tips4travels.com gives you the latest news from Central America http://tips4travels.com/en Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:49:08 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/court-oks-ex-guatemalan-leader&#039s-extradition-to-us.htm GUATEMALA CITY — A Guatemalan court has approved former President Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the U.S. to face money laundering charges. Portillo does not face imminent extradition, h... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:09:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/court-oks-ex-guatemalan-leader&#039s-extradition-to-us.htm GUATEMALA CITY -- A Guatemalan court has approved former President Alfonso Portillo's extradition to the U.S. to face money laundering charges.Portillo does not face imminent extradition, however. Un... Thu, 18 Mar 2010 00:02:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/guatemala-to-resume-international-adoptions.htm (Getty Images/file) GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — International adoptions will resume in Guatemala this June after a nearly two-year suspension prompted by the discovery that some babies were being sold, ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/fear-grips-mexican-border-families-amid-violence.htm (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)A child peers from behind a fence outside his home on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Wednesday, March 17, 2010. The violence has risen to such levels in Ciudad Juarez t... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:07:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/despite-drug-violence-mexican-state-still-expects-easter-tourists.htm MORELIA -- Authorities in the Mexican state of Michoacan said Tuesday they expect some 500,000 tourists to visit over the Easter holidays next month, despite a surge in drug-related violence. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/fear-grips-mexican-border-families-amid-violence.htm CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Elodia Ortiz drops her children at school in the morning, picks them up in the afternoon and makes an occasional trip to the supermarket. Anything else, she says, is too d... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:25:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/fear-grips-mexican-border-families-amid-violence.htm drug cartels that has left more than 4,500 people dead during the past two years. Their fears spiked last weekend when hit men attacked two white SUVs leaving a birthday party, killing parents from t... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/guatemala-and-un-launch-scheme-to-fight-organized-crime.htm The top United Nations drug and crime official and Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom oversaw the destruction of some 6,000 illegal firearms today at the launch of a national programme to fight organiz... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/fear-grips-mexican-border-families.htm Parents in Ciudad Juarez, just across the border from El Paso, Texas, are afraid to venture into the streets amid a turf war between two powerful drug cartels that has left more than 4,500 people dead... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/new-gold-says-full-operations-to-resume-at-mexican-mine.htm (Reuters) - Canadian gold miner New Gold said full operations will resume at its Cerro San Pedro mine in Mexico after a federal district court lifted restrictions on the use of explosives at the mine. Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-border-violence-affecting-local-travelers&#039-plans.htm Violence on the Mexican border is having an effect on local travelers' plans, making some people reconsider their vacations and affecting travel agencies.Violence there has topped national news as thr... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:48:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mormon-among-those-killed-at-mexican-consulate-shooting.htm EL PASO, Texas — The brutal murders of a Mormon and his pregnant wife have left local LDS Church members in a state of sadness, shock, disappointment and concern. Arthur H. Redelfs, 34, and his... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/continental-sets-up-new-mexican-flight.htm is planning twice-weekly flights between Houston and Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas, Mexico beginning June 9. The flight, operated as Continental Express, will leave from Houston’s George Bush Inter... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-stray-dogs-flown-to-calgary.htm A non-profit organization is flying Mexican strays into Calgary, but the humane society says potential dog owners should first look at adopting abandoned local pets. Pawsitive Match flies about 15 do... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/kiska-consolidates-ownership-of-mexican-assets.htm Kiska Metals Corporation, (TSX VENTURE:KSK) ( Kiska ) announces that it has reached an agreement with Azure Minerals Limited to dissolve the Kiska-Azure Joint Venture covering nine exploration proj... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/pura-verde-costa-rica-properties-announces-los-pelicanos-ocean-club-as-the-newest-property-to.htm The newest Pura Verde Costa Rica Property, Los Pelicanos Ocean Club, is an ideal location for boating and fishing enthusiasts. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. ( Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/ohka-released-from-mexican-league-team.htm TOKYO — Tomokazu Ohka, who last week reached an agreement to play for the Quintana Roo Tigers of the Mexican League after leaving the Cleveland Indians as a free agent, has been released, U.S. ... