Summary: Central America provides the central themes this week on Latin Pulse, with discussions about Panama and Guatemala. The program looks forward toward this weekend's presidential elections in Panama with a tight three-way race among the major candidates. In Guatemala, the concern is about the rule of law and the justice system after controversial Attorney General Claudia Paz y Paz lost her bid to be reappointed. The news segment of the program discusses how Venezuela is trying to reduce violence in the street protests that continue to hurt the country. The program also includes a commentary on Cuba and USAID. The program includes in-depth interviews with: Orlando Perez of Central Michigan University; and Kelsey Alford-Jones & Rob Mercatante of the Guatemala Human Rights Commission. Executive Producer: Rick Rockwell; Associate Producers: Megan Ekhaml & Elyssa Pachico. (To download or stream this podcast, click here.) (The program is 30 minutes in length and the file size is 28 MB.) podcast news Latin America Panama Venezuela Guatemala elections politics PRD infrastructure Central America economics protest movement Panamenista Party corruption justice Ricardo Martinelli oligarchy military media genocide Juan Carlos Navarro Jose Domingo Arias Juan Carlos Varela Democratic Change Party Marta Linares de Martinelli Claudia Paz y Paz Efrain Rios Montt Otto Perez Molina intimidation defamation Omar Torrijos impunity Manuel Noriega human rights Panama Canal
