Issue Aug 21-27 2024: A group of lawyers filed, within the framework of the investigation against the Government of Nicaragua in Argentina, a request urging justice against high-ranking officials of the Sandinista regime for their participation in crimes against humanity.

Issue Aug 21-27 2024: Costa Rican lawyer Víctor Manuel Rodrígues Rescia has been appointed member of the Expert Mechanism to Advance Racial Justice and Equality in Law Enforcement, a UN panel created in 2021, a year after the death of George Floyd in the United States.

Issue Aug 21-27 2024: During a business roundtable, over 30 Chinese companies signed agreements with Panamanian firms to explore opportunities for agricultural and fishery products, such as coffee and fishmeal.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: Honduran shrimp exporters are cautious about the Early Harvest Agreement with China, which will enable the tariff-free export of shrimp and other seafood starting September 1, 2024, even as the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two nations is still under negotiation.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: In Mexico, the interest that China has displayed in Latin America and the Caribbean has not been reciprocated.

Issue Aug 14-20 2024: Trade relations between South Korea and Latin America and the Caribbean are thriving, marked by record levels of trade and investment, according to a report by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Despite having cut diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 2023 to gain access to Chinese economic support, Honduras has only received 280 million dollars from the Asiatic giant in the form of non-redeemable aid for school repairs, as well as the 100,000 dollar acquisition of medical supplies in Roatán, Islas de la

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Belarus has shipped twelve tractors to Cuba by sea, fulfilling a bilateral agreement signed in June to exchange agricultural machinery for medicines.

Issue Aug 07-13 2024: Yilport Holding, a Turkish company, will invest over $1.6 billion to upgrade the infrastructure of two major ports in El Salvador, marking the largest private investment in the country’s history.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: The Panama Canal announced that the maximum authorized draft (depth) allowed for vessels transiting the Canal will be 49 feet, based on the current and projected level of Gatun Lake for the next few weeks.