GUATEMALA CITY (AFP) – Anescalating wave of violence in this troubledcountry this week claimed the life ofCongressman Carlos Miralda, who waskilled Tuesday morning by...
SAN SALVADOR (AFP) – PresidentElías “Tony” Saca on Monday announcedhis government is launching operation“Super Friendly Hand,” aimed at rehabilitatingmembers of youth gangs.The program is...
SAN SALVADOR (AFP) – The fiveCentral American countries have resolvedall but one obstacle for the unification ofCentral American Customs, and expect itto be a...
A bill to reform the country’s immigrationlaw moved forward Tuesday whenPatriotic Bloc congressman HumbertoArce withdrew 40 reform motions he hadpresented. This allowed members of...
THE Ministry of Public Educationhas announced its proposed 2005 schoolyear calendar and is requesting teacherfeedback.The ministry proposes starting theschool year Feb. 7, 2005, and...
POLICE and park guards in theNorthern Zone shut down what theycalled an illegal logging operation thisweek, seizing a tractor, chain saws andsome 30,000 cubic...
DISPUTES in the LegislativeAssembly are no longer just between parties,but also within the parties themselves,increasingly complicating congressionalwork, the daily El Heraldo de laNueva Era...
CITING serious financial difficulties,officials from the Limón Red Crossannounced this week they will stop providingambulance and emergency services inthe capital of the Caribbean province...
PRESIDENT Abel Pacheco onFriday named Jorge Vargas as PlanningMinister – the only vacant minister positionon his Cabinet since an avalanche ofresignations earlier this month...
NOTHING in bringing her daughter’smurderers to justice came easy, andnow Jeanette Stauffer is struggling tocome up with $30,000 in reward moneyto pay witnesses who...
