Ortega’s Onslaught Against Catholic Priests Marches On

CENTRAL AMERICA IN MINUTES, Ep. 4: Rodrigo Chaves awards Nayib Bukele Costa Rica’s highest diplomatic honors and receives dozens of Salvadoran soldiers in Costa Rica —which abolished its Army in 1948— before getting permission from the legislature. Donald Trump taps top Republican foreign policymaker Marco Rubio, a staunch critic of Nicaragua, as secretary of state. He also nominates Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, head of the El Salvador Caucus, to lead the Department of Justice. Daniel Ortega expels the head of the Episcopal Conference of Nicaragua as the regime surveils, jails, and banishes Catholic clergy as a criminal organization. El Faro English translates Central America. Listen to Central America in Minutes every Friday on major podcast platforms. Help fund independent journalism in Central America by joining our crowdfunding community at support.elfaro.net. Be sure to subscribe and leave us a review. Our mantra this year at El Faro English is simple: Journalism must go on.