Central America News

Isai Carrillo, a 4-year-old Belizean boy, holds a stuffed animal while sitting with his mother, Ruth, and his grandmother, Mercedes, prior to his surgery.

The country of Cuba is only 90 miles from the Florida Keys but in many ways we are worlds apart.

Charges have been dropped against two older American tourists arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands after a bullet was found in each of their luggage on separate occasions as they prepared to depart.

Joseph Mikrut, a graphic designer and one of the owners of Anamaya Yoga Resort in Montezuma, Costa Rica, has finished constructing what may very well be the world's first treehouse shaped in the form of an icosahedron .

Pat Robertson, the network's 83-year-old founder, was not condoning adultery when he answered a viewer's quesion on "The 700 Club" this week, the network said.

Political and business leaders are gathering on a billionaire's private island Friday to back a program aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.

Revelations that Costa Rica's president used the jet of a Colombian with alleged links to drugs trafficking have led to three high-profile resignations.

The destruction of a 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid by a company constructing a highway near the Nohmul archaeological site in northern Belize is "unforgivable," the government said.

EVELYN SMITH, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association , has challenged local farmers to step up to the plate in meeting the high demand for a number of niche-market items such as broccoli, strawberry and culinary herbs such as basil, which continue to be in short supply.

Saint model Kim Gordon on the runway. She was shot at Hope Gardens for the ARISE September 2012 cover.

A Catholic missionary with a giant frame and even bigger heart, he dedicated his life to helping the poor and the hungry Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word.

May 15th, 2013 Chinese president Xi Jinping could visit Costa Rica in June as part of a tour of Latin America that could also include visits to Venezuela and Mexico, according to information from Casa Presidencial.

The Associated Press reports that 24-year-old Megan Garven died in the Tuesday crash after the car she was traveling in struck another vehicle in Santiago.

Florblanca Resort in Costa Rica Wins Cond © Nast Traveller Award for World's Best Spa - Best for Beach Action Spa Bambu was designed by San Jose architect Jean Garnier and is suspended over peaceful waterfall filled pools, shaded by natural flora, and is uniquely constructed from natural bamboo.Guests spending time learning to surf will ... (more)

Marie Denis-Luque enjoys her job as a research project manager in the Jiann-Ping Hsu College of Public Health at Georgia Southern University.

Foreign demand for U.S. Treasury securities rose to a record level in March, signaling further confidence in U.S. debt.

The deputy prime minister of Belize is calling for full prosecution of those responsible for destroying a 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid to turn it into rock for roads.

Jovan Johnson, Gleaner Writer The Jamaica Manufacturers' Association is welcoming the Government's decision to take action against a major exporter in Trinidad and Tobago for breaching the rules of origin in the Treaty of Chaguaramas.

On any given night, a Haitian singer somewhere is transforming a crowded dance floor into a courting session, cajoling fans of √konpa to move to an easygoing beat.

Haitian President Michel Martelly defended his administration Tuesday as he marked two years in office, pointing to a national school-tuition program, social protection projects and the return of tourism as his leading achievements.