Submissions from 2013
Costa Rica Says Nicaragua Adds Insult to Injury, Maintains Diplomacy as Battlefield; ICJ Meets Again on Request for More Measures, George RodrÃguez
Costa Rica's Campaign Against Organized Crime Includes Crackdown on Human Trafficking, George RodrÃguez
Court Ruling, Political Potshots Challenge El Salvador’s 15-Month-Old Gang Truce, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Crackdown on Contraband Along Guatemala's Northern Border, Louisa Reynolds
Cuba Gambles on Golf and Moneyed Travelers to Increase Tourism Industry Income, Daniel Vázquez
Cuban Livestock Sector Impoverished from Drought and Lack of Investment, Daniel Vázquez
Cubans' Expectations Increase for Better Access to Internet, Information, and World Connection, Daniel Vázquez
Cuba's Educational System Declines Amid Complaints from Government and Citizenry, Daniel Vázquez
Cuba Seeks Greater Role in Transatlantic Trade with Mariel Megaport and Foreign Trade Zone, Daniel Vázquez
Cuba's Food and Sugar Production Remain Below Expectations Despite Reforms, Daniel Vázquez
Dominican Republic Encouraged that Petrocaribe Will Continue and Expand, Crosby Girón
Dominican Republic Hit by Corruption Scandals, Crosby Girón
Dominican Republic President Danilo Medina’s Year of Promises, Crosby Girón
El Salvador Mining Opponents Determined Not To Let Guard Down, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
El Salvador Seeks International Help to Block Gold Mine in Guatemala, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
El Salvador's Ex-President Antonio Saca To Compete For His Old Job, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Enrollment Is Up, but Quality Problems Persist in Nicaragua’s Public Schools, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Femicide Numbers Down But Problems Persist For Salvadoran Women, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Four Years Later, Fallout from Honduran Coup Still Felt in Various Ways, Including in Increased Refugee Requests, George RodrÃguez
Free Trade Zone in Belize's Corozal District Becomes Hub for Contraband Trade, Louisa Reynolds
Gender Workshops for Men Seek to Question Cultural Patterns at Heart of Guatemalan Machismo, Louisa Reynolds
Gen. EfraÃn RÃos Montt’s Genocide Trial Resumes After Two Weeks of Uncertainty, Louisa Reynolds
Government Increases Military Presence on Dominican Republic-Haiti Border, Crosby Girón
Guatemala Demands That Belize Change Date for ICJ Referendum, Louisa Reynolds
Guatemala Hosts 43rd OAS General Assembly, Louisa Reynolds
Guatemala in Aftermath of November Earthquake, Louisa Reynolds
Guatemalan Army Colonel, Eight Soldiers Will Stand Trial for Totonicapán Massacre, Louisa Reynolds
Guatemalan Army Intervenes in Customs Offices to Curb Smuggling, Louisa Reynolds
Guatemalan Genocide Victims Will Not Testify Again if Trial of Former Dictator EfraÃn RÃos Montt Is Repeated, Louisa Reynolds
Guatemala Reports False Rumors of Death of JoaquÃn "El Chapo" Guzmán, Louisa Reynolds
Haitian President Michel Martelly Wants Senatorial Election; Opposition and Civil-Society Leaders Doubt It, George RodrÃguez
Haiti, Dominican Republic at Odds Because Ruling Deprives Persons of Haitian Descent of Dominican Citizenship, George RodrÃguez
Honduran Congress Passes Revamped Law to Build Private Cities; Opponents Gear Up to Bring It Down Again, George RodrÃguez
Honduran Elections Turn Chaotic; Both Favorites Declare Themselves President-elect, George RodrÃguez
Honduran Former Police Chief Accuses Successor of Ordering his Teenage Son’s Murder, Revealing Tensions Within Security Force, George RodrÃguez
Honduran Human Rights Advocate Sees Effort to Justify Militarization in Journalist's Killing, George RodrÃguez
Honduran Magistrates Opposed to Police-Purge Law Sacked by Congress; They Appeal to Supreme Court, George RodrÃguez
Honduras Is Creating Two New Police Forces: a Military Police for Public Order and a Community Police, George RodrÃguez
IACHR Orders El Salvador To Investigate Three-Decade-Old El Mozote Massacre, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
ILO Lauds Dominican Republic's Effort to Eradicate Child Labor, Crosby Girón
Indigenous Communities in Panama Commemorate March Against Open-Pit Mining in Which Two Protestors Were Killed, Louisa Reynolds
Lack of Investment in Rural Development Leaves Region's Farmers in Dire Plight, Louisa Reynolds
Major Stumbling Block to Improving Security in Honduras, Cleaning Out Police, Difficult at Best, George RodrÃguez
Migration Talks Between Cuba and the U.S. Resume Despite Tensions, Daniel Vázquez
MINUSTAH Lingers On in Haiti, Despite Calls for It to Leave and Despite Reduction in Its Numbers, George RodrÃguez
Mystery Chinese Firm To Tackle Nicaragua’s "Great Canal" Project, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
National Security Response to Crisis with Nicaragua Creates Corruption Scandal in Costa Rica, George RodrÃguez
Nicaragua’s Eight-Month-Old Femicide Law Slow To Deliver Results, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Nicaragua’s Water Problems Persist Amid Economic Upswing, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Nicaragua Launches Oil-Exploration Effort In Contested Caribbean Waters, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Nicaraguan Authorities Criticized for Press Crackdown, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Nicaraguan Gold Rush Spells Profits, Protests, And Police Repression, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Nicaraguan Legislature Ready to Ratify President Daniel Ortega’s Constitutional Rewrite, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
