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President Álvaro Colom has granted an extradition request by the US for former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo on charges of money laundering and fraud. After a campaign promising... 2011-11-28

Panama received a diplomatic and commercial visit by Barbados's government officials from October 18-26, as the Caribbean island officials sought to enhance trade and investment opportunities... 2011-10-27

Oscar Mejia, the former president of Guatemala from 1983 to 1986, whose administration oversaw increased repression and government violence, has been declared a fugitive by a Guatemalan... 2011-10-27

In early October former Spanish judge Baltasar Garzón said that the International Criminal court (ICC) could formally investigate the individuals who orchestrated the 2009 coup d'état... 2011-10-27

The government has unveiled a number of measures to ensure greater transparency in dealing with the influx of international aid it has received as a result of the October 10-16th flood.... 2011-10-27

None of Guatemala's presidential candidates managed to maintain an absolute majority in the September elections, meaning a run-off election will now take place on November 6. Otto Pérez... 2011-10-04

Nicaraguan journalist, Silvia Gonzalez, a reporter for El Diario Nuevo newspaper fled to the U.S. in late September after allegedly receiving death threats from purported supporters... 2011-10-04

On 15 September, El Salvador was added to a US list of illicit drug transit hotspots, reflecting the growing influence of Mexico's cartels in the country. Mexico's cartels have become... 2011-10-04

A poll conducted by Unimer for the local daily La Nación revealed that the government's first priority should be addressing the financial difficulties of the country's social security... 2011-10-04

Following the tensions between Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli and Vice-President Juan Carlos Varela, which led to the breakdown of the alliance between their respective parties... 2011-10-04