Category: Central America
July 8, 2011 > Staff
Honduras Truth Commission Calls Zelaya Ouster A Coup; Blames Government For 20 Deaths
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Honduran Truth and Reconciliation Commission concluded Thursday that the 2009 ouster of then President Manuel Zelaya was a coup. The commission said […] Read More >
July 6, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Honduran Military Patrols Rural Regions To Fight Drug Traffickers; Employs Brazilian Planes
The Honduran military announced earlier this week that it would now be patrolling rural regions in an effort to bump up security in the country with the highest homicide rate […] Read More >
July 1, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Leaked Diplomatic Cable Reveals U.S. Panama Express Rendition Program; Hints At FARC In Panama City
A secret agreement between the governments of Panama and the United States allows alleged drug traffickers caught in international waters to be “unofficially” brought to Panama before being sent to […] Read More >
June 30, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Guatemala Court Rejects First Lady’s Bid For President; Torres Accused Of “Legal Fraud”
The recently divorced first lady of Guatemala’s bid for president hit a road block on Wednesday after the country’s supreme electoral court disqualified her for “supposed legal fraud.” First lady […] Read More >
June 27, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
U.S. Cable Reveals Honduran Resistance Sought Weapons In Nicaragua After 2009 Coup
After the ouster in 2009 of then-Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, the country’s resistance movement sought to obtain weapons from neighboring Nicaragua, according to a confidential cable released by Wikileaks. According […] Read More >
June 24, 2011 > James Rodriguez
Ex-Guatemalan General Appears In Court On Charges Of Orchestrating Massacres
GUATEMALA CITY — Former General Héctor López Fuentes made his first court appearance on June 20, three days after police arrested him on charges of orchestrating genocide against Guatemala’s Ixil […] Read More >
June 17, 2011 > Staff
Zelaya Accuses Honduran Government Of Breaking Cartagena Accord
Today in Latin America Top Story — Ousted President of Honduras Manuel Zelaya accused current President Porfirio Lobo on Thursday of violating the terms of the agreement that allowed Zelaya […] Read More >
June 6, 2011 > Andrew OReilly
Costa Rica And Guatemala Reject Legalizing Drugs To Stop Violence
The presidents of Costa Rica and Guatemala rejected Sunday a recommendation from a committee of former Latin American presidents to legalize “soft” drugs in an effort to help mitigate violence […] Read More >
June 2, 2011 > Staff
OAS Readmits Honduras To Regional Block After 32-1 Vote
Today in Latin America Top Story — The Organization of American States (OAS) readmitted Honduras to the regional bloc Wednesday, ending a two-year diplomatic hiatus that began with the June […] Read More >
May 29, 2011 > Roque Planas
Manuel Zelaya Returns To Honduras And Promises To Reenter Politics
After 16 months in exile, overthrown Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned Saturday to Honduras, where he will immediately reenter politics. Wearing his trademark cowboy hat, Zelaya exited the plane flanked […] Read More >