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Monthly Archives: September, 2004

Court: War Support Unconstitutional

PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco’s decision to declaremoral support for the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq last Marchhas been declared unconstitutional by the nation’s highestcourt, meaning Costa...

President Denies Crisis Pacheco’s Cabinet Crumbles

Seven high-level government officials resignedthis week, including more members of thePresident’s economic team, leaving some legislators,business leaders and analysts questioningthe country’s political stability.While some...

Government Corruption Scandal Explodes

PROSECUTORS are investigating formerPresident Rafael Angel Calderón and several topgovernment officials for allegedly having receivedlarge sums of money to arrange a multimillion-dollargovernment contract for...

Honduras President Says Parlacen Not Needed

TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) – HonduranPresident Ricardo Maduro this week saidhe considers the Central AmericanParliament (Parlacen) “unnecessary,” andasked Congress to suspend Honduran paymentsto the organization.“I am...

Guatemalan Campesinos Take Over Energy Plant

SAN CRISTÓBAL VERAPAZ,Guatemala – After a seven-hour occupationof the country’s main hydroelectricpower plant, a group of some 2,000campesinos on Tuesday night began negotiationswith the...

Reopening of Romero Murder Case Requested

SAN SALVADOR (AFP) – The legalguidance office of the Archbishop of SanSalvador on Tuesday demanded thereopening of the 1980 murder case ofslain Archbishop Oscar...

Region’s Presidents To Meet with Brazil’s

SAN SALVADOR (AFP) – The presidentsof Central America will meet Sept.20 in New York with their Brazilian counterpartLuiz Inacio Lula da Silva to analyzea...

Costa Rica Sends Its Condolences to Russia

FOREIGN Minister Roberto Tovarhas sent the country’s condolences to thefamilies of the victims of the recent hostagestandoff at a school in Beslan, Russia.At least...

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