Nicaragua: IMF Has Last Word
The five-month protest by Nicaraguan doctors urging for a pay raise continues in the absence of an agreement with the authorities.

Mexico Unable to Rein Organized Crime
The Mexican Public Functions Office (SFP) denounced the absence of mechanisms and national security laws to detect and stop organized crime´s infiltration into the government, which cripples the battle against crime and corruption.

Violence Marks Easter in Guatemala
Despite government efforts to stop the growing violence, including incorporating 2,400 soldiers into the National Police in an attempt to guarantee security during Holy Week, crime continues at a high level in Guatemala, where more than 40 people have been murdered in five days.

Cuban Exiles behind Human Traffic
Cuban counterrevolutionary groups rooted in the Mexican Caribbean are making millions smuggling people and drugs in this country, Mexican web sites revealed.

Police to Bully Guatemala Farmers
Tension is growing in Guatemala between a farmer-organized call to a national uprising after Easter and police warning they will clamp down on demonstrations.