Tag: Central America/Caribbean
Honduras looks to Hong Kong as a model for economic revitalization
Honduras' political leaders are hoping to jumpstart the country's flagging economy by separating one of the country's cities. A new law would allow the government to designate a city as a "charter city" subject to different laws and regulations and perhaps under some foreign supervision....
Renowned, outspoken Cuban dissident dies in car accident
Oswaldo Payá is credited with changing the conversation in Cuba, bringing to light grassroots dissatisfaction with the Cuban government and the direction of its policies....
El Salvador struggles to reduce gang violence while mother looks for kidnapped son
El Salvador has the world's second highest murder rate. More than 4,300 occurred there last year alone. Though the U.S. has poured millions of dollars into anti-gang efforts in the country, nothing seemed to change until a few months ago when the Catholic Church stepped in....
Signs of resilience sprout from Haiti's rubble, two years after earthquake
Haiti was ravaged by an earthquake two years ago. In that time, much hasn't been done. Much destruction still remains. But, in some places, hope springs eternal. And on one soccer pitch, it's actually taken root....
Maintaining a library in Cuba an exercise in obscurity, persecution
Books are tightly regulated in Cuba. Sure, some books are freely available on city streets, but others are much, much harder to find. Often, they exist only in private libraries. And even then, the holders of the books are subject to government harassment....
On a long journey along Pan-American Highway, 50-mile gap proves arduous
Reporter Zachary Slobig took a long road trip along the Pan-American Highway, which stretches all the way from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, to the tip of Argentina. But along the way, he had to ditch his car in favor of a boat and a plane. That's because the 30,000 mile road has a 50 mile gap, between Panama and Colombia....
Nicaraguans mourn death of Sandinista founder Tomás Borge
Tomás Borge, the last living co-founder of the Sandinista movement in Nicaragua, died on Monday in his home country. Borge has been imprisoned and tortured by Nicaragua's dictator, only to take control of the prisons after a revolution and use the same techniques....
Pope Benedict makes first visit to Cuba
Pope Benedict XVI is in the midst of an historic trip to Latin America. After a three-day visit to Mexico, he moved to Cuba, where the Catholic Church has been vocal in pushing the island nation to move toward greater freedom....
Nicaragua distillery trying to bring its rum to the world
The Flor de Caña distillery nearly went under during the Sandinista revolution — but with that episode past, the rum maker is growing and expanding....
Nicaragua's gold mining industry is booming, boosting country's economy
As the price of gold stays at record high levels, it's caused a resurgence in the mining industry in Nicaragua. One of the Western Hemisphere's poorest countries, it's enjoyed the greatest growth in GDP in recent years because of gold mining....
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