Ivory Coast: Ouattara fighters 'capture Yamoussoukro'

Forces loyal to Alassane Ouattara, the internationally recognized president in Ivory Coast, have taken control of the port town of San Pedro which handles the country's lucrative cocoa export. In recent days the forces have made rapid advances taking control of the...

Police swoop arrest five in San Pedro Belize Human Trafficking!

By Albert Ciego - Staff Reporter A police detachment from Belize on special assignment to San Pedro has arrested a 24-year-old Guatemalan woman and charged her with human trafficking. Four other  Guatemalan women, ranging in age from 19 to 23, have been arrested...

Honduran jail riots kill 18

At least 18 prisoners have been killed in another round of riots in a Honduras jail."Police were called in to help restore order after prisoners attacked another group of inmates at the main jail in the capital, Tegucigalpa.It is the second such clash in Honduras in recent...

Nine killed in Honduras jail riot

Nine prisoners in a northern Honduras jail have been killed in a riot involving knivers and machetes."It is understood the fight started after one inmate shot another at the overcrowded prison in San Pedro Sula.Government official Hector Mejia said eight of the victims were...

Lazy days of wine and sun - Globe and Mail

" INGRID PERITZ AND ALEX DOBROTA From Saturday's Globe and Mail MONTREAL AND SAN PEDRO, BELIZE — Former adman Jean Lafleur enjoyed truffles, imported foie gras, champagne and $100 (U.S.) bottles of wine when living the high life in his Central American tropical idyll....

USC kicker Danelo found dead at bottom of cliff

"SAN PEDRO, Calif. -- Southern California kicker Mario Danelo was found dead Saturday about 120 feet down a rocky cliff near Point Fermin lighthouse. The body was reported by a passer-by at about 4:30 p.m., said Martha Garcia of the Los Angeles Police Department. Danelo, the...