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Weekly Report - 3 July 2008 (ISSN 1741-7422)
GUATEMALA: Interior minister dies in crash
President Alvaro Colom declared three days of national mourning after
interior minister Carlos Vinicio Gómez and his deputy, Edgar Hernández died in a
helicopter crash on 27 June, along with the helicopter's pilot and co-pilot. The
president faces a tough task ahead in appointing a successor to what is arguably
the most challenging ministerial portfolio.
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- PERU: García reaches out to informal sector
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MERCOSUR: Mercosur finds unity in EU-US bashing
- PARAGUAY: Lugo seals congressional deal with Oviedo
- BRAZIL: 3,178 politicians on ombudsman's black list
- BRAZIL: Central bank raises inflation forecast
- ARGENTINA: Congress enters farming dispute
- TRACKING TRENDS
- MEXICO: More bad news
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- REGION: Calderón shakes up PPP integration scheme
- PANAMA: Torrijos to undertake security reform by decree
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- TRACKING TRENDS
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