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Honduran President Porfirio Lobo has appointed Isaac Ramon Santos Aguilar as the new director of the country's anti-narcotics ministry. We believe Santos has a daunting task ahead of... 2012-05-08

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli, is facing questions over whether he accepted bribes from Italian companies in return for granting contracts to build prisons. While Panama's... 2012-05-07

Beginning in May, the Salvadoran government will commence wiretapping operations to combat drug cartels operating within the country, utilising US$5mn in US aid to open the Centre for... 2012-05-07

Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla's government was dealt a hard blow in mid-April when the constitutional court ruled that its flagship fiscal reform plan was unconstitutional.... 2012-05-04

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega continues to consolidate his power base following his November 2011 re-lection. Most recently, this has taken the form of ensuring official status... 2012-04-07

Costa Rica's ruling National Liberation Party (PLN) proposed a constitutional reform that would give elected officials perpetual immunity to criminal charges committed during their... 2012-04-02

Nicaragua's president, Daniel Ortega has come out strongly against drug legalisation. In response to Guatemalan president, Otto Pérez Molina's proposal for greater regional debate... 2012-04-02

Panama and Colombia announced a new agreement for increased intelligence sharing on March 27. As part of the deal, Colombian security forces will train Panamanian officers in aerial... 2012-04-02

Representatives of the two largest street gangs in El Salvador - the MS-13 and Barrio-18 have reached a truce in early March, resulting in a sharp 53% drop in daily homicides in the... 2012-03-30

In March, media outlets indicated the possible introduction of a tax on foreign currency purchases in the country. However we are skeptical about whether such a tax is likely as many... 2012-03-30