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SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) hosted a diverse group of private sector representatives in San Salvador today, encouraging them to join the sea turtle conservation effort. Sea turtles, which are an endangered species, nest along the Salvadoran coastline. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20091022/USAIDLOGO) U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Robert Blau and representatives from USAID participated in a...

NEWTON, Mass., GUATEMALA CIUDAD, Guatemala and LAS VEGAS, March 22 /PRNewswire/ -- International CTIA Wireless Show -- MoreMagic Solutions, a leading mobile financial solutions provider, and Claro, a leading mobile network operator, are providing immigrants in the United States, Canada, and worldwide an easy and affordable way to send minutes home to relatives and friends in an expanded set of countries, including Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua. All Claro mobile operator...

Reduces its debt from approximately $800 M to $75 M MONTREAL, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ - Aveos Fleet Performance Inc. (formerly ACTS) today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with its lenders to reduce its outstanding debt and create an appropriate capital structure to support the company's long-term strategic plan and business objectives. Under the terms of the agreement, Aveos' first and second lien debt will be reduced from approximately $800 million to $75 million. In...

Citi Foundation, FedEx, Aerocasillas Support Vital Airlift WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- An emergency shipment of tents, tarps and other critical supplies are being rushed to El Salvador to aid the survivors of devastating Hurricane Ida, the Pan American Development Foundation announced. Thirteen pallets with a special shelter kit - which also includes water purification tablets, canteens, cooking equipment and more - arrives Friday to San Salvador. Citi Foundation donated...

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has airlifted relief supplies to El Salvador and provided an initial $100,000 for the local purchase of additional relief items and fuel for the helicopter and airplanes the government of El Salvador is using to transport supplies and fly assessment missions over the areas affected by Tropical Storm Ida. In total, USAID has provided approximately $280,000 to assist those affected by...

Hard-Hit El Salvador Needs Relief for 10,000 People WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- With more than 10,000 survivors of Hurricane Ida in urgent need of food, medicine and shelter, donations are being collected through a safe website called www.PanAmericanRelief.org, the Pan American Development Foundation announced today. "Our neighbors in El Salvador are desperate for emergency relief, and we are asking people to help at this critical time," says Amy Coughenour, PADF's deputy...

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- WHAT: "De La Locura A La Esperanza (From Madness to Hope)." A theatre-dance-music performance about the 1980-1992 Salvadoran Civil War. In Spanish with English supertitles. Presented with accompanying exhibits. WHO: Conceived and directed by William Flores. Choreographed by Saul Mendez. Produced by Olin Theater Presenters and Saul Mendez Folkloric Ballet. Featuring over 30 performing artists. WHERE: Los Angeles Theatre Center, in the 280-sear Theatre...

French-Spanish documentary director and photo journalist Christian Poveda has been shot and killed in El Salvador, police said. Poveda, 52, is best known for his 2008 film festival favorite, La Vida Loca, which was about street gangs in the Central American country. Police told the BBC Poveda's body was found in a car north of the capital, San Salvador. The British broadcaster quoted Salvadorean President Mauricio Funes as saying he was shocked by Poveda's death. Police are investigating...

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Aug. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- The recent Honduras coup and subsequent cold shoulder from surrounding countries -- including the U.S. -- calls for a re-examination of foreign policy in Latin America. In C.L. Levy's new novel, "El Volcan" (published by AuthorHouse), Levy uses the setting of a 1990s Communist insurgency in a fictional Central American country to address foreign policy mistakes, chiefly a lack of focus on the complex nature of a country's culture. "[T]he countries...

Teamsters General President Calls for Justice WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President James P. Hoffa applauded the announcement by the Salvadoran government that it will reopen the investigation into the assassination of Teamsters Port Division Representative Gilberto Soto after nearly five years since his death in Usulutan, El Salvador. Recently elected Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes ordered the reopening of the case following requests from labor...