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High-profile politician, and possible future candidate for the Honduran presidency, Porfirio Lobos recently attacked the current government over its poor record of corruption, publicly... 2007-10-08

It seems as though the election of Pedro Miguel González as the president of the National Assembly may prove to be setback for trade negotiations between Panama and the US. While... 2007-10-05

The election of Pedro Miguel Gonzalez as the president of the National Assembly has sparked tension between the US and Panama. The US believes that Gonzalez was complicit in the death... 2007-09-06

El Salvador was among Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian's destinations on his nine-day trip in August to Central America. El Salvadorean President Tony Saca said that his country... 2007-09-06

A visit by Taiwanese President Chen Shui-Bian in August provided occasion for Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega to promise a 'new era' in relations between the two countries. Nicaragua... 2007-09-06

Costa Rican president Óscar Arias met with Nicaraguan counterpart, Daniel Ortega in August, in an effort to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries after years of... 2007-09-06

The most worrying part about the first round of Guatemala's presidential election was the level of violence surrounding the campaign. This has been the bloodiest election campaign... 2007-09-06

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his first official visit to Honduras in August - the first by a Brazilian president in 100 years of diplomatic relations between... 2007-09-06

With no candidate receiving much more than 20% support in public opinion polls, well shy of the 50% threshold necessary to win in the first round outright, our core view is that Guatemala's... 2007-08-02

In a step towards the approval of the bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the US and Panama, Panama's legislative assembly has voted by 58 votes to three in favour of the... 2007-08-02