Panama Meeting to Analyze Disasters
Experts from Central America and Mexico will review projects being carried out as part of the Mesoamerican Initiative on Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Disasters (IMPMDN), at a meeting slated for February 2-3 in this capital.

Nicaraguan Health Staff Join Doc Strike
Health Workers Federation´s (FETSALUD) decision to join striking doctors demanding wage improvements places Monday a new complexion to the situation in Nicaraguan public hospitals.

Raul Castro Praises Mexican Rebel
Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces Minister, Army General Raul Castro, congratulated Mexican Antonio Conde Pontones, known as “El Cuate”, for his decisive contribution to the Granma yacht expedition.

Colombia-Venezuela Shore up Border
Colombia and Venezuela have agreed on a bilateral cooperation-information plan to reinforce security and fight against crime and drug-trafficking along the common border, according to an official statement Tuesday.

Venezuelan minister calls for OPEC production cut
Venezuela's Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez on Monday called on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to prepare itself for a new production cut, according to reports from Vienna.