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FTA
Keeps Guatemala Minister in Dock
The Guatemalan Congress began
its second day of questioning
Economy Minister Marcio Cuevas
Thursday, on the basis and
effects of the free trade
agreement with the United
States.
FELAP
Looks at Development, Poverty
Juan Carlos Camaño, chair of the
Latin American Journalism
Federation (FELAP), said
Thursday that any analysis on
development and poverty causes
cannot be serious if they are
only tackled on the surface.
Honduras Bows to IMF on Budget
The Honduran Congress approved
the national budget for 2006,
under pressure from the
International Monetary Fund,
which evaluates the Honduran
economy as the poorest in the
area after Haiti and Nicaragua.
Nicaragua Doctors Strike for
Better Pay
Dozens of physicians returned to
the streets of Managua on
Wednesday, while health
conditions of four colleagues
worsened as result of a hunger
strike they have staged since
last week.
Guatemala
Preps Arms Control Event
Illegal trade of weapons causes
concern in the Guatemalan
national territory and in the
rest of Central America, since
its geographical position makes
it a bridge for illegal traffic
to the north.
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