No End In Sight For Nicaragua-Colombia Sea-Border Standoff, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Organization of American States: Abandoning War on Drugs Would Be Worst Scenario for Region, Louisa Reynolds
Pacific Alliance Will Eliminate Tariffs for 90% of Goods, Louisa Reynolds
Panama Becomes Tax Haven for Wealthy Germans, Louisa Reynolds
Panama's Political Parties Divided Before May Elections, Louisa Reynolds
Panama's PRD Candidate Juan Carlos Navarro Leads in Polls, Louisa Reynolds
Passions Flare Regarding El Salvador’s No-Exceptions Abortion Policy, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Police, Pro-Government Mob Crack Down On Pension Protests In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Political Parties Choose Presidential and Congressional Candidates for Costa Rica’s 2014 Elections, George RodrÃguez
Pro-Poor Tourism: Boosting Haiti’s Tourism to Steer Away From Aid-Dependent Economy Risks Commodification of Culture, George RodrÃguez
Racial Discrimination: a Crime Without Punishment in Panamanian Society, Louisa Reynolds
Region's Indigenous Leaders Demand to Be Heard, Louisa Reynolds
Repeatedly Hit by Nature Since 2010 Earthquake, Haiti Now Faces Massive Food Shortage, George RodrÃguez
Rights Advocates Question "Suspicious" Shutdown of El Salvador’s Tutela Legal, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Salvadoran 'Jesuit-Massacre' Suspect Jailed in U.S. For Immigration Violations, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Scores Of Endangered Sea Turtles Wash Up Dead Along Salvadoran Beaches, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Still Wounded by 2009 Coup, with Fraud Hovering Overhead, Honduras Heads for Elections that End Historic Bipartisanship, George RodrÃguez
The Day Elena Caba Ilom Met Guatemalan Dictator EfraÃn RÃos Montt, Louisa Reynolds
The Dominican Republic Four Months After President Danilo Medina Took Office, Crosby Girón
The Long Battle to Eradicate Homophobia in Belize, Louisa Reynolds
Three Years After the Quake that Killed Hundreds of Thousands in Haiti, with 300,000 Still in Tents, a Question Arises—Where Is the Money?, George RodrÃguez
"Total Impunity" In El Salvador Under Amnesty Law; Truth Commission Turn 20, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Two Mexico-Costa Rica Agreements Set Stage for Mexico-Central America Accords in Trend to Strengthen Mexico-Regional Bond, George RodrÃguez
U.N. Concern Runs High on Haiti's Urgent Need to Establish Rule of Law and Hold Much-Delayed Senate Election, George RodrÃguez
UN Rebuts Allegations Its Nepalese Blue Helmets Brought Cholera to Haiti, George RodrÃguez
U.S. President Barack Obama’s Meeting with Central American Leaders Seen as Possible Relaunching of US Relations With Region, George RodrÃguez
U.S. President Barack Obama, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Discuss Wide Agenda, Including New Approach to Fighting Drug Trafficking, George RodrÃguez
U.S. Treasury Identifies Honduran Drug Kingpins, U.S. Ambassador Warns Against Aiding Traffickers, Crackdown on Businesses Ends Successfully, George RodrÃguez
Will the Dominican Republic Remain Part of Petrocaribe?, Crosby Girón
With Costa Rica at Its Helm for First Half of 2013, SICA Moves Toward Reform, George RodrÃguez
Submissions from 2012
Ambitious Green-Energy Overhaul Taking Root In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Among Endemic Social Illnesses, Gender-Based Violence Is Rampant in Post-Quake Haiti, George RodrÃguez
Are Tax Breaks the Best Strategy to Make Guatemalan Economy Competitive?, Louisa Reynolds
Army Shoots Dead Seven Indigenous Protesting Rising Electricity Bills from ENERGUATE, Louisa Reynolds
As Convention against Torture Takes Effect, the Dominican Republic Still Has High Levels of Abuse, Charles Arthur
As Corruption Continues, Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla Creates Elite Unit to Crack Down on Fraud, George RodrÃguez
As Haiti Gears Up to Boost Declining Agricultural Sector, International Cooperation Supports Efforts, George RodrÃguez
Belize and Guatemala Agree on Date for Referenda on Whether to Take Territorial Dispute to The Hague, Louisa Reynolds
Bill to Protect Sierra Caral Remains Stalled in Congress, Louisa Reynolds
By Decree, Honduran Campesinos in Bajo Aguán Cannot Own or Carry Guns, a Ban Not Applying to Landowners’ Feared Security Guards, George RodrÃguez
Cash-Strapped Femicide Law Takes Effect In Nicaragua, Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Civil Society Organizations Brand Guatemalan Government’s Report to U.N. Superficial", Louisa Reynolds
Costa Rica’s "Invisibles" Debut with Massive March and Washing Façade of Congressional Headquarters, George RodrÃguez
Costa Rica’s Judiciary Reports First Drop in Homicide Rate in Six Years; Minister’s Goal is Eliminating Epidemic, George RodrÃguez
Costa Rican Congress-Supreme Court Clash as Magistrate’s Re-election Sparks Institutional Crisis, George RodrÃguez
Costa Rican President Plays Active Part in Promoting Effective Action against Drug Trafficking in Central America, George RodrÃguez
Costa Rica Starts 2012 Struggling against Security Threats, Taking Part in Regional Initiatives, and Seeking Bilateral Support, George RodrÃguez
