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Obama Says Private Sector is Key to Central American Development
May 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. President Barack Obama noted Saturday the private sector's enormous potential for Central American development, and urged a combination in the region of good government and a free market. continue reading »
38 Central American Migrants Detained in Mexico
January 13, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A total of 38 Central American migrants were detained in three operations in the southern state of Chiapas and the northeastern state of Tamaulipas, with a suspected people trafficker arrested and a Mexican captive freed, the Mexican Government Secretariat said. continue reading »
Amnesty International: 40 Central American Migrants Kidnapped in Mexico
October 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 40 Central American migrants were abducted this week while crossing southeastern Mexico en route to the United States, Amnesty International said Friday. continue reading »
UN Urges Central America to Fight Organized Crime in the Region
May 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Senior United Nations officials drew the world’s attention to threats posed by transnational organized crime and drug trafficking in Central America and called for concerted global efforts to combat the scourge, which they said is spreading to other continents. continue reading »
Paradise and Violence in Honduras- Hector Luis Alamo, Jr
October 19, 2011 | by HS News Staff | HS News Network
When I visited Honduras earlier this year, it was my first time stepping foot in my maternal homeland. My mother had lived the first seven years of life in a tiny village nestled in the mountains surrounding Tegucigalpa before leaving for the United States in 1972. continue reading »
Victims of Nicaragua’s 1972 Eartquake Will Finally Have Permanent Housing
June 17, 2011 | by Christian Science Monitor | Latino Daily News
In 1972, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake devastated Nicaragua’s capital city. In the wake of the tragedy, 10,000 people lost their lives and 50,000 buildings – many of them homes – were leveled continue reading »
Study: Most Central & South American Frog Species Extinct or Disappearing
February 18, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
More than a hundred researchers from 21 nations ran a five month long project looking to confirm whether any of 100 amphibian species believed to be extinct are still alive. continue reading »
Mexico and Central America Face Hundreds of Millions in Repairs from Natural Disasters this Year
November 14, 2010 | by Reuters | Latino Daily News
Mexico and Central America are facing hundreds of millions of dollars in repairs bills, thanks to 19 major storms thus far this year that occurred in the region. In Oaxaca, Mexico alone, one of the country’s poorest state’s, the government faces $163 million to repair public structures, roads and infrastructures from extreme weather in 2010. continue reading »
