NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs articles from July 2006

NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs archives from July 2006

PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HERTY LEWITES DIES IN NICARAGUA; WHO BENEFITS?
July 13, 2006... The death of Nicaraguan presidential candidate Herty Lewites has upset the early calculus on the November election. Lewites died suddenly, but not entirely unexpectedly, on July 2 of a heart attack. He had a history of heart problems and had...

COSTA RICA DEFIES THE REGION ON EUROPEAN FREE-TRADE DEMANDS.
July 13, 2006... As prelude to a free-trade agreement, the European Union (EU) has demanded further integration of Central American customs systems and institutions. By the end of a meeting of Central American presidents on July 11, Europe appeared to have...

US UNVEILS BLUEPRINT FOR REGIME CHANGE IN CUBA; REGIONAL WAR IS AN OPTION.
July 20, 2006... The US's campaign for regime change in Cuba has taken a step forward with the publication of a report by the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba (CAFC), an organization co-chaired by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of...

HONDURAS TO PROVIDE US WITH MILITARY BASING FACILITIES, GET PALMEROLA BACK IN RETURN.
July 20, 2006... A new military base that will be available to US forces is to be established in Honduras. The base is to be near the Nicaraguan border in Mosquitia, Gracias a Dios Province. General Romeo Vasquez, head of the Honduran Joint Chiefs of Staff,...

US FIGHTING FOR GUATEMALA IN BATTLE AGAINST VENEZUELA FOR SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT.
July 27, 2006... Guatemala, flush from a May victory in the UN that brought it a seat on the newly formed Human Rights Council (see Noticen, 2006-06-01), is now looking to extend its run on the international stage with a role in the UN Security Council. In the...

NICARAGUA'S FAR RIGHT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE RUNNING AGAINST THE REGIONAL TIDE.
July 27, 2006... Jose Rizo, candidate of the Partido Liberal Constitucionalista (PLC) for the presidency of Nicaragua, revealed elements of his campaign with which he hopes to overcome his fourth-place standing in the polls. His party is widely criticized for...