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/costa-rica&#039s-president-elect-unveils-cabinet.htm Costa Rica's President-elect Laura Chinchilla Tuesday announced the names of the ministers that will be part of her economic team when she takes office on May 8.Chinchilla said that Carlos... Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:44:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-navy-rescues-eight-americans-adrift-in-sea.htm The Mexican navy rescued eight Americans who were drifting in the Pacific on board a pleasure boat after one of its engines caught fire, stranding them eight miles off Cabo San Lucas, officials said. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-hit-men-may-have-gone-to-wrong-party.htm (3/16/2010) Confused hit men may have gone to the wrong party, the FBI said Tuesday as it cast doubt on fears that the slaying of three people with ties to the U.S. consulate shows that Mexican drug... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/fire-destroys-1500-hectares-of-forest-in-honduras.htm At least 1,500 hectares of forest have been destroyed by fire since the beginning of this year, Honduran Defense Minister Marlon Pascua said on Tuesday.After a meeting of the ministers council, Pascua... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-leader-calderon-seeks-shared-responsibility-after-u.s.-killings.htm Police block access to the area where Mexico's President Felipe Calderon is holding a meeting in Ciudad Juarez March 16, 2010. Crowds of protesters slammed Calderon's military crackdown on drug cartel... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-leader-seeks-shared-responsibility-after-us-killings.htm CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AFP) - President Felipe Calderon on Tuesday called for shared US responsibility in the fight against Mexico's drug gangs, after US consulate-linked killings in the violent c... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:37:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/costa-rica&#039s-president-elect-says-she-will-launch-crackdown-on-drug-trafficking-gangs.htm Costa Rica (AP) — Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla says fighting drug trafficking will be one of her government's priorities. Chinchilla said in an interview with Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-police-implicated-in-killings-and-kidnappings.htm (IDM) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Scores of police officers — including the entire department of one town — have been detained in Mexican probes of killings and kidnappings.Mayor Alfredo Osorio of the ... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/&ltb&gtmexican-police-implicated-in-killings-kidnappings&lt/b&gt.htm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY -- Scores of police officers - including the entire department of one town - have been detained in Mexican probes of killings and kidnappings. Mayor Alfredo Osorio... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-police-implicated-in-killings-kidnappings.htm MEXICO CITY (AP) - Scores of police officers - including the entire department of one town - have been detained in Mexican probes of killings and kidnappings. Mayor Alfredo Osorio of the Gulf coast to... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-reform-at-risk-from-political-strife.htm The leader of Mexico’s Senate has warned that ferocious political rivalries currently dominating Congress risk tearing apart the country’s reform agenda over the next two and a half years. In an i... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:18:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/travellers-warned-to-stay-clear-of-violent-mexican-city.htm The vehicle where an American couple were killed in a drive-by shooting is seen next to the bridge that connects Mexico and U.S. in the border city of Ciudad Juarez March 13, 2010. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-leader-to-visit-city-reeling-from-violence.htm Felipe Calderón , faces formidable challenges and a frustrated populace when he arrives Tuesday in this violence-scarred border town, where nearly 500 people have been killed this year alone m... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-tour-bus-crashes-in-texas-2-dead.htm A Mexican tour bus overturned along a southern Texas highway, killing at least two people and injuring an unknown number of others, Monday, March 16, 2010. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 14:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-deaths-derail-&#039cultural&#039-visits.htm Violence in Mexico is having a big impact on the country's cultural tourism business, which takes visitors off the beaten track. Thirteen people were killed around the resort town of Acapulco on Marc... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/canadians-warned-against-travel-to-mexican-city.htm Ottawa is warning Canadians not to travel to a city in northern Mexico that has seen a rising tide of violence, which recently claimed the lives of an American couple with ties to the local U.S. consu... Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/fbi-joins-probe-of-us-citizens-shot-dead-in-mexico.htm The FBI will take part in the investigation into three people linked to the US Consulate being killed last weekend in this border city near El Paso, Texas, Mexican authorities said. