Central America News

ST JOHN'S, Antigua -- On Saturday night, an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 was felt in several islands in the northeastern Caribbean, including Antigua and Barbuda, but there were no immediate reports of injury of damage.

Also, for the convenience of our readers and the online community generally, we have reproduced the complete Caribbean Net News archives from 2004 to 2010 here .

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller in conversation with Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr Peter Phillips ; and Minister of State Luther Buchanan ; while attendingNoel Monteith, on Saturday, May 18 at the Carmel Moravian Church Scores of mourners and well wishers turned out to celebrate the life of former educator and People's National Party ... (more)

Dave Lombardo, founding member of the metal band Slayer wowed fans at a Tel Aviv masters class.

Vancouver father Brad Deering, 42, and three others were inside his gated community home in San Jose in Costa Rica on Thursday morning, when three men stormed the house, shot and killed Deering and tied up the others.

Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to "get their house in order" and sign up to international treaties on tax.

The first Cuban Cultural Fest in Tampa , Fla. was well underway yesterday. This weekend Ybor City was a Cuban festive atmosphere along Avenida Republica de Cuba which drew not only Cubans but other nationalities as well to celebrate Cuban tradition and heritage.

A Canadian has been killed in Costa Rica in an apparent home invasion, but the government is releasing few other details on the matter.

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Participants are expected to announce various commitments to advance the "Caribbean Challenge," an initiative that is touted as the first comprehensive conservation endeavor in the ... (more)

A trail of blood is seen at the Kirkland Heights house of Keith Clarke, who was killed by the security forces on May 27, 2010.

A former general who presided over a reign of terror in Guatemala during the 1980s has been convicted of genocide.

For many, the answer to the question would you rather rot in a Cuban political prison or struggle to survive in Spain has an obvious answer.

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of Managua.

As I've previously noted on this site, U.S. Embassies apparently exist solely to help the interests of America-haters and give them an opportunity for visas to the U.S. Now, President Obama's hand-picked U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, "Dumbassador" Anne Andrews, has enlisted her U.S. Embassy employees in this ridiculous music video to encourage ... (more)

McKeeva Bush said in a statement late Friday that he knows nothing about a donation to University College of the Caribbean in Jamaica as alleged in local media reports.

Isai Carrillo, a 4-year-old Belizean boy, holds a stuffed animal while sitting with his mother, Ruth, and his grandmother, Mercedes, prior to his surgery.

The country of Cuba is only 90 miles from the Florida Keys but in many ways we are worlds apart.

Charges have been dropped against two older American tourists arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands after a bullet was found in each of their luggage on separate occasions as they prepared to depart.

Joseph Mikrut, a graphic designer and one of the owners of Anamaya Yoga Resort in Montezuma, Costa Rica, has finished constructing what may very well be the world's first treehouse shaped in the form of an icosahedron .

Pat Robertson, the network's 83-year-old founder, was not condoning adultery when he answered a viewer's quesion on "The 700 Club" this week, the network said.