Guatemala slowly confronts widespread rape of women Nov 21, 2009
"By dropping someone off without her blouse on after they'd raped her, they are saying, 'We control this neighborhood and you better not cross us,'" says Harry E. Vanden, a researcher who specializes in Central American gangs and has served as an expert witness in cases against gang members. Territorial control is of particular importance to gangs these days. (Christian Science Monitor)
2012: A case of mania Nov 21, 2009
Sumeria, in what is now southern Iraq, pre-dated the Central American Mayan culture by a good 6,000 years. Nibiru is not a real planet. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Marblehead resident Weltner takes Honduras into her heart Oct 15, 2009
The outspoken Marblehead resident is bringing the country s fight to her hometown, having recently visited the Central American nation as part of a self-funded human-rights delegation organized through Witness for Peace, a D.C.-based grassroots non-profit organization, which attempts to influence U.S. Latin-American policy through education. Speaking in front of a small group gathered at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Marblehead Oct. 7, Weltner described a deteriorating human-rights... (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Medford Girl Scout Bailey Lee spends summer in Costa Rica Oct 9, 2009
She spent July 18-28 in the tiny Central American country with more than a dozen other Girl Scouts from all parts of the United States. A recent graduate of Andrews Middle School, Lee applied for the Costa Rica trip because she wanted to travel outside the country. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Border agents to get closer to the action with west Huachucas base (9) Sep 21, 2009
Most of the apprehensions were Mexican nationals, although large numbers came from other Central American countries and smaller numbers from other nations, he said. Apprehensions are rising for Chinese. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
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Margaret W. Pascual is an immigration attorney helping trainers import Mexican and Central American workers who have lived on ranches and grew up around horses. Many are the cousins, uncles and brothers of current workers. (ESPN -- Horse Racing)
Utah uprising Sep 12, 2009
"It isn't like you will be getting bigger and faster in Mexico or Central American villages,'' he said. "It can turn into a three year process just to get back in football shape. " Hamilton, however, says teams will get a more mature player - in every sense of the word - when they arrive on campus. "There may be twenty linebackers in some bigger states as good as one of our guys," Hamilton said. "But how many of them are going to be 3. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)
Remember the socialist origins of Labor Day! Sep 5, 2009
I helped in the rape of half a dozen Central American republics for the benefit of Wall Street In China in 1927 I helped see to it that Standard Oil went its way unmolested I had a swell racket. I was rewarded with honors, medals, promotions I might have given Al Capone a few hints. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Joining the mob Aug 22, 2009
The end result is a starkly realistic portrayal of the Central American gangs that make their living trafficking people to the United States. The film's action includes a dramatic shootout scene featuring real gang members as extras alongside actors. (CNN -- International)
No rush to keep up with the Jones girl Aug 18, 2009
His Brazilian, and Central American, tastes are evident on the new album, which has a distinct Latin flavour. Among the least of the comparisons is that some of the greatest Brazilian music is so easy flowing, so, well, relaxed. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Steamy and stirred Aug 9, 2009
The tree is thought to have originated in South America but local Central American varieties are especially prized. Back in colonial times, chocolate was so deeply valued that beans from the cacao pods were used as currency and even counterfeited. (iAfrica.com)
Obituary: Corazon Aquino Aug 7, 2009
In the 1980s this meant visitors could be forgiven for thinking they had arrived on the set of a wacky sitcom, perhaps made for the Central American market, in which the actors, all speaking American with a Latin twang, were masquerading as the nation s public figures. Strangely, though, they had nicknames that evoked either the Broadway characters of Damon Runyon or, more bizarrely, the upper classes of Wodehousian England: Bongbong, Teddyboy, Ting Ting and Ballsy, for example. (The Economist)
Gainfield School Students Travel the World;Cultural Lessons Found Right in the School Gym Jul 15, 2009
Cassia Verzello and Stacey Kobrock, who represented Guatemala, ordered approximately 500, two-inch miniature Worry Dolls over the Internet for children to take home as souvenirs of the Mexican and Central American cultures. Ms. Verzello, who adopted 10-year-old Mady from Guatemala, said children and adults from these countries confide their worries to their dolls and sleep with them tucked under their pillows. (Voices, CT)
| The Rocks Aroma Festival Jul 7, 2009
Roberto Orellana of Waterloo's Guatemalan Traders says Central American coffee, often grown at altitude in volcanic soil, is excellent. "We source our coffee from small farmers who own the trees and harvest the berries and don't have the money for chemicals and insecticides, so it's very pure," he says. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Archaeologists dive deep into the lost world of the Maya Jul 6, 2009
The secrets of the ancient Maya, whose Central American population centers were mysteriously abandoned more than a millennium ago, have long intrigued scientists. Why did such a complex culture disappear. (USA Today -- Tech)
* Taiwan News Quick Take Jun 28, 2009
