NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs articles from April 2002

NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs archives from April 2002

NICARAGUA: GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES FORMER PRESIDENT ARNOLDO ALEMAN FOR CORRUPTION.
April 4, 2002... After nearly a decade of mounting accusations of corruption, government auditors and prosecutors are investigating former President Arnoldo Aleman (1997-2002). In the latest in a long series of scandals, Aleman and several associates,...

HAITI: GOVERNING PARTY INSIDER TAKES OVER AS PRIME MINISTER.
April 4, 2002... President Jean-Bertrand Aristide named Sen. Yvon Neptune to replace Jean-Marie Cherestal as prime minister in early March after the post had been vacant for more than two months. The new prime minister faces the same political standoff with the...

COSTA RICA: GOVERNING-PARTY CANDIDATE ABEL PACHECO WINS SECOND-ROUND PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
April 11, 2002... Abel Pacheco of Costa Rica's governing Partido Unidad Social Cristiana (PUSC) won the presidential runoff election April 7, defeating Partido de Liberacion Nacional (PLN) candidate Rolando Araya. The election failed to ignite public enthusiasm...

CUBA: CANADIAN BUSINESSMAN CONVICTED OF VIOLATING US TRADING WITH THE ENEMY ACT FACES LIFE IN PRISON.
April 11, 2002... A jury in Philadelphia found three businessmen guilty of violating the US embargo on trade with Cuba, specifically the 1919 Trading with the Enemy Act. James Sabzali, a Canadian citizen, and two associates, both US citizens, were charged with...

PANAMA: LEGISLATOR WHO REVEALED ALLEGED BRIBERY SCANDAL IN ASSEMBLY IS EXPELLED FROM HIS PARTY.
April 11, 2002... Panamanian prosecutors investigating the bribery scandal first revealed by Legislative Assembly Deputy Carlos Afu have uncovered evidence linking the bribe money to the government contractor San Lorenzo consortium. Investigators have also...

HONDURAS: PRESIDENT RICARDO MADURO ATTACKS CRIME, WASTE IN GOVERNMENT & SEEKS ECONOMIC REVIVAL WITHOUT MORE DEBT.
April 18, 2002... In office less than three months, Honduran President Ricardo Maduro has received considerable popular and media support for attempting to make good on his campaign promises, especially in cost-cutting and crime reduction. Some of his...

EL SALVADOR: NEW POLITICAL PARTY FORMED FROM FACTION OF THE FARABUNDO MARTI PARA LA LIBERACION NACIONAL.
April 18, 2002... The reformist (renovador) faction of the Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional (FMLN) has announced it has established itself as a new political party and will seek a legislative alliance with one or more of the small parties in the...

CUBA: CURRENT STATE OF THE CUBAN POULTRY INDUSTRY.
April 18, 2002... By Chris Wright [The author is editor of Industria Avicola, a monthly business magazine published by the Watt Publishing Co. for the Latin American poultry industry. The article is based on a trip to Cuba this spring.] The Cuban...