Issue Oct 26-Nov 01: Private organizations unite to support Venezuelan migrants in Costa Rica. BAC Credomatic’s platform, YoMeUno, receives funds to support migrants.

Issue Oct 26-Nov 01: Colombian President Gustavo Petro and Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met in Caracas on Tuesday, November 1, to discuss bilateral relations, the reopening of their countries’ borders, and the gradual re-entry of Venezuela into the Inter-American system of Human Rights.

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has set the date on which it will hear the arguments of Colombia and Nicaragua in their dispute over the territorial demarcation of a continental shelf that lies 200 nautical miles off the Nicaraguan coast.

The Organization of American States (OAS) declared its support of President Pedro Castillo after the opposition Congress wanted him removed from office.

Fábricas Nacionales de Cerveza (FNC), the largest Uruguayan factory in the industry, announced on the 24th of October that it will begin importing Pilsen and Norteña beer cans from Argentina, starting in November.

According to experts, Honduras has legal grounds to file a claim against Guatemala for contaminating the Motagua River basin, but they are skeptical that the dispute will proceed to arbitration.

It can be up to 70% cheaper for customers to cross the border from Uruguay into Argentina to buy their groceries, resulting in rising numbers heading to Argentinian supermarkets.

Since October 10, Panamanian authorities have reported a spike in migrants, who are mostly Venezuelans, attempting to cross the Darién Gap.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: The number of migrants who have passed through Panama exceeds 150,000 already, compared to a total of 134,000 migrants in 2021.

Issue Oct 05-11 2022: Walter, a Honduran man of 71 years of age, was forced by gang members demanding extortionate “taxes” to leave his home country in search of safety.