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President Manuel Zelaya has been forced to endure the sixth and seventh resignations from his cabinet since taking office in 2006. The first was Minister of the Presidency Yani Rosenthal,... 2008-01-07

President Daniel Ortega continues to lock horns with the Nicaraguan legislature. Following his controversial implementation of 'citizen councils', which we believe will concentrate... 2008-01-07

President Tony Saca was forced in December to repudiate rumours that his government was planning to sever ties with Venezuela. Security Minister René Figueroa mentioned the possibility... 2008-01-07

Álvaro Colom is due to be inaugurated as president on January 14. There to witness the beginning of his four-year term is a 'who's-who' of Latin American politics, including all... 2008-01-07

A phone tapping scandal has erupted in Honduras. The head of state-owned telecom company

Following the electorate's approval of the DR-CAFTA trade deal in a referendum in October, the political wheels are in motion to bring the country fully into compliance with the conditions... 2007-12-03

Further to our story last month, in which we made clear that the biggest task facing president-elect Álvaro Colom was the country's crime problem, we would like to add two more priorities... 2007-12-03

El Salvadorean President Tony Saca in November criticised the US for earmarking too few funds (US$50mn, which in his words is 'very little cash') to a Washington-led effort to crack... 2007-12-03

The Panamanian political scene is likely to see the formal introduction of a new political party in the near future. In early November, a group including students and labour unions... 2007-12-03

On December 1, President Daniel Ortega inaugurated a system of 'people's power councils', which are designed to allow direct voter participation into government decision-making.... 2007-12-03