Former DPI chief arrested on brinery charges

The former head of the Police Investigation Directorate (DPI) in Intibucá, Walter Sandoval Pérez, surrendered to the judicial authorities on Tuesday after an arrest warrant ...

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El Salvador and Bolivia abolish visa requirements starting June 21

El Salvador and Bolivia agreed to an agreement to exempt tourism and visitation visas between the two countries. From this 21 June,  Bolivian citizens looking ...

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Central America’s top 10 exports

Central America is the fifth largest economy in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to World Bank data as of 2023. The figures for its ...

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Legal uncertainty driving away mining and quarrying investments in Guatemala

Ministry of the Environment suspended authorization made by the previous government to change the open sky mode in the Cerro Blanco project, but the mining ...

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Port operator to invest $84M in Puerto Cortés overhaul

Puerto Cortés fell 84 places in the Performance Index. To regain its position the Puerto Rican Operator from Central American announced an investment fter the ...

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Drug trafficking boosts deforestation and threatens biodiversity in Central America

An alert study on the massive increase in drug trafficking activity in the five most important forest areas of the isthmus, including La Mosquitia. The ...

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Coffee growers warn of an increase in pests due to excess rain

The heavy rains of the last week create conditions for the spread of fungi, such as roya. The incidence of rosy and anthracnosis, two lethal ...

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IMF forecasts further contraction of Argentina’s economy, but lower inflation in 2024 

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday worsened its growth forecast for Argentina, a contraction of 3.5 percent in 2024, and improved that of average ...

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Legality of energy contract transfer in Rio Alejandro under investigation

These actions would have resulted in a significant injury to the state, according to the complaints filed. In a dispute that puts the current government ...

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ISA recognizes the contribution of entrepreneurs in the Salvadoran industry 

One more year, the Salvadoran Association of Industrialists (ASI) presented the ASI Awards, which constitute public recognition to representatives of the industrial sector, for promoting ...

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