Tag: Central America
Mexico’s Cozumel port gets first cruise ship since pandemic
MEXICO CITY — The Mexican resort of Cozumel on Wednesday welcomed the first arrival of a cruise ship carrying passengers since the coronavirus pandemic...
Banker arrested as Nicaragua crackdown expands
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s police have arrested a prominent banker in a sign the government's pursuit of opponents is expanding beyond political leaders and...
Report blames poor welds for Mexico City subway collapse
MEXICO CITY — A preliminary report by experts into the collapse of a Mexico City elevated subway line that killed 26 people placed much...
FIFA clears Funes Mori to switch from Argentina to Mexico
ZURICH — Argentina-born forward Rogelio Funes Mori has been cleared to represent Mexico, FIFA said Wednesday, meaning he could one day play against his...
Donated US vaccines arrive for Mexican border cities
MEXICO CITY — Mexico received 1.35 million doses of Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccines donated by the United States Tuesday and Mexican officials said...
Mexico’s Zapatista rebels complain they can’t get passports
MEXICO CITY — Indigenous rebels of Mexico’s Zapatista movement complained Tuesday that the Mexican government has made it hard for them to get passports...
Northern Mexico bus accident leaves 12 dead, 10 injured
CIUDAD VICTORIA — A bus carrying patients for treatment of chronic illnesses flipped in northern Mexico near the U.S. border Tuesday, killing 12 people...
OAS condemns Nicaragua’s pursuit of political opponents
NEW YORK — The Organization of American States' Permanent Council approved a resolution Tuesday condemning the arrest in Nicaragua of presidential pre-candidates, restrictions imposed...
Nicaragua stages unprecedented roundup of opposition leaders
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan police have arrested another opposition politician, bringing to six the number detained over the weekend.
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Costa Rica moves on massive public corruption investigation
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Costa Rican authorities executed dozens of searches and arrests Monday as part of a sprawling public corruption investigation centered...