Panama Government Funds Canal Expansion
The Panamanian Council of Ministers has endorsed the first  us$120 million dollars for the enlargement of the Panama Canal next year, Presidential Minister Ubaldino Real informed on Thursday.

Panamanian Tainted Medicine Deaths Up
The Panama Attorney s Office announcement of over 220 deaths caused by the consumption of medicines contaminated with an industrial substance caused a huge stir in this Central American country on Thursday.

Guatemala Indigenous Law Seminar
The international seminar "Experiences and Progress of Indigenous Law" is taking place in Guatemala, with the participation of national and foreign experts interested in a controversial legal method.

US Troops to Peru
An unknown number of US troops will carry out a joint military drill "Landing-Assault and Security Operation -LASO" in Peru December 9-22.

Colombia Militia Ditch Government
The decision of chiefs of the paramilitary United Autodefenses of Colombia (AUC) to end the peace process with the government further complicates the political situation in this Andean nation.