Nicaragua, Honduras Rule Out Tensions
The top military chiefs in Nicaragua and Honduras ruled out any tension on the common border Wednesday, despite the territorial dispute the two countries are resolving at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Panama Seizes Cocaine Shipment
Panamanian drug authorities are searching for four crewmembers of a captured boat laden with 11 tons of cocaine, police sources said on Wednesday.

Quake Shakes Panama, No Victims
A 5.5 earthquake (Richter scale) was registered in the northern coast of Panama Wednesday morning without causing damage or victims, the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC) reported.

Guatemala Neighborhood A Calamity
The Guatemalan government decreed a state of disaster in the capital s San Antonio neighborhood, where probable saturation of the drainage system 20 days ago caused the land to sink and a huge hole to swallow three people and several houses.

Guatemalan Teachers: No Privatization
Teachers took to the streets of Guatemala City on Wednesday to demand socioeconomic improvements and protest government plans to privatize education.