Although crime lurks throughout the Northern Triangle of Central America, Guatemala and Honduras are beginning to see a slight decrease in their numbers of homicides, but El Salvador, whose truce with the gangs has broken down, sees an index on the rise.

Expressions of solidarity from three governments in the region have upset Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.

In the wake of defending the Bolivian cause at the Second World Conference on Climate Change and Life Defense, President Evo Morales asked Chile to stop threatening and blackmailing, which it also does against the Pope and the U.N.

The authorities of the Argentine Central Bank and the Chinese People’s Bank pledged to start negotiations to update their currency swap. 

Colombia and Panama have given themselves another 60 days to find ways to confront Colombian tax evasion through Panamanian banks. 

President Morales said he spoke with the International Development Bank (IDB), the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), and the CAF Development Bank of Latin America about doing a study to explore the economic benefits that would result if Chile were to give Bolivia sovereign access to the sea.

International tensions flared as Venezuela’s Chancellor, Delcy Rodríguez, decried a recent IACHR report as “biased” and “distorting the truth.”

Explanations are being sought in order to understand the changes in both the international context and the internal situation in Venezuela made by the Venezuelan president’s moves regarding Colombia.  

Salvadoran businessmen met to discuss the various opportunities for export to Cuba through a workshop organized by the government of El Salvador.

Plagued by “corruption” and “impunity,” Honduran leaders have a plan to reform the Honduran Justice System.