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Panama's Vice-President, Juan Carlos Varela, has stated that his refusal in early July to take over the presidency in the absence of President Ricardo Martinelli should not be reason... 2011-07-29

Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli's political party, the Cambio Democrático (CD), is now the second largest party in the country by membership, following the recent decision... 2011-07-06

Guatemala's former first day, Sandra Torres, has had her second appeal over her disqualification from the September 2011 ballot rejected by the country's supreme electoral court. While... 2011-07-06

Honduras continues its rapprochement with the international community, following a visit to the country by foreign ministers from Venezuela and Colombia in late June. The visit was... 2011-07-06

US ambassador Robert J. Callaghan is preparing to leave his post in Nicaragua after serving in the Central American country for three years. Local news sources have reported the ambassador... 2011-07-05

Vice Minister of international commercial and negotiations, Álvarez de Soto, met with the American Chamber of Commerce to discuss the ratification of the free trade agreement (FTA)... 2011-06-05

Sigfrido Reyes, El Salvador's President of the Legislative Assembly, visited Cuba late in May 2011, in an effort to boost ties between the two countries. The Salvadoran left-wing ruling... 2011-06-05

Former Army General Otto Perez Molina had a significant lead in an opinion poll conducted late in May, which asked prospective voters about their choice for president in the upcoming... 2011-06-05

There have been widespread strikes across Honduras by public sector workers, teachers and bus drivers, among others, to protest the rapidly rising cost of living in the Central American... 2011-05-10

We view the Guatemalan supreme electoral court (TSE)'s plans to broadcast the methodology of the country's electoral process in four indigenous languages as a positive step towards... 2011-05-09