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Costa Rican Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa steps down

Amid rumors swarming around Casa Presidencial this week of a major shakeup in President Luis Guillermo Solís’ Cabinet, word came Tuesday that Public Security Minister Celso Gamboa would step down effective Tuesday, Feb. 10.

Mexico’s Peña Nieto asks for investigation into his mansions

MEXICO CITY – Battling favoritism accusations, Mexico's scandal-hit President Enrique Peña Nieto announced on Tuesday an investigation into houses that he, his wife and his finance minister bought from government contractors.

Honduran judges sacked for opposing 2009 coup seek reparations at Inter-American Court of Human Rights

Former Judge Guillermo López: “It’s unheard of that a high court of justice would make an effort to legitimize what had been a coup d’etat.”

Cuban capitol building is renovation in marble and symbolism

Just 30 years after its completion, Cuba's grand temple of democracy and patriotism was virtually abandoned to the bats and the dust. Today the building is undergoing a rehabilitation that is not only physical but symbolic too

Obama to request $1 billion from Congress to help Central America

U.S. President Barack Obama's administration hopes to increase funding to Central America to $1 billion next year as part of a drive to boost relations with southern neighbors, bolster security and stem illegal immigration.

Protesters scold Kissinger, Sen. McCain calls them ‘scum’

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. foreign policy titan Henry Kissinger came to Capitol Hill Thursday to discuss global security challenges, but received a rude welcome from protesters who demanded his arrest for war crimes.

Salary incentives and bonuses at public banks hurt credit options for small businesses, says comptroller general

A report made public this week by Costa Rica's Comptroller General's Office notes that from 2006-2012, three of the country's public banks spent ₡100 billion ($185 million) on salary incentives and bonuses for employees, which is the equivalent of almost a quarter of their total profits.

CELAC should be seen as an ally of the region’s social movements, says indigenous leader

CELAC seems like a step forward in the transformation process taking place in Latin America, José Luis Siguil, a member of Tzuk Kim-Pop – which translates to “Highland Peoples Interwoven” – told The Tico Times.

‘Enough,’ says Guatemala journalist group, citing pre-election threats

A hostile and dangerous atmosphere is being created to thwart journalism in Guatemala ahead of elections, the Guatemalan Journalists Association, or APG, has warned.

Honduras brings homicide rate down

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras – Honduras has sharply reduced its homicide rate, one of the world's worst, from 86 to 66 per 100,000 people, President Juan Orlando Hernández said Sunday.

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