The pace of neoliberal globalization: a comparison of three popular movement campaigns in Central America.
Introduction IN THE LATE 1990s AND EARLY 2000S, THE POPULAR SECTORS IN CENTRAL AMERICA were embroiled in the largest acts of mass defiance since the national liberal .liberation struggles of the late 1970s and early 1980s. In Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, a...

Bancolombia Enters Central America by Acquiring Banagricola.
Transaction Will Position Bancolombia as an Important Player in Central America MEDELLIN, Colombia, Dec. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bancolombia announced today that it has reached a definitive agreement with a group of controlling shareholders, to acquire its 52.9% controlling interest and up to 100% of the outstanding shares...

Pregnancy discrimination in Latin America: the exclusion of "employment discrimination" from the definition of "labor laws" in the Central American Free Trade Agreement.
Regional trading blocs and bilateral trade agreements have become increasingly important within the western hemisphere. The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, and the Central America Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) have all been passed in the last fifteen years. This Article will focus principally...

More Than 4,500 Coffee Farmers in Central America Able to Benefit From Expanded Nespresso AAA Sustainable Quality(TM) Program.
International Finance Corporation and NestlEaA[umlaut] Nespresso to Invest $500,000 Over Two Years to Assist Farmers in Central America SAN JOSE, Costa Rica, November 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - To access an accompanying photo, please go to: http://www.presseportal.ch/de/story.htx?firmaid=100007465 - In conjunction with the 2006 Sintercafe conference, Nestle...

Evidence for the effectiveness of rehabilitation-in-the-community programmes.
Summary The present literature review identified 29 reports from 22 countries in Asia, Africa and Central America reporting on the outcomes of rehabilitation-in-the-community programmes in low and middle income countries published between 1987 and 2007. Interventions included home visits by trained community workers who taught disabled persons skills to...

Partnership for the Americas: dental hygienists and the dental team making a difference globally.
Sixteen registered dental hygienists working for the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) in USPHS Commissioned Corps feel they have "Strength in Diversity," the motto of the USPHS. They had the opportunity to serve aboard the USNS Comfort, a U.S. Navy hospital ship, during its four-month deployment to Latin America...

Latin Americans See Barriers to Educational Opportunity; Only 56% in region say children have chance to learn, grow every day.
Byline: Steve Crabtree and Cynthia English Synopsis: Income from increased economic growth in Latin America would be well spent improving educational opportunities. A median 56% of residents across 25 Latin American nations Gallup surveyed say most children in their country have the opportunity to learn and grow...

Molecular phylogenetic studies of Caribbean palms (Arecaceae) and their relationships to biogeography and conservation.
Introduction Palms are symbols of tropical forest landscapes, and their usefulness, especially for human inhabitants of the tropics, has been documented for over 100 years (e.g. Wallace, 1853; Levi-Strauss, 1952; Dugand, 1972; Balick & Deck, 1990; Byg & Balslev, 2006). The economic importance of palms is comparable...

Martyrdom, sacrifice, and political memory in El Salvador.
A MONTH BEFORE HIS DEATH, OSCAR ROMERO, ARCHBISHOP OF SAN Salvador, El Salvador told an interviewer, "If they kill me, I will rise again in the Salvadoran people.... May my blood be the seed of freedom and the signal that hope will soon be a reality" (Romero, 1987: 461)....

The relationship between trade and effective enforcement.
I. FREE TRADE AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT A. Trade Agreements to Achieve High Levels of Environmental Protection There is a worldwide movement toward greater liberalization of international trade. This is seen at a global level through the Doha round of negotiations of the World Trade Organization....