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40,000 affected as storm batters Nicaragua
Nicaragua's Caribbean coast faced a battering by high winds and heavy rains Friday, as remnants of hurricane Ida wrecked homes and officials warned as many as 40,000 could be affected by the storm.
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Honduran Coupists Delay Tactics Continue
Tegucigalpa, Nov 5 The Honduran National Congress has yet to define when to examine the restitution of Manuel Zelaya as President, stance that popular leaders describe as a delay by local coupists.
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Guatemala, Nov 6 The Vicepresidents of Central America and the Dominican Republic meet today in this capital for their second regional meeting with the environment as central topic of debate.
Vatican official says he would like Roman Catholic Church to have more access to Cuban media
A senior Vatican official said Friday he has asked Cuba's government to allow the Roman Catholic Church more access to mass media, saying Cubans are a religious people and should be given broadcast access to their pastors.
United Nations peacekeeping forces will not leave Haiti any time soon as the country, one of the world's poorest, remains fragile, the Brazilian general in charge of the U.N. troops told Reuters.
Ida drenches Central America, might approach US
Former Hurricane Ida drenched Central America as a tropical depression on Friday and forecasters said it had some chance of regaining force and heading toward the U.S. Ida had winds of 75 mph when it hit the central Nicaraguan coast on Thursday, but it quickly lost force as it slogged inland and winds were down to about 35 mph Friday morning, ...
Lee County included in Tropical Depression Ida five-day tracking cone
Lee County and Southwest Florida are now in the five-day tracking cone for Tropical Depression Ida.
Zelaya: US-brokered pact for Honduran crisis fails
Ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya said Friday that a U.S.-brokered pact failed to end a four-month political crisis after a deadline for forming a unity government passed.
Hurricane Ida made landfall in eastern Nicaragua Thursday with 75 mph winds, but degraded to a near-stationary tropical storm, U.S. forecasters reported.
USVI governor finalizes deal with Cruzan Rum
Eds: APNewsNow. Will stand. CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has signed into a law a 30-year revenue deal with the owners of locally produced Cruzan Rum, which has a heritage on St.
Acquittal in Saskatchewan construction worker murder case
A verdict of not guilty has been returned in the case of a man accused of murdering a Saskatchewan construction worker employed in the Cayman Islands.
Dutch islands offer amnesty to illegal immigrants
The Netherlands Antilles has launched an amnesty program that will provide residence and working papers for thousands of illegal immigrants.
Ousted Honduran leader asks Clinton stand on coup
Ousted President Manuel Zelaya is asking the Obama administration why, after pressing for his reinstatement, it now says it will recognize upcoming Honduran elections even if he isn't returned to power first.
Tropical Storm Ida strengthens as it heads toward Nicaragua
Tropical storm Ida formed in the southwestern Caribbean on Wednesday, quickly gaining muscle and threatening to become a hurricane before making landfall in Nicaragua.
Dodgers' Vicente Padilla Shoots Himself in the Leg in Nicaragua
Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Vicente Padilla has accidentally shot himself in the leg at a target range in Nicaragua.
BVI judge hears requests before sentencing RI man
Prosecutors in the British Virgin Islands say a Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife while scuba diving should serve at least 25 years in prison before getting parole.
Rockford sgt. among 3 killed in Virgin Islands plane crash
A National Guard master sergeant from Rockford is among three people killed in a small plane crash last week in the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Garmin to release third-quarter earnings
Navigational device maker Garmin Ltd. is expected to report lower third-quarter profits and revenues from a year ago.
Honduran lawmakers put off vote on Zelaya's return
Honduran lawmakers on Tuesday put off a vote on whether to restore ousted President Manuel Zelaya and asked the Supreme Court for its view, bucking outside pressure to quickly end a four-month political crisis.
Tennessean among those killed in USVI plane crash
U.S. Virgin Islands police have identified the people killed in a small plane crash last week as a man from Tennessee and two residents of the Caribbean territory.
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