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Violence Erupts in La Carpio

CLOUDS of tear gas filled the streets of the impoverishedshantytown of La Carpio, west of San José, onMonday evening as violent protestors shot at...

Construction Workers Join Students in Strike

NEGOTIATIONS between theNational University Council and the governmentover next year’s education budgetcame to a virtual standstill this week,as students continued to protest, non-violently,for the...

New Political Party Already Has Support

GRANADA, Nicaragua – Minority partiesand splinter political movements comeand go in Nicaragua as frequently andephemerally as the rains.But when the ballots are counted, all...

Antonio Saca Takes Power in El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR – Former soccerbroadcaster and business leader ElíasAntonio “Tony” Saca, 39, was sworn inTuesday as El Salvador’s third Presidentelected since the civil war...

Guatemala to Send 190 Troops to Haiti

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) – TheUnited Nations this week thankedGuatemala for its decision Monday tosend 190 military troops to Haiti to participatein the United Nations...

U.S. Man Found Guilty Of Slaying Honduran Wife

TEGUCIGALPA (AFP) – LongIsland native Andrew Stephen Gole, 47,last Friday was found guilty in a criminalcourt of killing and dismembering his 25-year-old Honduran wife,...

Nike Heir Drowns In El Salvador

SAN SALVADOR – El Salvador’sregional prosecutor’s office in Soyapangolast week opened an investigation into thedeath of Matthew Hatfield Knight, theeldest son of Nike co-founder...

Guatemala Will Sign Free-Trade Pact with Chile

GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) –Guatemala and Chile expect to sign abilateral free-trade agreement by nextweek at the latest, announced GuatemalanPresident Oscar Berger on Monday, followinga...

Nica-Tico Soldier Ordered to Year in Prison

GRANADA, Nicaragua – Empoweredby the example of peace set by U.S.Staff Sgt. Camilo Mejía, family and friendsof the recently convicted Nicaraguan-bornsoldier this week pledged...

Panama Deports 3 Israeli Pranksters

THREE of six Israeli men detained inPanama last week for carrying toy gunson a Copa Airlines flight were deportedon Saturday to Colombia – the...

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