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- Latin-America-Europe summit begins under feud
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 AP - European and Latin American leaders pledged to fight poverty, global warming and high food prices on Friday, presenting a show of unity despite a feud between Colombia and Venezuela that threatened to disrupt their summit.
- DJ Nicaragua Apr 2007-08 Coffee Exports Up 43% To 174,647 Bags
- -- style='font-size:11px;'>DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Nicaraguan coffee exports in April, the seventh month of the new 2007-08 crop cycle, were up 43% to 174,647 (60-kilogram) bags, the official Nicaraguan Export Center, Cetrex, said Friday. This compares to
- Delgado: No Foreign Troops in Panama
Panama, May 16 (Prensa Latina) Panama Minister of Government and Justice Daniel Delgado ruled out the possibility of accepting the presence of foreign troops in Panama. Delgado denied media versions on that eventuality, which aroused after the visit of
- 7th Costa Rica Poetry Fest Opens
San Jose, May 16 (Prensa Latina) The seventh International Poetry Festival Costa Rica 2008 sessions in San Jose on May 16-23, with the participation of poets from 14 countries of America, Europe and Africa. The launching of books by authors as the
- TGI Opens Panama Offices
?Establishing a local presence in Panama at this time fits into our growth strategy,? said Tony Gonzalez, TGI?s CEO. ?Panama is a country that is experiencing a construction boom in addition to the current Panama Canal expansion project. This
- Panama to deploy on Columbian border
AM Panama will create an armed border protection force to combat the flow of cocaine and weapons and to catch leftist guerrillas along its jungle border with Colombia, the government said on Friday. Panama is a major transit point for South American
- Panama to deploy special force on Colombian border
PANAMA CITY, May 16 (Reuters) - Panama will create an armed border protection force to combat the flow of cocaine and weapons and to catch leftist guerrillas along its jungle border with Colombia, the government said on Friday. Panama is a major transit
- Panama pilots "go slow"
Maritime Global Net http://www.mgn.com PO Box 207 Bristol, RI 02809 Tel: 401-247-7780 Fax: 401-247-7756 EMAIL THIS PANAMA PILOTS "GO SLOW" Friday, 16 May 2008 THE Panama Canal Authority has accepted that there may be a "few very isolated" incidents
- Salvador remittances hit record of $1.25B
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador Salvadoran migrants in the U.S. and elsewhere are sending home record amounts of money, while remittances to other countries taper off. El Salvador's Central Reserve Bank reported Friday that it has received a record $1.25
- Britney Spears, Mel Gibson Vacation Together in Costa Rica
PM GMT (TransWorldNews) Britney Spears and Mel Gibson left Thursday morning from Burbank's Bob Hope Airport on a flight to Costa Rica, according to Access Hollywood. Spears and Gibson who will be accompanied by Spears' father and Gibson's wife.
- Costa Rica National Junior Surf Team headed to France
International Surfing Association (ISA).Mobile: Capbreton / Hossegor / Signosse, France24 May - 1 June 2008 Costa Rica National Junior Surf Team ready for bi-national tourny and World Juniors Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 15 May, 2008 : - - San Jose,
- Guatemala Activists Slam US Raid
Guatemala, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The National Round Table for Immigration (MENAMIG) condemned Thursday in Guatemala the massive detention of 390 foreign workers with excessive use of force, 290 of them Guatemalan, in a factory located in Iowa, US. 'We
- SCI to promote Costa Rican humanitarian scheme
ng & property worldwide Education provider Spa College International (SCI) is to provide an optional stay for individuals on its courses to volunteer as part of a humanitarian project to benefit the indigenous people of Costa Rica. In addition to the
- Spears, Gibson relaxing together in Costa Rica
BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhuanet) -- Britney Spears and Mel Gibson took off together Thursday morning from Burbank's Bob Hope Airport on a flight to Costa Rica, Access Hollywood has confirmed. According to a report in People, a source said the two are 'just
- UOG Student Off To Costa Rica For Internship
:25 p.m. Guam - An aspiring entomologist from the University of Guam (UOG) will be going to Costa Rica for an internship program next month. Julie Dulay, a student of UOG, was given the trip for her outstanding work on insects that inhabit Guam. -
- Turkey, Australia, Panama Diamond Exchanges Join WFDB
RAPAPORT... The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) accepted three new diamond exchanges as members during the organization's general assembly in Shanghai this week. The three exchanges were the Diamond Dealers Club of Australia, the Istanbul Gold
- Digicel wins $86m bid for Panama mobile licence
Digicel Central America Holdings Limited, through its wholly owned subsidiary, Digicel (Panama) S.A., has paid $86m for a licence at auction to operate a GSM mobile network in Panama. Digicel's win of the mobile licence in Panama is the latest in its
- Local team fourth into Costa Rica
Bluenosers enjoy ice cream before heading to Jamaica Having refuelled in Costa Rica, the first group of yachts in the Clipper 07-08 fleet made speed towards Flamenco Marina at the entrance to the Panama Canal yesterday, and gathered to prepare for the
- FAO Gives Near us$100 Million to Nicaragua
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) will give Nicaragua near $100 million dollars to start the harvest season and help achieve food safety. Armando Cerrato, associate representative of FAO, said the aid will go to small rice and corn
- 'Unwanted' desks headed for Costa Rica
By Jesse Duarte, St Elena Star About 100 desks that just weeks ago appeared destined for a landfill are now being shipped to an impoverished Costa Rican school, thanks to the intervention of St. Helenas John Heflebower and the St. Helena Kiwanis Club.
- Panama Debating on Health System Project
Panama, May 8 (Prensa Latina) A government project to create a unique system of health had a strong opposition of medical unions, considering it opens the doors to privatization of the sector. The subject attracted the attention of media and the
- Eye Program Helps Guatemala Ixils
Guatemala, May 12 (Prensa Latina) The Ixil Triangle, a remote zone of Guatemala, benefits Monday from the Operation Miracle, a Cuban-Venezuelan project to provide free ophthalmologic surgery for low-income patients with eye afflictions. Nebaj, Cotzal
- Thousands march against drug violence in Honduras
ReutersTEGUCIGALPA -- Wearing white and waving handkerchiefs, some 30,000 Hondurans marched in the northern city of San Pedro Sula on Wednesday to condemn a bloody crime wave fueled by violence between rival drug gangs. 'We want peace, we want peace,'
- Honduras: Satisfied with Cuba Agreements
Havana, May 15 (Prensa Latina) Honduran Technical Cooperation Secretariat representative Karen Zelaya expressed Thursday in Havana the great satisfaction for the progress of the agreements established with Cuba. Zelaya participates in this capital in
- Panama VP, Relations with Cuba Improved
Panama, May 14 (Prensa Latina) Panama Senior Vice President and Foreign Minister, Samuel Lewis, termed as excellent relations with Cuba, strengthened by President Torrijos recent call to Havana. Among the bilateral projects promoted Lewis noted
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