Secretary of State Rice Hails Strong U.S. Relationship with Panama
The Panama Canal, now being widened to make the waterway even more competitive in the global market, is a prime example “of how friendly states can make potential sources of conflict a source of cooperation,” according to U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Rescuing Nicaraguan Post Offices
Rescuing Nicaragua s Post Offices, the state company that previous administrations used as a piggybank to pay for electoral campaigns and other under-the-table expenses, is a serious task for the new sector authorities.

Nicaragua Regrets Colombia Rejection of The Hague
Nicaragua lamented Colombia's decision to reject presenting its position to the International Court in the Hague, considering that institution ideal to solve an old border dispute between both nations.

Bus Drivers Strike in Guatemala City
Two hundred bus drivers began a protest in southeast Guatemala City Tuesday because of rising crime, assaults and extortion.

El Salvador on Emergency Diarrhea Alert
El Salvador's Ministry of Health decreed a state of emergency due to 16 children dead from diarrhea or gastroenteritis this year, and more than 21,200 cases currently suffering the illness.

Brazilian jungle state passes law to curb climate change, global warming
Brazil's Amazonas state on Tuesday ratified a law to reduce global warming in the state, the state governor Eduardo Braga announced in a statement on Tuesday.