Central America News

Although its sandy white beaches may rival any country in the Caribbean, Haiti's troubled past has set the country far behind its neighbours when it comes to tourism.

Leading outfielder Frederich Cepeda has become the first player from the Cuban baseball league to sign for a Japanese professional team since the communist government relaxed its player rules last year.

The imposing, seven-story structure with darkened windows sits just across from the Malecon, or sea wall, central Havana's communal hangout.

Trinidad and Tobago's athletes are fired up and the spirit in the camp is high ahead of the CARIFTA Games starting tomorrow in Martinique.

Authorities in the U.S. Virgin Islands say an off-duty police officer has been wounded while confronting three men suspected of killing a man at a nightclub in St. Croix.

"They fought like tigers," writes the CIA officer who helped train the Cubans who splashed ashore at the Bay of Pigs 53 years ago this week.

Government documents show that General Motors waited years to recall nearly 335,000 Saturn Ions for power steering failures despite getting thousands of consumer complaints and warranty repair claims.

In this July 5, 2013 file photo, Floribeth Mora stands by her shrine to Pope John Paul II inside the entrance to her home in La Union de Cartago, Costa Rica.

After granting temporary permission for Cubans to celebrate Good Friday in 2012 and 2013, the Cuban government has decided grant a request made by Pope Benedict during his visit to the country in 2012 to make it a permanent official holiday.

Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin , joined OxbridgeRe CEO Jay Madhu, left of the premier, and the Oxbridge team in ringing the opening bell at NASDAQ at Times Square in New York City on Tuesday morning NEW YORK, USA -- Recent changes to the Insurance Law have made the Cayman Islands a more attractive domicile for reinsurance companies.

In the Christian faith, Good Friday - the Friday before Easter Sunday - marks the crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the last day of Holy Week, or Jesus' last week of earthly life.

STILL NO SUSPECT DESCRIPTIONS AT THIS TIME. MATT GRANT, WESH 2 NEWS. A LOCAL FUGITIVE CAPTURED IN THE BAHAMAS FACED A JUDGE FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY IN OSCEOLA COUNTY.

Colombian novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez met Fidel Castro after the Cuban leader grabbed power in the 1959 revolution - the beginning of a decades-long and controversial friendship.

Gov't Mule will continue the tradition of Island Exodus destination events this January in Jamaica.

Osceola County Sheriff's Office deputies said an accused sex offender who was just captured in the Bahamas had help fleeing the United States from a former business associate.

The movie, whose title sponsor is Republic Bank of Trinidad and Tobago , will begin filming in Ghana, West Africa in May. "I could not be more thrilled with the inspiring story and production that has been HERO in London.

A Kissimmee man accused of sexually assaulting at least two children was detained in the Bahamas earlier this week, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

Deputies say an accused sex offender who was just captured in the Bahamas had help from a former business associate.

Complaints that condoms are scarce are emerging from the island, part of a dry spell that has lasted several weeks, The Miami Herald reported.

Nicaraguan first lady and amateur volcanologist Rosario Murillo says scientists are investigating citizen claims that the water level of Lake Managua is dropping and the temperature is rising - a strange phenomenon that some are blaming on recent seismic activity.