President Ma Ying-jeous (^E) upcoming trip to Central American remains unchanged despite rising tensions in Honduras, Presidential Office Spokesman Wang Yu-chi (a) said yesterday, adding that the government is continuing to observe developments in the Central American ally. Ma will make state visits to three Central American countries tomorrow. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Father-son team bring dental skills to Belize May 29, 2009
While most people visit Belize for the beautiful beaches and tropical climate, Bruce Goldman spent a week in the Central American country providing patients much-needed dental care. Goldman, a DDS who has run a practice in Saugus for the last 30 years, volunteered his services as part of a humanitarian effort spearheaded by the University of Connecticut Dental School. (Saugus Advertiser, MA)
Attendance strong at film festival May 19, 2009
Though slightly predictable, fine acting by Central American up-and-comers Angelica Blandon and Raul Castillo and the excellent direction of Simon Brand carry it through. John Leguizamo has a nice turn as creepy, stuttering landlord. (Jacksonville Business Journal, FL)
Mex. Dominance On May 5 Irks Other Latinos May 6, 2009
It's often as simple as commanding the dominant slang -- for example, a jacket for Central Americans is "chaqueta," but for Mexicans it is "chamarra" -- but it can range to more overt hostility or competition in the work force, and it can spark worries of losing cultural identity ... Focusing on differences within the Latino community is not productive, undermines wider efforts and paints a broad brush over a complex issue, said Beatriz Cortez, coordinator for the Central American Studies... (Click2Houston, TX)
176 soccer games will be without fans... Apr 30, 2009
The move by the Mexican Football Federation comes as a Central American youth basketball tournament was canceled Wednesday because of the swine flu outbreak in Mexico. FIBA Americas, the governing body of basketball in the region, said an under-16 tournament set for June 3-7 would be moved to a venue in Central America. (The Drudge Report)
Hotsheet: Clinton Emphasizes Unity In The Americas Apr 18, 2009
In her introduction and responses to a handful of questions, Clinton stressed the United States wanted to work with South and Central American nations to combat drug trafficking, reduce poverty, and curb greenhouse gas emissions. Clinton emphasized that there are ties of culture and geography that bind the Western Hemisphere together and will help neighboring countries address threats to their security and prosperity. (CBS News -- World)
The world will know if the United States, under President Barack Obama, is willing to change its policy towards the region at the fifth Summit of the Americas, Cuban state-run newspaper Granma said Thursday. • Things to watch at 5th Summit of the Americas Apr 17, 2009
The group meetings are likely to be with Caribbean leaders, Central American leaders and a third group composed of heads of state of South America and Mexico, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. On Saturday the leaders will go into bilateral discussions in the morning. (Xinhuanet, China)
Roundup: Movies not to miss Apr 15, 2009
"Sin Nombre" sprang from a similar documentary-realism impulse, and was developed after Fukunaga's research trips on top of freight trains that carry Central American immigrants all the way across Mexico, from the southern state of Chiapas to the U.S. border. Andrew O'Hehir. (Salon)
Central American leaders ask U.S. to slow deportations Mar 30, 2009
Biden is in Costa Rica to attend a meeting with Central American presidents on Monday ... SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) -- Central American leaders will push the to slow a flood of deportations when meets with them Monday, promising a "new day for relations" with a region that has felt ignored ... Central American leaders agreed Wednesday to push the U.S. to include Guatemalans in a temporary visa program that is already in place for Salvadorans, Hondurans and Nicaraguans. (Insight on the News)
Taking a fresh, hard look at immigrants' lives Mar 16, 2009
dgar Flores in "Sin Nombre," directed by Cary Fukunaga, about the specific plight of Central American immigrants making their way across the Mexican countryside toward the United States border ... Cary Fukunaga's "Sin Nombre," which had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January and opens in the United States on Friday, combines elements of a chase movie, a gangster flick and a tragic western with the specific plight of Central American immigrants making their way across the Mexican... (International Herald Tribune)
Brown urges U.S. to shun protectionism Mar 5, 2009
When Congress voted in 2005 to approve the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which involved much smaller trading partners in much greater poverty, only 23 percent of Democratic senators and 7 percent of Democratic representatives supported it. Since 2005, congressional Democratic views against free trade have intensified. (Insight on the News)
Big Spring grad journeys to Galapagos Island chain Mar 1, 2009
The students were studying the ecology of the rain forest and coral reefs in the Central American country. (Submitted photo). (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
City Insider: Layoffs Of S.F. Workers Begin Feb 28, 2009
City Insider : Hundreds of city employees getting axed. Blog:City Insider: 36351 : Hundreds of city employees getting axed Quick Search. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Guatemala regrets exile training for Bay of Pigs Feb 18, 2009
(AP) -- 's president has apologized to for his country's allowing the to train exiles in the Central American country for the 1961 invasion. says he wants to "officially ask Cuba for forgiveness as president and head of state, and as commander in chief of the Guatemala army.". (Insight on the News)
