Panama Banana Growers Face Serious Debts
 A cut in the US Chiquita Brand transnational purchases caused important economic losses and millionaire debts to Panamanian banana producers, sources of the sector reported.

Guatemalans Hail Evo Morales Visit
Guatemalan civil society representatives are looking forward to the visit of Bolivian President Evo Morales early this week, to attend the Latin American Indigenous Foundation (FIL) September 12 through 14.

Fidel Castro to Lead Cuba at NAM
Cuban President Fidel Castro will officially head the Cuban delegation to the 14th Summit of the Non-Aligned Countries Movement (NAM), Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque informed, adding that the statesman is recuperating satisfactorily.

Venezuela Fights Inflation
Strategies of the government of Venezuela to control evolution of the Consumers Price Index face the challenge of an accumulated 10.4 inflation between January and August, likely to close near 15 percent in 2006, according to National Assembly Finance Committee Chairman Rodrigo Cabezas.

Bolivia Ruffled over Assembly
The Bolivian government this week faced a regional strike with poor results, which seems to be a move by conservative sectors to hinder the process of change taking place in the country.