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JamaicanTimes.com Monday 6th February 2012 Issue 20120206
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Honduras: mortally wounded by narcotics and divisions
Maradiaga , Archbishop of Tegucigalpa, said before the highest authorities of Honduras that the country is bleeding, mortally wounded by violence, increasing poverty, lack of respect for life and...


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Solidarity Meeting with Honduras Called
Tegucigalpa, Feb 6 (Prensa Latina) Social movements on Monday repeated their call to the International Meeting of Solidarity with Human Rights in Honduras, scheduled from February 17 to 20 in the...
ALAS Announces Central America & Caribbean Operations and 2012 Earnings Projection
ferry services between Panama (Port Colon 2000) and Colombia (Port of Cartagena). The 30,000 GRT 650-ft ferry that accommodates 1,600 passengers will commence daily express service between the...
Tropical action in February?
ORLANDO -- It's a little early for tropical systems, but your Severe Weather Experts are watching to see if one forms right now. A broad area of low pressure stretching from western Cuba to...
El Salvador gets 'tough' amid worsening crime
El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes speaks at a ceremony marking the 20th anniversary of the signing of the peace accords that ended the war between a right-wing dictatorship and guerrillas...
Mexican ruling party picks woman as presidential candidate
MEXICO CITY – Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for the nation's top...
India's 'Mexican' Problem: Illegal Immigration from Bangladesh
Illegal immigration is not only a huge problem in western, advanced countries, but also in some parts of the developing world. Consider what has been happening...
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state
El Salvador recognizes Palestinian state Palestine-El Salvador, Politics, 8/26/2011 El Salvador Thursday recognized Palestine as an independent and sovereign state, according to Palestinian...
A tropical storm in February?
ORLANDO -- It's a little early for tropical storm systems, but your Severe Weather Experts are watching to see if one forms right now. The National Weather Service said itis tracking a weak...
Colombia Central Bank Resumes Dollar Buying as Peso Hits Five-Month High
Colombia 's central bank will resume purchases of dollars to ease a rally in the peso that may deepen after policy makers raised interest rates. Banco de la Republica said it will buy a...
Letters: U.S. Policy on Honduras: Views of Two Diplomats
To the Editor:
Re "In Honduras, a Mess Made in the U. S.," by Dana Frank (Op-Ed, Jan. 27):
Ms. Frank's insinuations about the Honduran government's illegitimacy are offensive to the 56.6...
Mexican ruling party picks woman as prez candidate
Former congresswoman Josefina Vasquez Mota, front, speaks to journalists and supporters prior to know about her party's primary elections final results in Mexico City, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012. The...
Mexican ruling party picks woman as presidential candidate, first for a major party
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for the nation's...
Mexican Ruling Party Picks Woman as Prez Candidate
Mexico's ruling party on Sunday chose a former congresswoman to run for president, the first time a major party has nominated a woman to compete for the nation's top office. The National...
Big Mexican companies take aim at one another
In recent weeks, the corporate titans have run full-page ads accusing one another of lying, cheating and conspiring to overcharge customers, allegations often bolstered by official studies finding...
Mexican Drug Dealer Turned Evangelist: I Saw Satan in the Drugs
There are three ways to join the drug cartels – by choice, by force, or in spirit. Thousands freely choose to work for the half dozen or so major drug cartels in Mexico and for the hundreds of...
A storm in February? Meteorologists watching weather system
ORLANDO -- It's a little early for tropical storm systems... but meteorologists are watching to see if one forms right now. The National Weather Service is tracking a weak low off Central...
Panama""s Security Minister Denies Use of Force against Indigenous
Panama, Feb 4 (Prensa Latina) Panaman''s security minister, Jose Raul Mulino, denied the use of lethal weapons in the police clearing of the Interamerican road that has been blocked for...
Central Mexico Stands Out with Cases of Influenza A H1N1
Mexico, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Central Mexico has the largest number of positive cases of influenza A H1N1 infections, with 1,174 of the 2,544 cases reported in the country. The virus is dominant in...
Nine Dead in Mexican Night Club Shooting
Mexico, Feb 5 (Prensa Latina) Nine people were killed and another 11 wounded in an attack on the Far West night club in Chihuahua, northern Mexico, reported Mexican newspapers on Sunday. La Jornada,...
Mexico, Guatemala collaborate to strengthen border security
Mexican President Felipe Calderon (L) and his Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom arrive at a joint press conference at the official residence Los Pinos, in Mexico City, capital of Mexico, on July...