MercoPress. South Atlantic News Agency
Tag: Central America
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Friday, August 2nd 2019 - 09:55 UTC
US to seek migration deals with other Central American countries
The United States will seek migration deals with El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama, akin to last week's with Guatemala, to curb emigration from Central America, a senior US official said Thursday.
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Monday, July 29th 2019 - 09:28 UTC
Mexico will help Honduras create 20.000 jobs planting trees
A scheme to create 20,000 jobs in Honduras has been agreed between the country's president and Mexico's leader in an attempt to stem the flow of migrants toward the United States.
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Saturday, July 27th 2019 - 09:33 UTC
Guatemala caves in and signs migration agreement with the US
The US and Guatemala have signed a migration agreement, days after US President Donald Trump threatened the Central American country with tariffs. Under the deal, migrants from Honduras and El Salvador who pass through Guatemala would be required to stop and seek asylum there first. Migrants who failed to do so would then be ineligible for asylum in the US.
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Monday, July 1st 2019 - 09:29 UTC
El Salvador confirms its relations with Beijing, and dropping Taiwan
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele ratified his country's diplomatic relations with China, almost a year after breaking ties with Taiwan.
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Tuesday, June 4th 2019 - 09:43 UTC
Beijing reaffirms diplomatic ties with the new government of El Salvador: “correct decision”
El Salvador’s decision to establish ties with China was correct and the two countries have bright prospects, a Chinese envoy told El Salvador’s maverick new president, who has been critical of Beijing.
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Monday, June 3rd 2019 - 09:30 UTC
El Salvador new president pledges to cure the “sick child” after years of violence
El Salvador's new President Nayib Bukele took office on Saturday pledging to cure the Central American country that he described as a “sick child ”following years of violence and migration that has strained relations with the United States.
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Monday, May 13th 2019 - 13:18 UTC
Belize votes to take Guatemala's territorial claim to the International court of Justice
Belizeans have voted to ask the United Nations world court to decide Guatemala’s claim that it is the rightful owner of half of Belize’s territory, setting the scene for a resolution to a dispute that has rumbled on for centuries.
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Monday, May 6th 2019 - 09:30 UTC
Panama presidential runner up demanding a recount of votes
The party whose candidate trailed the front-runner by less than 2 points in Panama's presidential election on Sunday, called for counting all the votes before a winner is announced in the Central American country.
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Monday, April 1st 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Trump cuts aid to Central American countries to stop immigration to the US
United States opposition politicians and aid agencies have questioned a decision by President Donald Trump to cut off aid to three Central American states. Mr. Trump ordered the suspension of aid payments to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras to push their governments to stop migration into the US.
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Monday, March 11th 2019 - 08:47 UTC
Nicaragua negotiations stalled until Ortega releases all political prisoners
Negotiations aimed at resolving a months-long crisis in Nicaragua stalled Sunday when the opposition called on President Daniel Ortega's government to release all political prisoners before any new talks. The opposition Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy said it would “return to the negotiating table only when the government of Nicaragua provides the country with convincing signs they want to find solutions to the crisis,” which began in April 2018.