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/journalist-shot-dead-in-honduras.htm Honduran journalist Nahum Palacios was murdered in the northeastern city of Tocoa, becoming the third media professional to die violently in the Central American country over the past two weeks, police said. Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:20:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/britain-warns-mexican-authorities-about-bomb-detector.htm Mexico that a handheld device widely used by the Mexican military and police to search for drugs and explosives may be ineffective, British officials said. Mexico’s National Defense Secretariat... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100316/largeimage.photo_1268675810238-6-0.jpgx=100&ampy=65&ampxc=1&ampy.htm Ciudad Juarez to probe the fatal shootings of two American and a Mexican with ties to the US consulate -- the first such attack in recent memory on American diplomatic personnel. Mexican authoritie... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/u.s.-vows-to-bring-killers-of-its-mexican-consulate-employee-to-justice.htm The U.S. vowed to bring the killers of its two citizens, one of whom is an employee of its consulate in Mexico, to justice, the State Department spokesman said on Monday. We will, as the secretar... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 20:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/in-honduras-gunmen-kill-tv-station-director-in-hail-of-bullets-setting-off-protest.htm President Barack Obama faced growing congressional pressure on Monday to get tough with China over its currency practices, one day after Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao brushed off accusations that Beijing... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:51:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/killing-of-tv-journalist-spawns-protest.htm Dozens of journalists took to the streets Monday in northern Honduras to protest attacks on their colleagues after gunmen killed a television journalist in a hail of bullets - the third such slaying i... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/in-honduras-gunmen-kill-tv-station-director-in-hail-of-bullets-setting-off-protest.htm Honduras (AP) — Dozens of journalists took to the streets Monday in northern Honduras to protest attacks on their colleagues after gunmen killed a television journalist in a hail of bullets #82... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/killing-of-tv-journalist-spawns-protest&lt/b&gt.htm THE ASSOCIATED PRESS TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras -- Dozens of journalists took to the streets Monday in northern Honduras to protest attacks on their colleagues after gunmen killed a television journalis... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100315/largeimage.photo_1268675810238-5-0.jpgx=100&ampy=65&ampxc=1&ampy.htm , US FBI agents have joined a Mexican probe into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in this border city, officials said Monday. Mexican authorities blamed the driv... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/victims-with-ties-to-u.s.-were-targeted-mexican-mayor-says.htm Mexico City, Mexico (CNN) -- Authorities believe assassins targeted a pregnant woman and two other people connected with a U.S. consulate who were killed in drive-by shootings over the weekend, Ciudad... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100315/largeimage.photo_1268675810238-4-0.jpgx=100&ampy=65&ampxc=1&ampy.htm , US FBI agents have joined a Mexican probe into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in this border city, officials said Monday. Mexican authorities blamed the driv... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:11:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-drug-cartels-extend-reach-farther-into-u.s.htm Get the latest Flash Player. This interactive includes maps of Mexican drug cartel territory, trafficking routes, gun trading and drug-related violence. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:50:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/nahj-calls-on-mexican-officials-to-protect-journalists-urges-colleagues-to-resist-being-silenced.htm WASHINGTON, DC--(Marketwire - March 15, 2010) - The National Association of Hispanic Journalists calls on Mexican journalists to stay the course and resist being silenced in the wake of the recent bru... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:47:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100315/largeimage.photo_1268675810238-3-0.jpgx=100&ampy=65&ampxc=1&ampy.htm , US FBI agents have joined a Mexican probe into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in this border city, officials said Monday. Mexican authorities blamed the driv... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:54:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100315/largeimage.photo_1268675810238-2-0.jpgx=100&ampy=65&ampxc=1&ampy.htm , US FBI agents have joined a Mexican investigation into attacks on US consular staff and their families that left three dead in this border city, officials said Monday. Mexican authorities blamed ... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:36:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/darling-to-help-family-in-mexican-mystery.htm THE son of a pensioner who was found dead in a Mexican jungle has called in the support of the Chancellor as he continues to push for answers over his mother's death. Mon, 15 Mar 2010 06:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-gov&#039t-condemns-murder-of-three-people-linked-to-u.s.