Latin America
At least 12 killed as plane crashes in Honduras
(CNS): An aircraft operated by the Honduran airline Lanhsa crashed into the Caribbean sea within a minute of take-off from the island of Roatán last night. The flight was carrying 17 people. Twelve were killed in the crash, five were rescued from the ocean and one person is missing, according to posts by the Honduran […]
Premier offers support in wake of Bay Islands fire
(CNS) Around 2,000 people on the cay of Bonacca in the Bay Islands, Honduras, have been affected by a devastating fire that tore through the area on Saturday morning destroying over 200 homes and buildings. The Cayman Islands has close historical ties to the area and Premier Wayne Panton has offered support as the community […]
Offshore lawyers sue Laundromat filmmakers
(CNS): The partners of beleaguered law firm Mossack Fonseca are suing the makers of the movie The Laundromat, which is based on the Panama Papers scandal, claiming the film paints them as villains at the centre of a web of illegal offshore activities. Jürgen Mossack and Ramón Fonseca filed the legal action in the district […]
Global activists highlight regional corruption
(CNS): More than half of all citizens in Latin American and Caribbean countries assessed by Transparency International believe corruption is getting worse in their country. In the latest report from the anti-corruption activists, people in this region think their governments are not doing enough to tackle corruption. Global Corruption Barometer–Latin America and the Caribbean found […]
