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Panama became a full member of the Andean Development Corporation (CAF), a multilateral financial institution that promotes sustainable development and regional economic integration.... 2008-07-31

According to Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez, Honduras is discussing possible membership to the Alternativa Bolivariana para las Américas (ALBA), the Caracas-led economic and... 2008-07-31

According to local newspaper La Prensa, several key leaders of the Colombian rebel group Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were spotted in Managua meeting with President... 2008-07-31

Costa Rica's Housing Minister, Fernando Zumbado, announced that he was temporarily leaving his post in July amid an ongoing investigation into the alleged misuse of ministry funds.... 2008-07-30

El Salvadoran President Tony Saca has accused the opposition Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front (FMLN) of aligning itself with Venezuela's socialist leader Hugo Chávez ahead... 2008-07-30

Six months into his first term in office, President Álvaro Colom announced a cabinet reshuffle in July. Guatemala's leader replaced his health and agriculture ministers, Eusebio... 2008-07-30

El Salvador's congress approved a bill in June doubling the monthly subsidy given to public transport companies in a bid to keep prices under wraps. Bus and minibus companies now... 2008-07-02

The Honduran congress has rushed through new police legislation in a bid to come down harder on organised crime. The government has included measures in the law to reduce corruption... 2008-07-02

The Honduran congress has rushed through new police legislation in a bid to come down harder on organised crime. The government has included measures in the law to reduce corruption... 2008-07-02

Rising inflationary pressures - and the increasing risk of prolonged unrest as consumer feel the pinch of higher living costs - remains the main downside threat to our short-term... 2008-07-02