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Monthly Archives: August, 2006

Montealegre Questioned in Bank Fraud Case

Eduardo Montealegre, presidential candidate for the upstart Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN), went before a special congressional commission Monday to answer questions about his alleged...

Guatemala Challenges U.S. Trade Practices

GUATEMALA CITY – The Guatemalan government this week announced it will file a complaint against the United States before the World Trade Organization (WTO)...

Volcanic Activity Threatens 500 Families in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY – The Pacaya Volcano, located 40 kilometers southwest of the Guatemalan capital, became more active Saturday and threatened some 500 families that...

15 Hit by Lightning Strike in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR – At least 15 people, several of them children, were injured by the electric shock of a lightning bolt that hit the...

Gang Busters Murdered In Northern Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA – The head of the crime commission in the northern Honduran city of Olanchito and his assistant were gunned down on a road...

Nickel Mining Sparks Controversy in Guatemala

GUATEMALA CITY – Nickel mining in Guatemala’s Caribbean region has pitted the government against environmental groups in the wake of a congressional effort to...

South African Expert Discusses Water Management

South African water-management expert Jacqueline King Tuesday addressed a seminar sponsored by the Costa Rican Electricity Institute (ICE), the state-run electricity and telecommunications monopoly,...

Soccer Team Earns Bronze Medal in Colombia

Costa Rica’s Sub-21 national soccer team, made up of the best players under age 21, defeated Honduras 1-0 Saturday to win a bronze medal...

Channel 14 Cameraman Stabbed to Death

Cristian Hernández, a cameraman for Channel 14 News, was stabbed to death early Saturday morning in front of a nightclub in Ciudad Quesada, in...

Father of Killed Diplomat Requests ‘Serious’ Investigation

The father of a Chilean diplomat killed when a Costa Rican policeman stormed the Chilean Embassy in San José two years ago denounced official...

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