Shocked and still getting used to a new country, Pablo, a 17-year-old who declined to give his last name, related how during his journey through Mexico he was extorted by immigration agents in that country, and continued to suffer once he reached the U.S. 

Military forces in some Latin American countries have changed paradigm, leaving much of their repressive practices behind and assimilating respect for human rights, said  the director of an NGO in charge of following up on several military bodies of the region. 

The Costa Rican Investment Promotion Agency (CINDE) confirmed that a medical device manufacturer, Theragenics Corporation, has leased a manufacturing facility that will launch operations later this year in the province of Alajuela. 

A new study has found that Puerto Rico has undergone such a dramatic population shift that there are now over a million more Puerto Ricans on the US mainland than on the US island territory. 

The 100th anniversary of the opening of the Panama Canal, hailed at the time as one of the world’s great wonders, has inspired a celebration in central Florida to showcase the experience of the U.S. canal workers behind the engineering feat.