Region’s presidents to discuss drug trafficking in August
GUATEMALA CITY – The Central American presidents will meet August 8 in Nicaragua to discuss issues including combating drug trafficking and the decriminalization of drugs (as proposed by Guatemala last February), announced Guatemalan President Otto Pérez.
The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), José Miguel Insulza, will also be present to report the progress of a group created at the Summit of the Americas in April in Colombia.
Official data indicate that 87 percent of the drugs bound for the U.S. pass through Central America, specially in the “Northern Triangle” (Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras), where violent crime rates have increased.
You may be interested

Vaccinated people don’t have to self-isolate after Covid contact
Alejandro Zúñiga - March 8, 2021People who are fully vaccinated against Covid-19 won’t have to isolate if they are a close contact to someone who…

Starting in April, Manuel Antonio NP will be open on Mondays
Alejandro Zúñiga - March 8, 2021Costa Rica’s most popular national park is switching up its hours. Starting April 1, Manuel Antonio National Park will remain…

Costa Rica unemployment disproportionately impacts women
Alejandro Zúñiga - March 8, 2021Unemployment in Costa Rica is at 19.1%, but the job loss provoked by the pandemic has predominantly impacted women. According…