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More than 90 people were counted dead Tuesday from heavy rains pounding Central America after Guatemala reported more people swept away by raging floodwaters and Costa Rica found four drowned.
An estimated 700,000 people were displaced by floods and landslides following as much as 120 centimeters (47 inches) of rain in the past week in some areas -- three times the monthly average this season -- officials said.
In Guatemala, five more deaths were reported, including four swept away, bringing the death toll to 34 over the past week in a nation that has been hit particularly hard in 2011 by flooding and heavy rains, officials said.
The mayor of the northern Guatemala community of Mixco, Amilcar Rivera, reported the four new deaths and warned the toll may rise further.
US Ambassador Arnold Chacon said the diplomatic mission would offer the use of six helicopters used in anti-narcotics efforts for search and rescue operations in Guatemala. The envoy said $50,000 in humanitarian aid would also be offered.
In Costa Rica, Red Cross officials reported four people had drowned across the country, with the victims attempting to cross swollen rivers.
Authorities have gone on high alert across the mountainous region, home to 42 million people, as the rains have shown no sign of abating.
The unusually heavy rainfall came as the region was pounded from one weather system from the Pacific and another from the Caribbean.
El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes warned late Monday that his country was facing a "major emergency," with 32 dead, three missing and some 32,000 people evacuated, saying the rainfall exceeded that caused by past hurricanes.
"The intensity of the rainfall, the duration of the phenomenon and the extent of the affected territory presents us with a major emergency," he said.
Another 13 deaths were reported in Honduras and eight in Nicaragua, according to local officials, with the overall toll expected to rise as reports from isolated villages begin to trickle in.
Officials also fear further casualties from fresh mudslides, shortages of basic goods in isolated towns and disease spawned by the stagnant water.
Hard-hit El Salvador has launched a worldwide appeal for humanitarian assistance due to the intense rain.
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Honduras ranks 9th in the world production of coffee and is the second most important producer in Central America. 90% of its coffee is cultivated by coffee farmers. Among these, is the cooperative Montaña Verde, situated in the province of Santa Barbara, a partner of Van Houtte's since 2002. Following an action plan established by CARE Canada, the Montaña Verde co-op has come a long way. Generating profits, increasing orders, expanding its workforce, attracting international recognition for its high quality coffee, and improving the status of women and the well-being of communities, are all goals that the Montaña Verde co-op and its members were able to achieve through hard work, solidarity, courage, and concern for the environment. They have maintained their privileged relationship with Van Houtte for almost a decade.Honduras ranks 9th in the world production of coffee and is the second most important... more
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Honduras ranks 9th in the world production of coffee and is the second most important producer in Central America. 90% of its coffee is cultivated by coffee farmers. Among these, is the cooperative Montaña Verde, situated in the province of Santa Barbara, a partner of Van Houtte’s since 2002. Following an action plan established by CARE Canada, the Montaña Verde co-op has come a long way. Generating profits, increasing orders, expanding its workforce, attracting international recognition for its high quality coffee, and improving the status of women and the well-being of communities, are all goals that the Montaña Verde co-op and its members were able to achieve through hard work, solidarity, courage, and concern for the environment. They have maintained their privileged relationship with Van Houtte for almost a decade.
Please visit: www.committedtocaring.caHonduras ranks 9th in the world production of coffee and is the second most important... more
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Style and Swag : NEGO HIGHTS : DanceHall EXCLU video and Follow more on Facebook @ Nego Hights and @FAMILYSENCI....Style and Swag : NEGO HIGHTS : DanceHall EXCLU video and Follow more on Facebook @... more
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On a cattle ranch in the northern Petén region of Guatemala yesterday, at least 27 agricultural workers were murdered, 26 of whom were decapitatedOn a cattle ranch in the northern Petén region of Guatemala yesterday, at least... more
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"Lucky" was found 16 miles inland where poachers had left her to die.
