Ortega Keeps Lead in the Count
Sandinista candidate Daniel Ortega continues the advantage over his rivals in the contest for the Nicaraguan presidency, with 40.43 percent of the voting committees counted.

Crime Will Not Stop Salvador Tourism
El Salvador's Tourism Minister Ruben Rochi declared on Monday that with our without guarantees of security, tourism is the sector contributing most hard currency, after family remittances.

Panama Fights Drug Trafficking
Panamanian authorities finalize a bill Monday to be presented this week to step up the struggle against drug trafficking and organized crime.

Guatemala Lauds Cuba Humanism
Solidarity with all peoples of the world has been and is still today one of the basic principles of the Revolution, Cuban ambassador to Guatemala Omar Morales stated.

Venezuela Bankrolls Latin America Teamwork
The Venezuelan government will contribute five million dollars to the functioning of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), as part of similar actions agreed in Montevideo at the end of the chiefs of State s summit.