Ortega Promises Economic Stability
Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega told the International Monetary Fund Wednesday that he will maintain macroeconomic stability, but his government policies will aim at reducing poverty and unemployment.

Honduras, Cuba for Friendship, Ties
Honduran Foreign Minister Milton Danilo Jimenez Puerto begins an official Cuba visit Wednesday, invited by his counterpart Felipe Perez Roque.

US Invasion of Panama Dissected
The US invasion of Panama in 1989 was a unilateral action and a brutal violation of international law, and served mainly to reaffirm Washington's control on the Canal Zone, analyst Julio Yao denounced on Wednesday.

Colombian police arrest town mayor meeting with paramilitaries
Colombian police have arrested Nazly Zambrano, the mayor of a town, during his meeting with paramilitaries from the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), media reports said on Wednesday.

Venezuela Says No to Drug Charges
Venezuelan authorities strongly rejected statements made by the US Ambassador to Caracas, who denounced an increase of drug trafficking through the Venezuelan territory.