American Defense Ministers in Nicaragua
Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños opened the seventh Defense Ministerial Conference of the Americas in Managua on Monday, amid strong security measures due to attendance of Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld.

Panama Bank Boosts Assets
Panama's International Banking Center (CBI) raised its assets to us$6.8 billion dollars, an additional us$11.3 percent compared to similar period last year.

Central America Looks at Violence, Integration
The extraordinary summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Central American Integration System (SICA) is opening Tuesday in Francisco Morazan, 30 kilometers north of Tegucigalpa, focusing on regional delinquency.

Cubans Recall Creation of Party
Cubans recall Tuesday the creation of the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) s Central Committee 41 years ago in a ceremony marked by a reading of Commander Ernesto Che Guevara s farewell letter.

Chile Socialists: Venezuela in UN
President of the Socialist Party (PS) of Chile Camilo Escalona, called upon President Michelle Bachelet on Tuesday to vote for Venezuelan candidacy to the United Nations Security Council, in the name of regional integration.