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Honduras Labour Tensions Rise After Unions Allege 500 Worker Dismissals

Labour and human-rights monitors have reported growing unrest in Honduras after trade union leaders alleged that 500 workers were unlawfully dismissed by municipal and federal authorities.
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Costa Rican emergency authorities raised the alert level for communities and tourism areas around Rincon de la Vieja after scientists recorded increased volcanic and geothermal ...

El Salvador Advances Airport and Customs Modernisation to Expand Logistics Capacity

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El Salvador Coastal Tourism and Surf City Projects Continue to Expand

Tourism operators and infrastructure developers along El Salvador’s Pacific coast are reporting further expansion as Surf City projects, improved security and international visi...

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Panama Employment Tops Two Million After Addition of 77,000 Formal Jobs

Panama has added more than 77,000 formal jobs, lifting the country’s employed workforce above two million as private-sector hiring supports continued labour-market growth.

El Salvador Announces $110 Million in Public-Sector Bonus Payments

Labor Minister Rolando Castro announced $110 million in scheduled bonus payments for public-sector employees, with the disbursements expected to feed into household spending as ...

El Salvador Expands Cargo Checks Along Major Highway Logistics Corridors

El Salvador’s Vice Ministry of Transport has expanded regulatory and security checkpoints on major freight routes to improve road safety, curb contraband and oversee cargo traff...

Costa Rica Introduces Import Controls Targeting Goods Linked to Forced Labour

Costa Rica has introduced new import restrictions designed to prevent goods produced with forced labour from entering the country, tightening supply-chain compliance requirement...

El Salvador Raids Target Cross-Border Smuggling Network in Western Departments

Salvadoran prosecutors coordinated police raids in Santa Ana and Sonsonate targeting a network accused of organising the cross-border smuggling of commercial goods through weste...

Panama Former Public Works Minister Sentenced to 16 Years in Corruption Case

A Panamanian court sentenced former Public Works Minister Federico Suarez to 16 years in prison following a corruption trial involving the alleged embezzlement of state infrastr...
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