Pensions System Reforms: Three in One The complete replacement of Nicaragua’s state pension scheme with a private one has caused a huge commotion in the country from the moment the reforms were announced, through their subsequent parliamentary... continuar...
Nicaragua
NICARAGUA BRIEFS US EMBASSY USES CARROT ON CORRUPTION…
After very specific criticisms of the government’s laxity in dealing with corruption, US Ambassador Oliver Garza held a private breakfast meeting with President... continuar...
Destination: Washington Baggage: Overweight Arnoldo Alemán’s government was looking to buy political and economic time when it decided both to postpone its scheduled annual meeting with the international community’s Consultative Group and to change... continuar...
Guatemala
The First Hundred Days: A Foreseeable Explosion The first great crisis in Alfonso Portillo’s presidency ended with the deaths of five people, including a press photographer. At the time these lamentable events occurred, the new President had been... continuar...
Honduras
After Hurricane Mitch: An Untold Story What has happened to the reconstruction funds allocated to Honduras, the Central American country most devastated by the passage of Hurricane Mitch in October 1998? Those in the Río Aguán region and... continuar...
Centroamérica
How Dollar Remittances Are Changing a Village US Embassy Uses Carrot On Corruption… After very specific criticisms of the government’s laxity in dealing with corruption, US Ambassador Oliver Garza held a private breakfast meeting with President... continuar...
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