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Last night on 7NEWS, you saw our in depth investigation into the case of Carlos Popper and the ministers who sold him a parcel of land in the Turneffe Islands range of cayes. As we reported, Popper built a million dollar resort on the wrong piece of land, and lost it all. He claims he was led there by the man who hooked him up with the purchase, then Minister of State in the Ministry of Natural Resources Ainslie Leslie, working on behalf of his fellow minister Servulo Baeza. More

They used to avoid each other like sworn enemies ... and when the two armies did meet it was often disastrous, like the time four B.D.F. soldiers were kidnapped by their Guatemalan counterparts in 2000. But these days--thanks to sharp prodding and generous financial inducement from the U.K. and O.A.S.--the military forces are looking more like partners than adversaries. More

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President Bush's budget calls for a 28 percent cut in aid to Latin America and the Caribbean, worrying some concerned about growing Venezuelan influence. At a time when many Latin American countries are shifting to the left and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is promising significant aid to his neighbors, the Bush administration is proposing major cuts in foreign aid to the region. The administration's fiscal year 2007 request to Congress includes a 28.5 percent cut in development assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the figures issued by the White House earlier this week. More

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Street gangs, a transnational
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