NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs articles from January 2008

NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs archives from January 2008

CUBA MOVING TO REFORM HOMOPHOBIC AND GENDER-DISCRIMINATORY POLICIES.
January 3, 2008... Nineteen-year-old Monica wore a traditional white gown, veil, and gloves and clutched a bouquet of roses as she prepared to plight her troth. So did her bride, Elizabeth, 28. The exchange of vows and rings on Dec. 26 in Havana marked the...

IRREGULARITIES QUESTIONED AS CORPORATE CONSORTIA COMPETE FOR PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION CONTRACTS.
January 3, 2008... The Panama Canal Authority, (Autoridad de Canal de Panama, ACP) released a request for proposal (RFP) the last week of December 2007 on the design-build contract for the new locks that are to be part of the canal's US$5.25 billion expansion....

NEW SALAMANDERS AND OTHER BIOTREASURES DISCOVERED IN AN INCREASINGLY TOXIC COSTA RICA.
January 10, 2008... Costa Rica has added three more to the 40 species of salamander already known to live in this awesomely biodiverse country. Two of the newly debuted amphibians are pinky-sized members of the nocturnal Bolitoglossa genus, the third is a...

GUATEMALA'S INCOMING PRESIDENT MUST BALANCE COMPETING BUSINESS AND SOCIAL AGENDAS.
January 10, 2008... A private-sector study has concluded that Guatemala will need billions in infrastructure investment, "in order" says the author, "not to be left behind and to remain competitive in the globalized world." The organization that commissioned the...