskirts of the gritty southern Mexican city of Tapachula when he realised how difficult his…
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Ecuador declares state of emergency in three provinces over drug violence
Ecuadoran President Guillermo Lasso announced on April 29 he had decreed a state of emergency for two months in three…
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Why British royals face simmering resentment in Caribbean
People here pride themselves on the welcome offered to visitors – tourism is the country’s mainstay after all. But behind…
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Ecuador: Investigate Police Abuse During Women’s Day Marches
(New York) – Ecuadorean police responded to peaceful demonstrations commemorating International Women’s Day on March 8, 2022, with excessive force, including striking…
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Government Critics Languish in Nicaraguan prisons
Torres was reportedly being held in inhumane conditions, incommunicado for prolonged periods, repeatedly interrogated, and not allowed to access the…
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Mexico sees 2nd major win for independent unions
The vote tallies at the Tridonex autoparts plant mark the second victory over undemocratic, old-guard unions that had long kept…
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The United States Is Ignoring Latin America. China Isn’t.
Argentine president Alberto Fernández was not in Beijing simply to take in the Winter Games, or just to lay a…
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Record numbers of young Guatemalans migrate north, leaving families in limbo
Her 15-year-old grandson Kevin pulled a backpack over his shoulders and climbed into the car that would take him on…
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