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Guatemala’s president: ‘My country bears the scars from the war on drugs’
Guatemala’s president says that leaders of drug-consuming countries in the west have to accept it has brought Latin countries to their knees In any war there are innocent victims. In the 40-year war on drugs, the central American state of Guatemala can lay claim to being just such an innocent…
Stigma for Central America’s HIV-positive kids
Four-year-old Carlos, who makes a lengthy trip every two weeks with his teenage aunt to a special clinic in El Salvador’s capital, has no notion of the cruel stigma that comes with his HIV diagnosis. Governments and aid groups across the region are organizing official parades and cultural events Saturday…
U.S. promises $107 million more to fight drug crime
TEGUCIGALPA — US Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday pledged $107 million more in aid to Central America under a security initiative to tackle organized crime amid soaring drug violence in the region. “Despite the significant recession … we are sustaining support for the Central American Regional Security Initiative, through…
Central American drug violence surges as cartels move south
Drug-related violence has surged to “alarming and unprecedented” levels in Central America as Mexican drug cartels have shifted their operations, a UN report said Tuesday. The move “has resulted in increased levels of violence, kidnapping, bribery torture and homicide” in Central America, the annual report by the International Narcotics Control…
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