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Around 6,500 people are reported to have been affected and 1,000 homes destroyed in Guatemala by tropical storm Matthew, which hit the region on September 25, according to the country's... 2010-10-05

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega has directed top Sandinista legislator Rene Núñez to reprint the country's constitution during a public holiday he personally declared. The most... 2010-10-05

El Salvador has stepped up efforts to bring rapidly escalating organised crime under control. The latest move in President Mauricio Funes' 'mano duro' strategy saw congress back plans... 2010-09-29

A weaker external outlook for Q410-2011 has seen a downward revision to some of the top-ranked economies in our most recent Latin American sovereign risk ratings. Yet, while several... 2010-09-16

The government of Honduras has criticised Ecuador's President Rafael Correa for revealing that there was a second survivor from last month's migrant massacre in Mexico. Foreign Minister... 2010-09-08

Central American countries and Mexico have started the second round of talks on a unified free trade agreement (FTA) in El Salvador. The talks are aimed at creating a single Mexico-Central... 2010-09-08

In seeking to boost bilateral cooperation against international crime, Colombia and Panama have pledged to strengthen security on their shared border, with a particular focus on tackling... 2010-09-08

The controversy surrounding President Daniel Ortega's fiscal programme continued in early September, when Central Bank President Antenor Rosales Bolaños stated unequivocally that bank's... 2010-09-08

The government of El Salvador has drafted a new public-private partnership (PPP) law, which will allow private companies to manage many of the country's most important investment projects.... 2010-09-02

Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla remains one of the most popular leaders in the Central American region, according to a recent CID-Gallup poll, with a 64% approval rating. This... 2010-08-03