Panama is high-income but ranks 8th globally for inequality. CEPAL’s 2024 record-low poverty rate hides deep rifts — and Plan Colmena is the bold answer.

Four Salvadoran troops are missing after Haiti gangs destroyed their armored vehicle, dealing the UN-backed Gang Suppression Force its worst blow yet.

An El Niño drought pushed Central American arabica premiums to a 3-year high, threatening millions of farmers and putting global coffee prices on edge.

Colombia sets Nov. 30 to sign a San Andrés maritime baselines decree, reigniting a Caribbean boundary dispute with Nicaragua.

Bukele proposes early release for ~5,300 El Salvador gang collaborators via Cero Ocio, but rights groups warn the plan is vague and coercive.

A new CID Gallup poll shows 65% of Salvadorans now worry most about prices and jobs — while just 1% fear crime. What it means for Bukele and 2027.

Anti-corruption lawyer Solórzano Foppa was killed in Guatemala City. The only suspects walked free in 24 hours. Here’s what his death means.

A Bogotá judge froze Colombia’s National Museum purge after President De la Espriella ordered 30+ pieces removed in his ”cultural counter-revolution.” ...

Brussels summit with a call for more energy measures but no binding plan as €106B in fuel costs and record-low gas reserves converge.

Costa Rica’s CACCO megaprison opened Oct. 14 with 5,100 beds and immediate constitutional challenges. What the Sala IV rules could decide next.

Nicaragua leads the world in primary forest loss. Chinese mining now covers 10% of its land — including protected reserves and Indigenous territory.

Protesters attend a rally against euthanasia and assisted dying near the French National Assembly in Paris on July 15, 2026. French lawmakers on July 15, 2026, adopted a bill to establish a right to ...