Panama to use transgenic mosquitoes to fight dengue
Email this page PANAMA CITY, January 15, 2014 (AFP) – Panama will try to control a dengue outbreak that has claimed six lives this year by releasing transgenic mosquitoes to…
Guatemala fights money laundering
Email this page January 15th, 2014 (ISH) In early December, Guatemala’s Public Ministry (MP) and the National Civil Police (PNC) detained 21 individuals suspected of laundering US$46.7 million for the drug…
World bank says global economy at turning point
Email this page By Mil Arcega / VOA January 15th, 2014 (VOA) — The global recovery is gaining momentum according to new projections by the World Bank. But unlike previous…
FARC peace talks resume amid criticism of Colombian president
Email this page HAVANA, January 14, 2014 (AFP) – Peace talks between the FARC and Colombia’s government resumed Monday after a three-week break amid rebel criticism of recent remarks by…
Nicaragua, Chinese tycoon say ‘mega canal’ work to begin this year
Email this page MANAGUA, January 13, 2014 (AFP) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and Chinese tycoon Wang Jing on Saturday said plans to start building a $40-billion canal across the…
Panama, builders make rival offers to end canal spat
Email this page PANAMA CITY, January 8, 2014 (AFP) – Panama canal officials and an international consortium tasked with expanding the major waterway made rival offers on Tuesday aimed at…
Colombia: The tangled web of money laundering
Email this page The fall of the major drug lords and the dismantling of illegal armed groups haven’t stopped money laundering in Colombia. By Ernesto Suárez Gómez / ISH January 8th,…
Panama, consortium to negotiate $1.6 bn canal row
Email this page PANAMA CITY, January 7, 2014 (AFP) – After emergency Spanish mediation, the Panama Canal Authority and a consortium expanding the major waterway will try Tuesday to resolve…
