The following is stated in the investigation made by the Norwegian Narcotics Governmental Committee which members, more than 100 consultative bodies, has made a public statement in late February. The picture that emerges is the following: 1) the drug situation in Norway is improving, 2) law enforcement efforts should be reinforced, 3) amicable measures for [...]
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The president of the Dominican Soccer Association, Osiris Guzman, has been suspended for 30 days by the FIFA Ethics Commission, in relation to a potential bribery case. On August 11, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) initiated proceedings against 16 managers of the Caribbean Soccer Union who were suspected of taking US$40,000 in bribes in [...]
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Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said Monday he wants to re-establish relations with the United States, with a focus on humanitarian and other issues. “The Cuban government reiterates its willingness and interest to move toward the normalization of relations with the United States,” Rodriguez said. “Today I reiterate the proposal of beginning a dialogue aimed [...]
Christoper “Dudus” Coke has pleaded guilty to trafficking three tons of marijuana and 30 lbs of cocaine into the US, as well as ordering the stabbing of a New York drug dealer. Coke, 42, told a judge in New York: “I’m pleading guilty because I am.” He said: “I also ordered the purchase of firearms [...]
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The Minister of National Defense of El Salvador, David Munguia Payés , said that the plan is aimed at those young people “at risk” living in areas of influence of the “maras” (a dangerous international gang linked to Zetas and other criminal groups) . The project will be presented by the government to the United [...]
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A U.S. judge has ordered Cuba to pay 2.8 billion dollars in compensation to a Cuban exile for “persecution, torture, pain and suffering.” The beneficiary, Gustavo Villoldo took part in the capture and execution of Ernesto Guevara alias “el Ché”. Miami-Dade County Court Judge Beatrice Butchko ruled August 19th that the “actions of the accused [...]
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The Third Summit of Heads of State of the nations of the Central American Integration System (SICA) and the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) ended yesterday with agreements to boost hemispheric security, trade agreements, economic and social cooperation. The President of El Salvador and president pro tempore of SICA, Mauricio Funes, announced at the conclusion of the Summit [...]
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Panama and El Salvador agreed in sharing a security strategy that involves all countries in the region to tackle organized crime, reported the Salvadoran Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez after a meeting in Panama City. “What we’ve decided is a regional strategy against organized crime , that respects no borders and, therefore, the answer has to [...]
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GUATEMALA CITY – The Argentine singer-songwriter Facundo Cabral, 74, was shot dead Saturday in Guatemala City, where he offered a recital last week. Cabral, 74, appeared twice in Guatemala on Tuesday and Thursday, and headed on Saturday morning from the hotel to the La Aurora International Airport to travel to Nicaragua, when his vehicle was [...]
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HAVANA .- Cuba maintains total secrecy about the health status of the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, two weeks after his emergency operation in Havana due to a “pelvic abscess”. Since then Cuba has not disclosed any medical report on that intervention nor the health situation of Chavez. A source at the Foreign Ministry of [...]
