MANAGUA -- To offset the recent wave of factory closings and work suspensions at U.S. textile and manufacturing plants in Central America, Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega is asking the U.S. government for an economic bailout plan for Central America.

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Maybe it's time Daniel Ortega put the arm on his socialist buddy and co-conspirator Hugo Chavez. Hugo's got deep pockets and loves to help his revolutionary buddies, so it makes sense to let Venezuela put together a stimulus, and at the same time recruit

Three anti-mining, environmental activists have been killed in El Salvador in recent years, key players in organizing local protests and political resistance that resulted in the El Salvadoran government denying Canadian miner Pacific Rim the... Local activists decided to take action and prod the El Salvadoran government to deny Pacific Rim’s request for a mining license after seeing the effects preliminary mine exploration and development work had on local water resources and land. Most rely on farming and river water to meet their basic daily needs, as does half the population of San Salvador, who rely on the river for drinking water. Gold is also a precious commodity, one whose value has risen for 10 years running, and miners such as Pacific Rim are keen to exploit ore deposits wherever they are found.