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March 21, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
Honduras: A Garifuna Legend Inspired to Revive HIV Prevention Battle
Garifuna singer-songwriter Aurelio Martinez renews a passion for helping his community in Honduras.
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Central America
February 18, 2013 | National Catholic Reporter
Legion of Christ's Deception, Unearthed in New Documents, Indicates Vatican Cover-up
Newly released documents in a Rhode Island lawsuit show that the scandal-tarred Legion of Christ shielded information on their founder's sex life from a wealthy widow who donated $30 million.
January 31, 2013 | Pulitzer Center
The Garifuna and Migration: A Blessing and a Curse
Migration for work, common among Garifuna men, helps feed families. It also contributes to an HIV epidemic.
December 12, 2012 | GlobalPost
Nicaragua Rewind: Ortega, Same as the Old Boss?
Thirty-three years after toppling the Somoza dynasty, the Sandinista Revolution, with Daniel Ortega still at its head, has pushed Nicaragua back to a one-party system that looks hauntingly familiar.
December 05, 2012 | GlobalPost
The New Conquistadors: Mining Policy as Foreign Policy II
Indigenous communities are the ones hit hardest by multinational companies mining in the rainforest. But with no one to stand up for them, can their rights be protected?
December 04, 2012 | GlobalPost
The New Conquistadors: Mining Policy as Foreign Policy
Canadian mining interests threaten the Panamanian environment as well as the livelihoods of subsistence farmers and indigenous villages.
November 28, 2012 | TIME
Caribbean Crisis: Can Nicaragua Navigate Waters It Won from Colombia?
The world court's controversial decision to grant Nicaragua 100,000 square kilometers of ocean previously patrolled by Colombia could be a white elephant for the impoverished Central American country.
November 04, 2012 | GlobalPost
Sandinista Sleepaway Camp Holds the Line in Nicaragua-Costa Rica Border Dispute
Deep in the jungle, on a disputed piece of borderland claimed by Nicaragua and Costa Rica, a brigade of Sandinista Youth has been deployed to occupy the area and hold the line for President Ortega.
October 10, 2012 | The Christian Science Monitor
Will Chávez Victory Fulfill Nicaragua's Megaproject Dreams?
Hugo Chavez's legacy may hinge on his ability to deliver on a $6.6 billion oil refinery in Nicaragua--just one of the megaprojects that the ruling Sandinistas hope will rescue the country's economy.
October 08, 2012 | GlobalPost
Could Nicaragua's President Survive a Chavez Loss in Venezuela?
The Sandinista politburo has received more than $2.2 billion in ALBA aid over the past five years. Could President Daniel Ortega's project in Nicaragua survive a political shakeup in Venezuela?
September 25, 2012 | El Pais
El Mar Contra el Manglar
Spain's El Pais newspaper reports on how rising sea levels in El Salvador are ravaging mangroves and undercutting the only source of cash income of impoverished villagers.
September 10, 2012 | Pulitzer Center
What’s Behind Nicaragua’s Rumored Links to Hezbollah?
Claims that Hezbollah—with the help of Iran—has set up a training camp in Nicaragua have not been substantiated, but the rumors persist.