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March 22, 2011, President Barack Obama visits San Salvador, the capital city of this Central American country. President Obama hopes to forge new alliances within the Americas and begin to, "stand with those who take responsibility — helping farmers grow more food, supporting doctors who care for the sick, and combating the corruption that can rot a society and rob people of opportunity". Return to El Salvador, a feature length documentary film narrated by Martin Sheen and directed by Jamie Moffett, will premiere on television stations throughout the country on March 26. Learn more about the feud and struggle of the Salvadorian people at www.returntoelsalvador.comMarch 22, 2011, President Barack Obama visits San Salvador, the capital city of this... more
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In 2005, Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller traveled to a rehabilitation center in Tapachula, Mexico. She met dozens of migrants living with injuries sustained during attempts to reach the United States border, including Oscar, a young man who had lost both an arm and a leg. Each year, more than a million illegal immigrants make the dangerous 1500-mile trip through Central America to the United States. Many chance a ride on the free but treacherous freighter known as "El Tren de la Muerte," or "The Death Train." During the ride, migrants suffer falls, lose limbs, or die before they reach their destination.
"Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Mondays at 9/8c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.
For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.In 2005, Vanguard correspondent Mariana van Zeller traveled to a rehabilitation center... more
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On the heels of receiving the 69th annual Peabody Award and the 2010 Television Academy Honor Award, Current TV's "Vanguard" will air a three-part special on the U.S.-Mexico border issue this fall. The documentary news program, which has been lauded for its groundbreaking and in-depth approach to some of the world's most important and under-reported stories, will provide a fresh and insightful perspective on one of the nation's most complex and controversial topics. The three-part special will launch on Monday, November 15 at 9/8c, with the second and third parts airing on consecutive Monday nights in prime time.
As seen in this election year and with the controversy over the new laws passed in Arizona, the security of the U.S.-Mexico border has emerged as one of our nation's most hotly-debated issues. "Vanguard" will introduce all the players in this human drama: from the migrants making the terrifying, dangerous and illegal border crossings to the coyotes who profit from them. Additional focus will be placed on the policemen and border patrol agents trying to hold back the tide of immigrants, to the Mexican drug cartels, whose violent clashes threaten to spill over the border.
"Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Mondays at 9/8c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.
For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.On the heels of receiving the 69th annual Peabody Award and the 2010 Television... more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States apologized on Friday for an experiment conducted in the 1940s in which U.S. government medical researchers deliberately infected Guatemalan prison inmates with syphilis.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and other top officials issued a statement about the experiment, which echoed the infamous 1960s Tuskegee study in which black American men were deliberately left untreated for syphilis.
"The sexually transmitted disease inoculation study conducted from 1946-1948 in Guatemala was clearly unethical," the statement reads.
"Although these events occurred more than 64 years ago, we are outraged that such reprehensible research could have occurred under the guise of public health. We deeply regret that it happened, and we apologize to all the individuals who were affected by such abhorrent research practices."
The experiments, aimed at testing whether penicillin could prevent syphilis, were discovered by Susan Reverby, professor of women's studies at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.
"In 1946-48, Dr. John C. Cutler, a Public Health Service physician who would later be part of the Syphilis Study in Alabama in the 1960s and continue to defend it two decades after it ended in the 1990s, was running a syphilis inoculation project in Guatemala, co-sponsored by the PHS, the National Institutes of Health, the Pan American Health Sanitary Bureau (now the Pan American Health Organization), and the Guatemalan government," she wrote.
"It was the early days of penicillin and the PHS was deeply interested in whether penicillin could be used to prevent, not just cure, early syphilis infection, whether better blood tests for the disease could be established, what dosages of penicillin actually cured infection, and to understand the process of reinfection after cures."
The prison inmates were deliberately infected by prostitutes, but were treated with penicillin afterwards.
Dr. Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, said regulation prohibited such "risky and unethical" research today.WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States apologized on Friday for an experiment... more
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Mini Daddy spent an afternoon with me in Monterrey, Mexico. We talked about his viral video "El Niño Mas Bonito", Daddy Yankee, and his recovery from cancer.
Mini Daddy is a 9-year-old viral superstar who's reggaeton music video has more than 2.5 million views on YouTube.
