Guatemala extradites ex-President Portillo to the U.S. on money laundering charges

Nica Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004) on Friday was extradited to the United States to face money laundering charges, the local daily Siglo 21 reported.Portillo looked visibly sick and upset, when he was taken from a military hospital to a Guatemalan Air Force base, following an order by the Interior Ministry."So long Guatemala; I want to directly blame the government ...

Honduras - Journalists targeted in gunfire in northern Honduras

IFEX - Friday 24th May, 2013

Journalist Ramn Maldonado and camaraman Daniel Snchez from Canal Litoral Atlntico, in the city of La Ceiba, Atlntida department, escaped unharmed from an firearms attack by an unidentified suspect riding a motorcycle.On Monday 20 May 2013 in Colonia Villa Antonella, minutes after leaving the Canal Litoral Atlntico building around 9 a.m., a motorcyclist drove in front of Maldonado and shot ...

Fitch Afirma la Calificacion Internacional de Banco Internacional de Costa Rica en BB+

Fitch Ratings - Friday 24th May, 2013

U.S. prime money market funds (MMFs) increased their exposure to eurozone banks in April. However, even at 15.1%, asset allocations to these institutions remain well below 2011 levels, according to Fitch ...

Ex-Guatemala President Extradited to US

International Herald Tribune - Friday 24th May, 2013

GUATEMALA CITY -- The lawyer for ex-Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo says he is being extradited to the United States to face money-laundering and embezzlement ...

Mexican homebuilder Urbi seeks to reduce impact of payment freeze

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

MONTERREY, Mexico | Fri May 24, 2013 1:51pm EDT MONTERREY, Mexico May 24 (Reuters) - Troubled Mexican homebuilder Urbi, struggling with flagging sales and a heavy debt load, said it is looking to minimize the impact of a suspension in payments from state mortgage-lenders to Urbi and two other homebuilders. Two state mortgage-lenders, Infonavit and Fovissste, on Thursday stopped payments ...

Millions Seized in Tabasco Former Mexican Governor Questioned

Prensa Latina - Friday 24th May, 2013

Mexico, 24 (Prensa Latina) The attorney for the Mexican state of Tabasco, Fernando Valenzuela, announced that former Governor Andres Granier will be summoned to testify today due to the huge sum of money seized from the treasurer for his administration, Jose Sainz. The newspaper Tabasco Hoy reported that former Undersecretary of Expenditures Miguel Angel Contreras will also appear in court for ...

Cubans Russians Lead in Last Stop for World Diving Series

Prensa Latina - Friday 24th May, 2013

Mexico, May 24 (Prensa Latina) The last stop in the Diving World Series begins today and ends on Sunday at the Pan American Aquatics Complex in Guadalajara, Mexico, with Russian and Cuban duos in the lead for top honors in the male synchronized platform. In the two-day event the first four duos in each branch will compete, while also training for the next world championship, from July 19 to ...

Mexican stocks fall more than 1 percent on Fed worries

Reuters - Friday 24th May, 2013

MEXICO CITY | Fri May 24, 2013 10:07am EDT MEXICO CITY May 24 (Reuters) - Mexico's IPC stock index fell more than 1 percent on Friday on continued worries about a winding down of the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's bond-buying program. The index fell 1.05 percent to 40,091.41 points, with telecoms giant America Movil and bottler Femsa ...