Bus Fair Strifes Ignite Nicaragua
Clashes between the Nicaraguan Police and students over raising public buss tariffs was the main event of the week.

Guatemalan Governor Killed
Julio Urrea Ruiz, governor of the department of Solola, Guatemala, was shot dead hours before the visit of President Oscar Berger to this region on Saturday.

Honduras President Admits Up in Crime
Honduras´ President Manuel Zelaya Friday admitted that insecurity in his country is “serious and critical” and urged all social sectors to support the fight against violence.

Guatemalan Women Move Against Violence
A diverse group of Guatemalan organizations are discussing creation of a common front against the wave of murders of women in Guatemala that claimed 235 victims in 2006, and a total of 2, 000 since police began to keep records in 2001.

Latin America Comes of Age
The Bolivian town of Shinahota was Saturday a reference point of Latin American integration, after Presidents Evo Morales (Bolivia) and Hugo Chavez (Venezuela), and Cuban Vice President Carlos Lage met here.