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Caribbean & Central America - January 2007 (ISSN 1741-4458)
GUATEMALA: Colom seizes early initiative
The line-up for this November's presidential elections is starting to take shape. The early frontrunner is Alvaro Colom, who lost the run-off to President Oscar Berger in 2002. Berger's ruling Gran Alianza National (Gana) has finally sorted itself out after December's primary-election debacle: Eduardo Giammattei, the former director of the state prison system, will stand. Worth keeping an eye on is Harold Caballeros. An evangelical priest with a nationwide following, Caballeros is a dark horse.
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- Economic Overview: Nicaragua
- NICARAGUA: Ortega attempts tricky balancing act
- GUATEMALA: Colom seizes early initiative
- HONDURAS: Cabinet shake-up causes disquiet
- Economic Overview: Guatemala
- Economic Overview: Honduras
- EL SALVADOR: Saca reaches halfway point
- Economic Overview: El Salvador
- PANAMA: Heads may roll over massive poisoning case
- Economic Overview: Panama
- COSTA RICA: Arias continues quarrelling with Cuba
- Economic Overview: Costa Rica
- CUBA: Botched operations leave Fidel dangerously ill
- Economic Overview: Cuba
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Fiscal reform delays entry in Cafta again
- Economic Overview: Dominican Republic
- HAITI: Préval accuses US
- REGION: Caricom asks for payment of sugar aid
- GUYANA: Opposition calls for protest over gambling and tax
- BELIZE: Central America seeking to strengthen ties with Caricom
- CARIBBEAN: Election round up
- MONTSERRAT: Warning over volcano activity