Mario Palacios was arrested by U.S. agents this week in unusual circumstances. With major questions in Haiti over the mishandling of the investigation into the assassination of President Jovenel Moise last July, U.S. prosecutors will be hoping Palacios can help them build a case in the United States. ( Leer en español)

Veteran analysts of Cuba see the hallmarks of well-tried strategy by Havana's ruling Communist Party to create an escape valve for growing political pressure on the island after mass protests in July. ( Leer en español)

She lacks government experience and is married to a former leftist president. And her country is one of the poorest in the hemisphere. So how will Xiomara Castro govern? ( Leer en español)

After 12 years in power, the ruling National Party is tainted by accusations of drug trafficking hanging over outgoing president Juan Orlando Hernández. Opposition candidate Xiomara Castro is hoping to avenge a military coup that ousted her husband from the presidency in 2009.

In the lead up to Sunday’s vote, politicians and activists aligned with the ruling National Party have been feverishly doling out cash and promises of future payments totaling well over a hundred million dollars in what critics say is a desperate attempt to swing the election in its favor.

The estimated number of foreign-born Hondurans living in the U.S. has more than tripled in recent years to an estimated 579,000 people. But most won’t be able to vote in Sunday's election.