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Monthly Archives: October, 2009

U.S. to step up efforts in Honduran negotiations

The U.S. State Department is joining the political fray in Honduras this week after a decision by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to send...

EU agreement on hold pending Honduras crisis

The Honduran crisis is delaying trade agreement negotiations between Central America and the European Union (EU), as diplomats wait to see how the political...

Costa Rican court sets date for gold mine dispute hearing

A one-day hearing for the controversial open-pit gold mine project in Las Crucitas near the Nicaraguan border is scheduled for Nov. 12 in Costa...

In The News Oct. 23

IN THE NEWS 4Coffee Percolates to 12-Month High   Coffee hit a 12-month-high selling international price Tuesday at $144.25 for the quintal (46 kilograms), the Coffee Institute...

Reform Plans Fade as Honduras Talks Drag

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – While negotiators for ousted President Manuel “Mel” Zelaya continue to make their case for restitution, resistance leaders admit the struggle for...

Latin American Social Gap Stymies Development

Latin America and the Caribbean region continue to grapple with the widest socioeconomic gap in the world, according to a group of economic experts...

Study: Women Earn 17 Percent Less in Latin America

A recently released working paper by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) paints a grim picture for women, black and indigenous employees throughout Latin America,...

PLN’s Chinchilla Names Vice Presidential Choices

Costa Rica’s presidential frontrunner, Laura Chinchilla of the National Liberation Party (PLN), named her vice-presidential running mates Monday, in front of an audience of...

Obama Names Choice For Ambassador to Costa Rica

United States President Barack Obama has proposed an environmental consultant to head the United States Embassy in Costa Rica. The embassy has been without an...

From One Nobel to Another: Arias Congratulates Obama

From One Nobel to Another: Arias Congratulates Obama   Hours after headlines spread around the world that United States President Barack Obama had received the 2009 peace prize,...

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