Watch the videoclip of "Mini Daddy (Adriansito) El Niño Mas Bonito" here.
http://current.com/185og4c
Special thanks to Adrian, Erick, Lilia, Viviana, Los Babies del Flow, and the internet.Mini Daddy spent an afternoon with me in Monterrey, Mexico. We talked about his viral... more
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From the Article:
"Guatemala has one of the highest crime rates in all of Latin America.
Thousands of people are murdered every year. With police seemingly unable to stem the tide of violence, mobs are increasingly taking matters into their own hands."
A culture of violence that has lasted in Guatemla since the 54 year civil war, which came to a close in 1996, has given birth to a prevalent form of mob vigilantism. Guatemala is still coping with the effects of this Cold War-era civil war; where a right-wing insurrection backed by the CIA and United Fruit Company left the nation devestated from decades of ruthless civil war. An uneasy peace and corrupt national government has left the question begging as to who is really in charge of this country of 12.7+ million people.
These components leave us with a form grassroots justice: Guatemalan Style.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/americas/2010/01/201013193833506654.htmlFrom the Article:
"Guatemala has one of the highest crime rates in all of... more
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After Political Turmoil, Hondurans Back Conservative Candidate
http://news.newamericamedia.org/news/view_article.html?article_id=c1e409aac114af34f73387cec2adb509
JUDY WOODRUFF: In the Central American nation of Honduras, after months of a bitter standoff, a presidential election has finally taken place.
Margaret Warner has that story.
MARGARET WARNER: The streets of the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa, were calm today, as Hondurans took in early results from Sunday's presidential vote. Election officials announced that Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, a conservative rancher, had a strong lead, with more than 55 percent.
Lobo began celebrating shortly after the polls closed.
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www.YouthOutlook.orgAfter Political Turmoil, Hondurans Back Conservative Candidate... more
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Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength in the southwest Caribbean, prompting a hurricane watch for the eastern coast of Nicaragua and storm warnings for two Colombian islands.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the ninth tropical storm of the season took shape Wednesday afternoon. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 65 mph (100 kph).
Forecasters say it could approach hurricane strength before making landfall early Thursday.
The storm’s center is about 65 miles (100 kilometers) east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. It is moving toward the west-northwest near 6 mph (9 kph).
Storm warnings were in effect for the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP’s earlier story is below.
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical storm Ida has formed in the southwest Caribbean, quickly adding muscle and prompting storm warnings for the coast of Nicaragua and two Colombian islands.
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the ninth tropical storm of the season took shape Wednesday afternoon. Maximum sustained winds have increased to near 60 mph (95 kph).
The storm’s center is about 75 miles (120 kilometers) east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. It is moving toward the northwest near 6 mph (9 kph).
Storm warnings were in effect for the eastern coast of Nicaragua and the Colombian islands of San Andres and Providencia.
http://blog.taragana.com/n/hurricane-watch-for-nicaragua-coast-tropical-storm-ida-strengthens-may-make-land-thursday-218341/Tropical storm Ida is gaining strength in the southwest Caribbean, prompting a... more
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This man Felipe Andres Coronel or Immortal Technique is the kind of artist we need to see more of... please listen and comment..
I would love to see him on Current TV.. vote it up...This man Felipe Andres Coronel or Immortal Technique is the kind of artist we need to... more
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Some of our best experiences often come about after something bad happens. At first we cannot see past our piece of bad luck however upon reflection it often steers us on some new and unexpected path that proves interesting, exciting and sometimes life-changing.
This has bean true throughout my life and today’s guest post by Grant Lingel the author of Imagine – A Vagabond Story describes a great example of this principle in action when a piece of bad news led him on a fabulous adventure through Central America.Some of our best experiences often come about after something bad happens. At first we... more
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Nou Refel Anko (we've done it again) or in French (on l'a encore fait) by C-PROJECTS also known as FAMILY SENCI produced by Play Entertainment Inc., this is a music video performed in Creole and it's Hip-Hop music, the genre is Rap Creole, it's new from Haiti and it's hot for the Hip-Hop Industry, please vote if you like it or love it.Nou Refel Anko (we've done it again) or in French (on l'a encore fait) by... more
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