Guatemala Unions Closing Ranks
Guatemalan trade unions should bring forward a new model to face the challenges of the imminent free trade agreement with the US, experts agree.

Honduras Rains Leave Damage, Deaths
The over 48-hour uninterrupted rains in western Honduras have resulted in landslides, increased river water levels, lack of communication and at least three people dead, local press headlined Monday.

US in Guatemala Anti-drug Force
Guatemalan Defense Minister Francisco Bermudez admitted Monday there is a special anti-drug force in formation in the country in which some US agents are involved.

Morales, Chavez, to Andean Summit
President of Bolivia Evo Morales is expected to travel to Quito Tuesday to assume the presidency of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), at a summit also to be attended by his Venezuelan counterpart, Hugo Chavez.

Bolivian Indigenous Denounce Conspiracy
Eastern Bolivia’s Indigenous Peoples Confederation (CIDOB) Monday denounced an oligarchic anti-government conspiracy to encourage violence to preserve the unused large estates.

Cuba Denounces US Grip on Puerto Rico
Cuba denounced to the UN on Monday the US attempts to strengthen its economic, political and social control on Puerto Rico by hindering its right to self-determination.