TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - A strong earthquake killed at least one man early Thursday as it collapsed homes in Honduras and Belize and sent people running into the streets in their pajamas as far away as Guatemala City. The magnitude-7.1 quake struck at 3:24 a.m. (0824 GMT) at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles (10 kilometers), according to the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado. The epicenter was 80 miles (130 kilometers) northeast of La Ceiba, Honduras. "People were running for the door," said Alfredo Cedeno, an employee at the Gran Hotel Paris in La Ceiba. "You...
Quetzal Energy Ltd. Announces the Spudding of the Atzam #3 Well in Atzam Field, Guatemala
Marketwire
Marketwire
Quetzal Energy...
Guatemala seizes 9.9 million pseudoephedrine pills, record for of methamphetamine precursor
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
Swine flu forces cancellation of upcoming 26-nation inaugural Caribbean Games in Trinidad
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
French president says Caribbean territory free to vote on more autonomy, not independence
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant
FORT-DE-, Martinique (AP) — French President said Friday that Martinique is free to hold a referendum on greater political autonomy but made clear the island would always belong to France. Sarkozy traveled to...
Working women changing traditional roles in Latin America and Caribbean: UN report
United Nations
United Nations
11 June 2009 An increase of Latin American and Caribbean women in the workforce is challenging the traditional interplay between work and family life, a joint United Nations report said today, adding that responding to...
Jaguar Encounter in Belize
Syracuse
Syracuse
Saturday late afternoon... If you ever get a chance to come to the Belize Zoo, I highly recommend the jaguar encounter. In a previous post I mentioned Junior, the jaguar born at the zoo and completely raised by handlers...
Latin and Caribbean Briefs
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
CARACAS -- Venezuelan officials plan to invalidate some pharmaceutical patents and allow domestic manufacturers to produce licensed medicines, an action that could cause shortages and scare off foreign investment,...
Latin, Caribbean allies hail new U.S. Southern Command chief
The Miami Herald
The Miami Herald
The United States and Nicaragua are in a heated political fight over disputed municipal elections in the Central American country, leading to the freezing of millions of dollars in U.S. aid. But it was difficult to tell...

