Latin America

Maduro regime accuses Trump administration of sending U.S. army veterans as “mercenaries” to overthrow him. In a seeming comedy of errors, a Florida company, Silvercorp USA, has claimed responsibility for the aborted raid and the U.S. State Department says it's looking into its role in "melodrama."

Yani Rosenthal, is the latest foreign national convicted of cocaine-trafficking-related charges to seek early “compassionate” release due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Juan Carlos 'El Tigre' Bonilla allegedly abused his official position to protect cocaine shipments, according to New York prosecutors. It's the latest of several drug trafficking indictments in the United States implicating president Juan Orlando Hernandez. (Leer en español)

Is the end nearing for the outcast Venezuelan regime, with falling oil revenue and no money to fight the coronavirus? (Leer este articulo en español)

Experts wonder whether Maduro will ever go on trial, but there's no question that the criminal charges heap more pressure on Maduro in the midst of the coronovirus pandemic. (Leer en español)

Legal experts say no, as the U.S. government does not recognize him as the legitimate head of state, and that’s all that counts in the eyes of the courts.

The tourist beaches of San Juan del Sur emptied late this week after the announcement of the first coronavirus case. But the Nicaraguan government has refused to take preventive measures against the imminent threat.

The region is poorly prepared to fight a health epidemic and an economic recession at the same time. español (Leer en español)

The International Crisis Group report argues that a silent majority would like to see concessions on all sides to bring an end to the devastating political and economic crisis before new parliamentary and presidential elections.

Geovanny Fuentes allegedly paid at least approximately $25,000 to Juan Orlando Hernández in exchange for protection from law enforcement and access to a cocaine laboratory strategically located near Honduras's largest port, according to a criminal complaint. Hernández ordered Fuentes to report directly to his brother, former congressman Tony Hernández, it adds. (Leer en español)