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Monthly Archives: July, 2007

New Cigar Company Goes to the ‘Extreme’

ESTELÍ – They may not share the same family-name recognition as Padrón, Nicaragua’s most recognized and sought after cigar. And their history is not as...

Honduran Police Rescue Kidnapped Son of Banker

TEGUCIGALPA – Police rescued the kidnapped son of a Honduran Central Bank official in the southern city of Choluteca over the weekend, a police...

Guatemalan Army Protects Public Schools from Gangs

GUATEMALA CITY – The Guatemalan government has ordered the army to provide security at schools in two capital neighborhoods besieged by violent youth gangs. An...

Honduras Declares Dengue Fever Alert

TEGUCIGALPA – The Honduran Health Ministry has declared an alert in the capital due to an increase in dengue cases. Deputy Health Minister Carlos Aguilar...

Cuba Considers Foreign Investment

HAVANA – Cuba is considering bolstering the participation of foreign investors in sectors crucial to the island’s economic development, according to members of Havana’s...

Taiwan Plastic Company Eyes Guatemalan Refinery Project

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s Formosa Plastics is weighing the possibility of constructing a $7.2 billion refinery in Guatemala with the capacity to process 360,000 barrels...

Indigenous Leader Criticizes Arias’ Visit

President Oscar Arias drew fire this week from an indigenous leader after a presidential visit to indigenous communities in the Talamanca region, on the...

‘One More Star on the U.S. Flag’

Orlando Rodríguez smirks as a photographer takes his picture before this interview, and his female co-workers at the Puntarenas Pharmacy, on a downtown street...

Court Clears the Way for CAFTA Referendum

The Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) announced this week it has found nothing unconstitutional about the Central American Free-Trade Agreement with...

Thousands of Trees To Make San José Green

Approximately 3,500 trees and more than 5,000 plants will decorate San José’s parks and line its streets by year’s end – making “the dream...

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