-consulate.htm MEXICO CITY, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Mexican government condemned the murder of three people related with the U.S. consulate in Mexico's northern city Ciudad Juarez, the Foreign Ministry said in a st... Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/u.s.-consulate-employee-slain-in-drug-ridden-mexican-city.htm WASHINGTON -- The Mexican government pledged Sunday to investigate the brutal killings of a U.S. consulate employee and two family members of consulate employees in a violent, drug-plagued metropolis... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:31:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/3-with-ties-to-us-consulate-killed-in-mexican-city.htm (AP Photo)Soldiers patrol a crime scene where a crashed car sits in Ciudad Juarez, Sunday, March 14, 2010. A U.S. consulate employee and her husband were shot to death Saturday in their car near the S... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:26:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/3-with-ties-to-us-consulate-killed-in-mexican-city.htm CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) - Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with their baby in the back seat, minutes after the husband of another co... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:43:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/3-with-ties-to-us-consulate-killed-in-mexican-city.htm CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico – Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with their baby in the back seat, minutes after the husband of another c... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:38:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/3-with-ties-to-us-consulate-killed-in-mexican-city.htm (03-14) 19:33 PDT CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) -- Gunmen killed a U.S. consulate employee and her husband as they drove in this violent border city with their baby in the back seat, minutes after the h... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 22:05:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/us-citizens-shot-dead-by-mexican-drug-gangs.htm Three people with links to the US consulate in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juárez were gunned down at the weekend by drug cartel hit teams , according to a US official.A consulate employee and... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-drugs-gangs-blamed-for-killing-of-us-consular-staff.htm Staff working at US consulates in towns along the Mexican border were told they could evacuate their families home following the killing of three people leaving a consular party in the city of Ciudad ... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/manufacturing-incentives-drive-mexican-cities-new-growth.htm PRWEB ) March 14, 2010 -- U.S. manufacturers are looking to Mexico for labor cost savings and Mexican states are competing for the foreign investment with unprecedented financial incentives. #82... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:13:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/24-killed-in-southwestern-mexican-state.htm People stand next to the police line in the site where a man was killed in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, Mexico, Saturday March 13, 2010. Several separate violent incidents in this Pacific reso... Sun, 14 Mar 2010 14:01:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/carmona&#039s-mexican-restaurant-to-open-in-morgantown.htm WVU HOMECOMING > > > Keep Checking here for live streaming coverage of the Mountaineers return to Morgantown at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:25:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/tomb-of-headless-man-adorned-with-jade-found-under-maya-torture-mural-in-mexico.htm A team of archeologists has discovered the tomb of a headless man adorned with jade beneath an ancient Mexican chamber famously painted with scenes of torture. Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/eight-shot-dead-at-mexican-birthday-party.htm Eight people were killed by a group of gunmen during a birthday party at a ranch in the northwestern Mexican state of Sinaloa, media reports said. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:00:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/some-fear-a-new-front-in-mexican-gangs&#039-drug-war.htm The Associated Press REYNOSA, Mexico -- This border city and others near the eastern end of the U.S. border escaped the worst of Mexico's bloody drug war for years, but now the bodies are pilin... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:59:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/thirteen-killed-in-crime-wave-at-mexican-beach-resort-of-acapulco.htm Thirteen people were killed in and around the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco early on Saturday in apparent drug-related violence, with four victims found beheaded, security officials say. Five o... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:55:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/journey-through-the-music-of-central-america.htm Nearly 15 years after he made his first album and foray into the guitar sound known as rumba-flamenco, Jesse Cook has decided it was time to dig deeper into the historical roots of this crossover soun... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 11:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/a-fight-with-a-masked-mexican-&#039princess&#039.htm Presenter, Tropic of Cancer Masked wrestling is hugely popular in Mexico but in this macho country women fighters face a struggle for recognition. