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TNA Wrestling signs Claro Sports deal for Mexico, LatAm
Anthem Sports & Entertainment, the multi-platform media company, has announced a new multi-year, multi-hundred-hour output licence agreement with Claro Sports to deliver TNA Wrestling content to viewers throughout Mexico and Latin America. The...
Virginia: ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Child Sex Abusers, Rapists, Drug Smugglers
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is continuing to arrest illegal aliens convicted of crimes despite the federal government shutdown. In Virginia, where several dozen sanctuary counties prevent local police from working with ICE, federal...
UN experts tell General Assembly that Nicaragua committed systematic human-rights abuses
The UN Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua (UNGHREN) told the UN General Assembly Thursday that Nicaragua’s government has carried out systematic human-rights violations, some amounting to crimes against humanity. The experts urged...
Costa Rica dealt a historic blow to drug trafficking
Q COSTARICA — In the largest police operation in history, Costa Rica dealt a powerful blow to the country’s major cartel, the criminal organization—dubbed the Cártel del Caribe Sur (South Caribbean Cartel) by authorities. According to Organismo de...
United States Scrambles To Put Pressure On Nicaragua
Above photo: Co-op member Eleuterio Rios processing organic coffee by hand. Their Bucks Coffee. “We were already struggling with 18% tariffs this year, I don’t know how we could export our coffee under 100% tariffs,” René Gaitan tells me as we...
The 7 best things to do in Granada, Nicaragua
Granada, the former capital of Nicaragua, is a well-preserved gallery of architecture from its time as a Spanish colony, and the colorful buildings and ornate entryways just beg to be photographed from every angle. The iconic Catedral de Nuestra...
Honduras Elites and Organized Crime
Honduras elites have worked with organized crime for decades. These case studies illustrate the deep connections they share in business, politics and even security matters. About this Project Elites and Organized Crime is a multiyear project...
World news in brief: Ukrainian energy targeted, nuclear test warning, rights violations in Nicaragua
This is the third large-scale combined strike in October against energy facilities in civilian areas, leading to significant power outages. At least two other civilians were killed – and 23 injured, including six children – in Zaporizhzhia, which...
New US ambassador arrives in Argentina
The newly-appointed United States ambassador to Argentina, Peter Lamelas, arrived in Buenos Aires on Friday, the U.S. embassy has announced. “In the coming days, he will present his credentials to begin his work at a key moment for relations...
The Pushback Against Marco Rubio Begins in Latin America and the Caribbean
“There will be no advances in negotiations with the United States if Marco Rubio is part of the team.” Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva US-Brazil relations are apparently back on track, at least until President Trump’s next tariff tantrum. Brazil’s...
Nicaragua: Call to Take Ortega Minions to the World Court
Nicaragua’s co-presidents Rosario Murillo and Daniel Ortega For the first time, the UN General Assembly hears a report documenting the crimes against humanity committed by the Ortega-Murillo regime. By Confidencial HAVANA TIMES – The Group of...
Tariffs, Tobacco, and Policy Whiplash
When politicians talk tough on trade, they usually promise to protect American jobs. But sometimes those gestures do the opposite. The Trump administration’s proposed 100 percent tariff on large cigars imported from Nicaragua is a case in point....
Nicaragua creates special economic zones for Belt and Road companies
With the aim of strengthening national development, these special economic zones will operate under a special regime that grants ample incentives to enterprises participating in China’s Belt and Road Initiative The National Commission of Free...
News Analysis: Trump channels past Latin American aggressions in new crusade: ‘We’re just gonna kill people’
MEXICO CITY — They’re blowing up boats in the high seas, threatening tariffs from Brazil to Mexico and punishing anyone deemed hostile — while lavishing aid and praise on allies all aboard with the White House program. Welcome to the Monroe...
Central American Games: Nain Rosado, Ailton Linarez win bronze in Men’s 8-Ball Team Billiards
Views: 55 Views: 52 Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025. 3:21 pm CST. Nain Jorge Rosado, left, and Ailton Razak Linarez won bronze in 8-Ball Billiards Team Competition at the XII Central American Games in Guatemala on Wednesday, October 29, 2025....
Central American Games: Selvani Leiva, Karla Gillett earn Belize bronze in Women’s 8-Ball Team Billiards
Views: 45 Views: 39 Posted: Thursday, October 30, 2025. 3:26 pm CST. Belize Billiards National Team: (L-R) Karla Yesenia Gillett and Yasmin Leiva won bronze in 8-Ball Billiards Team Competition at the XII Central American Games in Guatemala on...
MAKING VIRGINIA SAFE AGAIN: ICE Arrests Sexual Predators, Drug Traffickers, and Violent Thugs Across Virginia in Statewide Sweep
Sanctuary and open border politicians allowed illegal alien crime into Virginia WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested dangerous and violent...
Nicaraguan Gov. to Give Tax Exemptions to Chinese Companies
Laureano Ortega Murillo will head the Belt and Road Initiative in Nicaragua. Photo: CCC The creation of Special Economic Zones rewards investors with tax, customs, port, border, and administrative incentives. By Confidencial HAVANA TIMES – The...
Central American Games Basketball: Belize make history with 85-72 bronze medal win over Guatemala
Views: 0 Views: 0 Posted: Wednesday, October 29, 2025. 8:06 pm CST. Belize celebrate their 85–72 bronze medal victory over Guatemala at the Central American Games on Wednesday at the Gimnasio Nacional Teodoro Palacios Flores in Guatemala City. 📸...
Danville's Dowsing Master Steve Herbert Shares Wisdom
Dowsing isn’t taught in school. Yet, once a year for decades , it was taught at an old rambling farmhouse on Brainerd Street in Danville, national headquarters of the American Society of Dowsers (ASD) where people from all walks of life came...