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Women in Guatemala Victims of Grisly Killings	06/21/04
Over the past year and a half, nearly 1,200 Guatemalan women have been murdered -- many in unusually gruesome ways. more...

Verizon to bring text to Latin American carrier	06/21/04
Wireless carrier Verizon said Tuesday that it signed a deal with Telcel, Latin America's largest wireless service provider, to provide its international text messaging service. more...

Seven Latin American Scientists Earn Recognition in the Biomedical Sciences	06/21/04
Seven early-career Latin American biomedical scientists have been chosen as 2004 Pew Latin American Fellows in the Biomedical Sciences, The Pew Charitable Trusts and the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) announced today. more...

Neighborhood center facing fight of its life	06/21/04
Booming drums and smoldering tree sap incense coat the air of the indoor basketball court, as Aztec dancers bounce in patterns, bare feet to the floor, seed pods rustling from anklets. more...

Juneteenth festival features work of black filmmakers	06/21/04
DALLAS - Young black filmmakers are traveling to North Texas this week as organizers of the Juneteenth Film Festival search for the next Spike Lee. The five-day festival features celebrities such as Steve Harvey and Erykah Badu, more than 20 original films and $50,000 in scholarships. more...

Will anyone ever speak for the enslaved?	06/20/04
The National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (N'COBRA) is set to open its 15th national conference at Howard University on June 17, co-chair Dorothy Benton-Lewis announced. more...

A Tribute Of Their Own About Mr. Reagan	06/20/04
In the shadow of Washington's National Cathedral, two-dozen people gather around a radio to listen to the live broadcast of Ronald Reagan's funeral. more...

Good News in Guatemala?

06/20/04

El Maguey sits less than 20 miles south of sprawling Guatemala City, but it has been home to a fight for land that many associate with isolated indigenous communities. This rich 300 hectares has been worked and nurtured for many years by approximately ninety families, and the struggle culminated with a presidential decree (223-03) on April 9 2003 giving title of the land to those farmers and the community. more...

Belize fires pro-Israel envoy	06/19/04
WASHINGTON - A diplomat in the embassy of Belize in Washington was suspended a month ago for publishing articles in his home press criticizing his government's pro-Palestinian policy. more...

New Hispanic students face handicap	06/18/04
NEW BRUNSWICK: Fredy Reyes, 19, trims hair all day, while Alberto Gonzalez, 18, flips fast-food burgers, but when they finish their shifts, they start their studies in a class that is rarely found in school systems across the nation. more...

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