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:03:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/a-bumpy-road-for-mexican-auto-insurers.htm Josie Knechel helps run Baja 4 Less Mexican Auto Insurance Services in San Ysidro, which is among the struggling businesses that sell auto insurance policies for travel to Mexico. Insurers say the rem... Sat, 13 Mar 2010 06:15:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/why-rush-limbaugh-would-go-to-costa-rica-if-obama&#039s-healthcare-plan-passes.htm (AXcess News) San Jose, Costa Rica - Conservative talk-show host Rush Limbaugh said this week he'd go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if Congress passes proposed reforms to the US healthcare syste... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/uae-boosts-links-with-costa-rica.htm New York: The UAE and the Republic of Costa Rica have established diplomatic relations on ambassadorial level. Both countries signed a joint communique on Thursday, March 11, at the UN headquarters e... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/rick-james-54-chiropractor-dies-while-diving-off-belize.htm 03/12/2010 Rick James was a world traveler, an experienced scuba diver and was on the adventure of a lifetime with one of his best friends. On March 1, as their wives snorkled on the surface of the ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:19:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/curious-whales-give-boost-to-mexican-fishermen.htm When the massive, barnacle-spotted head of a Pacific gray whale slid alongside Pachico Mayoral's wooden boat, he nervously reached out to touch it.Like other fishermen, he usually beat his boat with a... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:06:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-telecom-tycoon-is-now-world&#039s-richest-person.htm FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2008 file photo, Mexican businessman Carlos Slim visits the Museo Alameda where some of his personal art collection is on display in San Antonio. On March 10, 2010, Forbes anno... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/none&quot&gtsphs-students-are-math-olympiad-champs.htm The trophy! San Pedro High School students have excelled in many fields both educational and in sports. This week, SPHS students proudly paraded through town in celebration of yet another victory, ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/none&quot&gtsportfishing-law-to-be-amended.htm The enacted Sport Fishing Law has stirred quite a controversy in the past few weeks nationwide. From North to South, people have voiced their concerns about the Law. In San Pedro Town, the San Pedro T... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/none&quot&gtmiss-chiquitita-pageant-saturday-march-20th.htm Adriannie Henkis After a ten year hiatus the Miss Chiquitita Pageant is back. The general public is cordially invited to be a part of the selection of the new mini-queen who will reign for the year 2... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:29:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/lebanese-mexican-carlos-slim-world&#039s-richest-in-new-ranking.htm NEW YORK: Carlos Slim, a Mexican tycoon of Lebanese origin, has dethroned Microsoft founder Bill Gates as the world wealthiest person and China is fast catching up with the number of United States bil... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/mexican-cartels-corrupt-border-agents-u.s.-says.htm McALLEN — Mexican drug cartels are infiltrating federal law enforcement agencies along the southwest border and those charged with weeding them out say they don’t have the money to catch all t... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:10:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/montero-fingered-in-nepotism-scandal.htm Belize City, Thursday, March 11, 2010 Channel Five News broke the story this week that the principals or subscribers for Gosen Products, the Belizean partners in Eco-Green, a company that had been aw... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/villager-alleges-police-victimization.htm , 2010, at a public community meeting held in Big Falls, Toledo, police officers arrested renowned and respected social and environmental activist Bartolo Teul, who is also a villager, for exercising ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/a-forecast-of-barrow&rsquos-budget.htm When the Prime Minister shamelessly told the Nation that we were in a recession, long after everyone knew this, he delivered the first blow. When he said that this year would be even tougher he delive... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/hypocrite-of-the-week.htm This week there was some thought given to acknowledging Deputy Prime Minister Gaspar Vega as the premiere hypocrite of the week. He certainly was in the running, after a news appearance in which he wa... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/celebrating-with-our-belizean-women.htm March is a month when we honour the contribution of our women and the role they play in the development of our nation. This special time provides us with the opportunity to celebrate the achievements ... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/udp-politics-as-usual&hellip.htm The little man from down south is in the news again. Seems like whenever UDP Minister Jr. Juan Coy is in the news it’s for something he did wrong. The last time it was all about contraband, and this... