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Nicaraguan Businessmen for Strengthening Trade with Cuba
Managua, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan businessmen are discussing with optimism possibilities of strengthening trade with Cuba, following an agreement between Nicaraguan Chamber of Industries (Cadin), and the Chamber of Trade of that Caribbean country, said a business expert today. According to Doctor Oscar Aleman, who took part in different private ...
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Guatemalan Coast Guard Ships Arrived in Cuban Port
Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan coast guard ships Tecn Umn and Gucumatz, from the Guatemalan National Defense Army, arrived in the port of Havana Tuesday in an official visit. The arrival is part of an instruction trip for the cadets of the Guatemalan Naval School. After sailing for two days the captains and crew members of the two ships were received by Ship Captain JuanMaceda Garcia ...
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Former Guatemala dictator found guilty of genocide
Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt attends the last session of his genocide trial at the Supreme Court of Justice in Guatemala City on May 10, ...
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Guatemala strikes down ex-dictator’s conviction
Guatemala's Constitutional Court on Monday struck down the 80-year sentence given to former dictator Efrain Rios Montt as well as his conviction for genocide and war crimes.The ruling, by three votes to two, annulled all proceedings that took place after the trial was temporarily halted on April 19 due to a technicality.This overturned the May 10 conviction but left most of the trial and ...
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Fitch Assigns IDR of BB- to Banco de los Trabajadores in Guatemala
Accounting Rules May Encourage Short-Term Leases The latest lease-accounting proposals from international and U.S. standard-setters, designed to aid transparency and consistency, may encourage companies to shift to short-term leases or structure agreements as service contracts, Fitch Ratings says. This could mean that fewer leases than originally anticipated will be brought onto the balance ...
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El Salvadorian village getting outside help with water needs
A non-profit organization, the Minnesota State Mankato chapter of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) has set their sights on El Salvador and will be travelling to a small village in Piedras Azules to help the local community with their water access needs.
The problem is that in the village in Piedras Azules there is just one water source with unreliable water access as the water table changes depending on the time of year and the weather. This leads to long queues at the well, with some residents sometimes waking up at midnight to beat the water rush. Read more
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