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Caribbean & Central America - January 2006 (ISSN 1741-4458)
GUATEMALA: Berger's popularity sinks at halfway point
When Oscar Berger won the presidential elections in November 2004 he did
so on such a tide of popular support that he must have been quietly confident
that he would not live to regret his campaign promise to hold a referendum on
his rule, halfway through his mandate, if he was deemed by the electorate to
have reneged on his promises. Two years later and Guatemalans are clamouring for
him to stick to it. What went wrong?
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- GUYANA: Elections should be held by August
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Panday faces trial
- TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Manning issues warning over PetroCaribe
- JAMAICA: Does "Sista P" have what it takes to lead the PNP?
- CUBA: Record growth emboldens government
- HAITI: UN ties government to new election date
- GUATEMALA: Berger's popularity sinks at halfway point
- NICARAGUA: Montealegre emerges as man to beat
- PANAMA: Setback for US trade deal
- HONDURAS: Observers bemoan "politicised" elections
- COSTA RICA: Arias could win in first round
- REGION: Record remittances to Central America