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Marc Anthony Helping Orphans in Dominican Republic
March 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Maestro Cares Foundation Co-Founders, singing sensation Marc Anthony and entrepreneur Henry Cardenas, announced this week that the Foundation has received a land donation by the Dominican-based company Central Romana Corporation. continue reading »
Fidel Castro Plans to Visit Fukushima
March 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
After attending the Global Hibakusha Forum in Havana on March 1st, former Cuban leader, Fidel Castro said he plans to visit Fukushima’s disaster area in 2013. continue reading »
Panama Improves Ability to Respond to Natural Disasters with $100 Million Standby Loan
March 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Panama will substantially improve its ability to respond to natural disasters with a $100 million Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) standby loan. continue reading »
Bolivia’s Evo Morales Released from Hospital, Resumes Presidential Duties
March 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Bolivian President Evo Morales on the weekend left the hospital in the central city of Cochabamba where he had been admitted suddenly 24 hours earlier, and specialists attending him said that he is in "very good health," the government-run media reported Sunday. continue reading »
Drug Related Violence at Unprecedented Levels in Central America
March 1, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Escalating violence involving drug trafficking organizations in Central America has reached “alarming and unprecedented levels,” making it one of the most violent areas in the world, the United Nations anti-narcotics panel stressed in its annual report. continue reading »
Central America Drug-Related Violence at Unprecedented Levels from Narco Wars
February 29, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
Escalating violence involving drug trafficking organizations in Central America has reached “alarming and unprecedented levels,” making it one of the most violent areas in the world, the United Nations anti-narcotics panel stressed continue reading »
Amnesty International: Violence Against Disabled Protesters in Bolivia Must be Investigated
February 26, 2012 | by Amnesty International | Notitas de Noticias
Bolivia’s authorities must initiate a prompt, full and independent investigation into reports that police used excessive force against people with disabilities during a demonstration in La Paz on Thursday, Amnesty International said. continue reading »
U.S. Revokes Visas of Dominican Republic Presidential Advisors, Narco Ties are Alleged
February 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The government of the United States revoked the visas of three close advisors to the Dominican Republic’s President Leonel Fernández, as well as the Dominican Chief of Border Security according to Univision. continue reading »
More Fires in Honduras - This Time Three Public Markets Burn to the Ground
February 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
At least eight people were injured in a terrifying trio of fires that broke out in three public markets in this capital, the local fire department said. continue reading »
Dominican Republic Launches Social Network Campaign to Boost Tourism
February 18, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Nuestra Historias
The Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism has taken the idea of social networking to a new level with their 2012 Dominican Republic social media-inspired ad campaign. continue reading »
International Outcry Over Honduras Prison Fire, President Vows Full Investigation
February 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The fire that killed more than 300 inmates at the Comayagua prison farm in central Honduras will be investigated with full transparency and "international observation," President Porfirio Lobo said Wednesday. continue reading »
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Travel to Guatemala on Diplomatic Security Mission
June 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
On June 22, 2011, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to Guatemala City to participate in the International Conference of Support for the Central American Security Strategy. Central American heads of state and international partners will attend the conference. continue reading »
Growing Concern about Safety of Prosecutors in Latin America in Light of Recent Killings
May 31, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The United Nations human rights office today sounded the alarm on the recent killings of public prosecutors in Guatemala and Honduras, as well as the increasing vulnerability of human rights defenders in the two Central American countries. continue reading »
Ousted Former President Manuel Zelaya of Honduras Returns After 16 months in Exile
May 29, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
With thousands of supporters weathering intense heat, ousted former President of Honduras, Manuel Zelaya, returned to a hero’s welcome. Zelaya had been in exile for little more than a year in the Dominican Republic after being kicked out of office and the country by a military coup. continue reading »
Church Concerned About Rising Violence Against Women in Panama
May 25, 2011 | by Agencia Fides | Notitas de Noticias
Concerned about the high number of women in Panama killed by their husbands or partners or former partners, the Archbishop of Panama, Mgr.José Domingo Ulloa Mendieta, urged the authorities to enforce the law more effectively and priests to address the issue of domestic violence as a transversal issue in all catechesis. continue reading »
Honduras Set to Return to the Organization of American States
May 4, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
The announcement by the Organization of American States (OAS) that the Principal condition for the return of Honduras to the OAS has now been met. The Honduran Supreme Court, on May 2, continue reading »
U.S. and Panama Finalize Tax Information Exchange Agreement
April 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Notitas de Noticias
As part of the President's broader trade agenda, the Obama Administration has worked closely with the government of Panama to resolve outstanding issues related to the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. continue reading »
