Traci Carl promoted to chief of bureau for Mexico and Central America
Traci Carl, news editor for The Associated Press in Mexico and Central America, has been promoted to chief of bureau.
The appointment was announced Friday in New York by Deborah Seward, AP’s international editor.
Carl, 33, will be responsible for coverage of Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama.
She succeeds Eloy O. Aguilar, who has taken on a new role as administrative director for the region. Aguilar also will continue to be involved in the news and business operations of the bureau.
Carl joined AP in 1995 in Topeka, Kan., and transferred to Kansas City later that year. She was named correspondent for Wichita, Kan., in 1996 and transferred to the International Desk in New York in 1998.
She moved to Mexico City in 2000 and became news editor there three years later.
In addition to her duties in Mexico and Central America, Carl has reported from Cuba, Venezuela and Iraq.
Carl is a graduate of the University of Kansas and a native of Lawrence, Kan.
Source: miami.com
Mexico bank chief backsoil windfalls fund initiative
Mexico's central bank governor has thrown his weight behind an initiative to use windfall oil revenues to buttress economic stability.
Guillermo Ortiz told the Financial Times this week that plans promoted by President Vicente Fox to set up a stabilisation fund along the lines of an existing - and highly successful - Chilean model would significantly reduce uncertainty ahead of Mexico's presidential election next July.
"It would be an important piece of legislation to have in place particularly with an election and would go a long way to reducing the uncertainty and risks associated with a
CentAm Energy Summit in Mexico
Central American presidents are meeting this Tuesday in Cancun, Mexico, to discuss energy plans and agree on a project to build a refinery and a 1,625-mile gas pipeline, as well as a regional power generating plant.
The project, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry, also includes the establishment of a marketing company to purchase oil and sell gasoline in southeast Mexico, Panama and Colombia. Some $6-billion will be invested on this enterprise.
The refinery will process Mexican oil for the country and Central America and create a gas station network under the franchise of the state Mexican
How to reach Mexico?
By far the most popular style of transport is independent travel relying on the network of buses of varying quality that criss-cross Central America and Mexico. Bus travel is certainly a very good way to get a feel for the countries you are travelling through. But don't shun the occasional opportunity to take a short flight - the view from above has the benefit of providing a different perspective.
Travelling under your own steam is also very popular and brings with it a freedom to explore that bus travel simply does not allow. We provide details on driving
Delta Adds Nonstop Flights From LAX To Mexico, Central America
Delta Air Lines announced Monday that it will add nonstop flights from Los Angeles International Airport to 11 destinations in Mexico and Central America later this winter.
The new routes are part of the airlines effort to accommodate Hispanic customers, officials said.
Los Angeles is at the heart of Hispanic culture in the United States and we are pleased to expand our service to meet the needs of our customers in this growing West Coast market, said Glen Hauenstein, an executive vice president with Delta.
Beginning in December, Delta Air Lines
Stan Hits Central America and Mexico, 231 Deaths
The number of casualties because of hurricane Stan in Central America and Mexico has risen to 231.
Search and rescue teams in Guatemala have taken 40 bodies from the debris of a landslide caused by the hurricane and in a small coastal village 20 more people died in another landslide, reported the country’s civilian defense spokesman Benedicto Giron.
Along with the corpses found in Guatemala, the total number of hurricane victims is 231 including the death toll in Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Honduras and Mexico.
Source: zaman.com
Hurricane damaged cars could end up in Central America, Mexico
HARR, Texas Officials warn that motorists in Mexico and Central America could unknowingly end up buying cars damaged by hurricanes that struck the Gulf Coast and East Texas.
Steve Ahlenius is the president and C-E-O of the McAllen Chamber of Commerce. He says he wouldn't be surprised if cars flooded in Louisiana and Southeast Texas end up in Mexico.Each day, more than 100 cars wait at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge and Los Indios Bridge in Harlingen to be processed for shipment through Mexico into Central America.
They include unlicensed and untaxed vehicles
'Where to go?? is perhaps the most frequently asked question about Central America and Mexico, particularly by the first time visitor. There is no shortage of images of Central America and Mexico in travel articles, on television and on the Internet. The sheer variety of options means that for once the cliche is true - there is something for everyone. It is perhaps the sheer variety of landscapes, cultures and opportunities that excites and entices. The scope for adventurous holidays - at whatever pace - is vast, whether it be branching out from a
91 Illegal Immigrants Arrested in Mexico
Mexican authorities had arrested 91 illegal immigrants including 13 children, the government said on Sunday.
The National Immigration Service said it had arrested 13 children from El Salvador and Honduras in the northern Mexican city of Saltillo.
They were separately found in a freight train wagon and at the citys bus station. The children, who were between two and 12 years old, were traveling in small family groups.
Some 1,800 illegal immigrants, most of them from Central America, have been arrested in the the northern Mexican state of Coahuila since the beginning of this
A Mexican airline has signed a letter of commitment to provide three daily round trips of passenger air service between Stockton and Mexico.
Stockton Metropolitan Airport Director Barry Rondinella declined to name the airline Friday, saying that could endanger the finalization of the deal.
Service to central Mexico is expected to begin next summer.
"Obviously, we're excited that we've got an airline interested in committing to the community," Rondinella said. "There's an incredible market here."
The last commercial passenger service at the airport ended two years ago, when America West closed its Stockton operation after 21/2 years.
Rondinella said the letter of commitment stipulates
U.S. blanks Mexico
The United States is headed to next year's World Cup in Germany after beating Mexico 2-0 Saturday night, thanks to goals by Steve Ralston and DaMarcus Beasley five minutes apart in the second half.
The quick strikes lifted the Americans into the 32-team tournament with three games to spare. It was the first time since 1934 that the Americans were the first team into the World Cup for North and Central America and the Caribbean.
It's also the fifth straight World Cup appearance for the Americans, who are ranked sixth in the world, one spot behind Mexico.
The win avenged
