Central America News

Buss-up-shut, a type of paratha, along with other local curries washed down with coconut water will be on the menu of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh when he arrives in this Trinidad and Tobago capital for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Nov 27-29. Orvin Sanes, director of food and beverage at the downtown Crowne Plaza, said that ...

Managua, Nov 22 Nicaragua''s media highlights Sunday that an estimate of 350,000 people participated in the pro-government march on Saturday in favor of President Daniel Ortega.

Daily News Photo by CRISTIAN SIMESCU V.I. Waste Management Authority environmental program manager Emmeline Simmonds, right, speaks during a check presentation to the Boys and Girls Club.

The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.

A large part of the world's fate could be settled right here in Port of Spain in the next few days.

WOOD: Good afternoon, and happy Friday to all. Lach, it's good to see you. QUESTION: Yeah, good to see you at the podium.

By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Updated: November 22, 2009, 2:53 PM / The coup last summer in this tiny, Central American country blew up into an international incident, with thousands of Hondurans taking to the streets while everyone from Barack Obama to Fidel Castro lined up behind ousted President Manuel Zelaya.

Nearly 50 years after a botched US-directed invasion of Cuba, the communist nation said on Saturday it would hold a military exercise this week to boost preparedness against any future US attack.

The tiny country of Costa Rica has giant plans to help change the world for the better, but for that to happen, serious issues need to be looked at closely.

West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who left his team's tour of Australia to be with his sick mother, will head Down Under tomorrow and hopes to play in the first Test, Jamaican media has reported.

Hair tucked into a surgical cap, eyes hidden behind thick-framed magnifying glasses, Devi Shetty leans over the sawed open chest of an 11-year-old boy, using bright blue thread to sew an artificial aorta onto his stopped heart.

Thousands of pro- and anti-government protesters took to the streets of Nicaragua's capital Saturday, protesting and backing President Daniel Ortega's bid to remain in power.

Your AT&T "works anywhere in the world" phone? I have news for you. Forget about Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, because every country in Central America has their own proprietary telephone companies, with licenses and coverage that may or may not overlap into adjoining countries.

An elderly US couple charged with spying for Cuba for almost 30 years have pleaded guilty, with the husband agreeing to serve a life sentence, the US Justice Department said.

A local woman vacationing with her husband in the Virgin Islands was found hanged in her hotel room.

Honduras's post-coup de facto leader said on Friday he would give up his presidential duties for a week, a step Washington welcomed as a way to help ease a five-month-old political crisis.

The husband of an acclaimed dissident Cuban blogger was punched and shouted down by a pro-government mob Friday after he challenged the presumed state agents who earlier roughed up his wife to a street corner debate.

By Sir Ronald Sanders As the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting is about to take place in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago's capital, there is not much hope among its member states that it will achieve anything more than declarations without the means to implement them.

This Nov. 13, 2009 photo shows Leonardo Sanchez, 12, holding a market sign that reads in Spanish "take advantage," as he works with family members in the La Merced market in Mexico City.

Crime Stoppers International launched the Caribbean's 'Most Wanted' website on Tuesday night.