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:17:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/us$-1-billion-to-be-invested-in-nicaragua.htm PRONicaragua, recently reported that nearly US$1 billion are expected to flow into the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the next couple of years.WASHINGTON, DC, March 12, 2010 /24-7PressR... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:57:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/uae-and-costa-rica-establish-diplomatic-relations.htm Mar 12, 2010 - 01:33 - WAM New York, Mar 12th, 2010 (WAM) : The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Costa Rica have established diplomatic relations on ambassador level. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:39:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/lakeland-teacher-makes-hope-a-game-in-central-america.htm Jason Old became smitten with the Honduran island of Roatan during the three years he spent there as a semi-professional soccer player in the early 2000s.Old, an assistant professor of Spanish at Sout... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 03:12:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/robbers-target-doony&rsquos-again.htm While the bloodshed has proven too much for police to handle, armed holdups across the City is another record-breaker that continues to rise unabated. But the criminal element seems to be taking s... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/increased-taxation-not-an-option.htm The nation waits with bated breath for the economy to recover from the current recession. We know that the pace of our recovery is hinged on the action or lack of positive intervention undertaken by g... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/belize-court-of-appeal-dismisses-appeals-by-petzold-and-lopez.htm BELIZE CITY, Wed. March 10, 2010. Appeals by Roman Petzold and Francis Lopez, convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years, were dismissed yesterday by the Belize Court of Appeal. Petzold and Lopez we... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/dr.-john-gough-charged-with-wounding-for-allegedly-beating-minor.htm BELIZE CITY, Wed. March 10, 2010 Physicians take an oath to heal. But the opposite apparently was true in the case of Dr. John Gough who along with his friend, sales clerk Egbert Nicholson, 32, was c... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/princess-chef-busted-with-stolen-tennis-shoes.htm BELIZE CITY, Wed. March 10, 2010 Eugene Lanza, 26, a chef at the Princess Hotel and Casino who the Police reported they caught wearing a female tennis shoes stolen during a burglary, was charged with... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/construction-worker-remanded-on-incest-and-aggravated-assault-charges.htm BELIZE CITY, Wed. March 10, 2010 A 49 year old man who is a construction worker residing in Vista Del mar, Ladyville has been charged with incest and grievous harm for his 8 year old daughter and agg... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:49:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/us$-1-billion-to-be-invested-in-nicaragua.htm PRONicaragua, recently reported that nearly US$1 billion are expected to flow into the country in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the next couple of years. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:42:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/journalist-shot-dead-in-honduras.htm Tegucigalpa, Honduras - Honduran journalist David Meza was gunned down in his hometown of La Ceiba, according to local media reports. The 51-year-old radio and television journalist was shot in his ca... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:30:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/8-reporters-kidnapped-in-mexican-city.htm Eight journalists were kidnapped in a northern Mexican border city over a period of two weeks in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Press Association repo... Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:24:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/8-reporters-kidnapped-in-mexican-city.htm MEXICO CITY — Eight journalists were kidnapped in a northern Mexican border city over a period of two weeks in a wave of abductions unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, the Inter-American Pr... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:53:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/world&#039s-richest-man-dominates-mexican-economy.htm Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim is seen during the Reuters Latin America Summit in Mexico City in this March 22, 2007 file photo. Forbes magazine named Slim the world's second richest man this week. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:27:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/why-rush-limbaugh-would-go-to-costa-rica-if-obama&#039s-healthcare-plan-passes.htm Rush Limbaugh said he'd go to Costa Rica for medical treatment if the healthcare reform touted by President Barack Obama is passed. If that happens, he'll join legions of American medical tourists who... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:56:00 +0100 http://tips4travels.com/en/central-america/central-america-news/central-american-shrimp-lobster-fast-disappearing.htm Illegal fishing and climate change are decimating shrimp and lobster populations in Central America, threatening a two-billion-dollar industry and 136,000 jobs, regional experts said Thursday. Pol... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:55:00 +0100