Tag: Central America
Guatemala’s top court refuses to seat female justice
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Congress refused to swear in a crusading female judge to the nation’s highest court Tuesday, a move the United States...
Mexico’s navy turns over 30 marines in disappearances cases
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s navy said Monday it turned 30 marines over to civilian prosecutors to face justice in the cases of people who...
Tucson man gets federal prison term for firearms smuggling
TUCSON, Ariz. — A Tucson man has been sentenced to 6 ½ years in federal prison for smuggling firearms and ammunition into Mexico.
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CONCACAF Gold Cup final scheduled for Aug 1 in Las Vegas
MIAMI — This year's CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played on Aug. 1 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
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US-born aide to Ortega dies in Nicaragua
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Paul Oquist, a U.S.-born academic who became a close adviser to Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and drew U.S. financial sanctions has...
Mexico’s Tulum resort suffers another blow: overdevelopment
MEXICO CITY — Mexican environmental authorities said Tuesday the Caribbean resort of Tulum has authorized too much development, the latest blow to what was...
Driver slowed or stopped before crash killed 13 migrants
SAN DIEGO — The driver of an SUV packed with migrants stopped or slowed before getting slammed by a tractor-trailer in one of the...
Mexican candidate accused of rape vows to block elections
MEXICO CITY — A Mexican ruling party state candidate accused of rape, who later had his candidacy canceled by regulatory authorities on other grounds,...
Tunnel collapse nearly led to Mexico City drain explosion
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said the collapse of a clandestine tunnel dug to steal gasoline from a government pipeline probably triggered a chain...
Pandemic, hunger forces thousands into sex work in Mexico
MEXICO CITY — Hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic have forced former sex workers in Mexico back into the trade years after they left,...
