Honduran Church Protests Mining Law
Highways to Copan, in the Honduran west, will be blocked from early Tuesday morning in a demand to overturn the Mining Law, Catholic priests in the Central American country announced on Friday.

Drug Business Dismantled in El Salvador
The Salvadoran police dismantled a drug business in the central zone of El Salvador, which clients were controlled by means of video cameras, said Godofredo Miranda, head of the Anti-Drug Division (DAN) in statements given Friday in this capital.

Human Traffickers Captured in El Salvador
Salvadorian authorities on Tuesday confirmed that 306 human traffickers were captured and 1,227 illegal immigrants who entered the country on their way to the United States were located during the first semester of 2006.

Panama Jails Overcrowded
Nearly 12,000 people are jailed in Panama in prisons with capacity for 7,300, a situation that generates violence and desperation.

Guatemalan Pensioners Protest
Guatemalan seniors continued protesting at the Constitutionality Court on Friday, after the suspension of the Pension law for those elderly with no families.

Fidel Castro Calls for Solidarity at MERCOSUR Summit
Cuban President Fidel Castro on Friday called the member countries of MERCOSUR to boost solidarity for the sake of subregional integration, and offered the Island´s cooperation to achieve that goal.