Puerto Union–Union Port in El Salvador. A costly project that failed to attract international concessions. Built-in 2010 by President Mauricio Funes the port and nearby islands had no takers until now. The Chinese are interested, causing US concern. Photo: Por…
Andrés Manuel López Obrador has a plan to heal Mexico’s youth from a life of crime, illiteracy, and unemployment. The solution is not more jails or using the military to imprison young criminals. He has publicly stated that he does…
Last week, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, President-Elect of Mexico participated in his first Educational Forum in Chiapas, Mexico. This forum is part of a series of debates that Lopez Obrador is launching on a variety of topics important to Mexico’s…
A group of dental students from the University of Costa Rica (UCR) has raised their voice to denounce unfair treatment as part of their training. They report bullying by doctors, teachers, and administrative personnel, 13-hour day long internships and the…
California Governor Jerry Brown has signed SB10, the California Money Bail Reform Act, eliminating the bail system in California “so that rich and poor are treated equally.” The cash bail system allows people awaiting trial to be released from custody…
When I volunteered teaching math in La Pincoya, a town located outside of the Metropolitan Region of Chile, I witnessed extreme circumstances. One can find very good people here, but there are also dangerous influences that threaten the welfare of…
Noticiero Univision ranked Guatemalan President, Jimmy Morales as the best-paid president in Latin America. Morales makes $19,454 per month in a country where the minimum salary is $398.69 per month. The second best-paid president in Latin America is Sebastian Piñera, Chile, who makes $14,580…
Until not long ago, they were enemies. But today, ex-gang members of Barrio 18 and Mara Salvatrucha coexist in a prison on the east region of El Salvador where they seek rehabilitation. When Marlon Padilla, ex-member of MS-13 found out…
Forty-four people have been arrested in the Parque La Merced in San Jose of Costa Rica for xenophobic attacks against Nicaraguans. “This hostile demonstration is regrettable; it is an incitement to hatred and violence,” said Randall Picado, regional director of…
Costa Rica is on the verge of a migration crisis. The violence in Nicaragua has led thousands of its people to seek refuge, food, and shelter in the neighboring country of Costa Rica. Nicaraguans are a displaced people on the…