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Polls close in the Guatemalan and Nicaraguan presidential elections
Guatemala City, Guatemala
1. Wide shot of news conference
2. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Maria Eugenia Villagran, President of Supreme Electoral Tribunal:
"The Patriotic Party secured 2 million 106 thousand and 423 votes, 54.89 percent. The...
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NICARAGUA: ELECTIONS
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Nicaraguans have gone to the polls to elect their local councils in what is being seen as a chance for the left-wing Sandinistas to make a comeback
Voters are electing municipal authorities across the country on Sunday, in...
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NICARAGUA: VERACRUZ: POLICE FIND ILLICIT HEAVY ARTILLERY ARSENAL
Spanish/Nat
Police in Nicaragua have uncovered an arsenal of heavy artillery in the grounds of a house in Veracruz, near the capital Managua.
It is thought the 700 grenades and numerous other weapons had been lying underground for eight...
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NICARAGUA: TREE BOYS : POVERTY IN MANAGUA
Spanish/Nat
They are known locally as the bird-men or monkey-boys.
But they are in fact two teenage boys who, after being abandoned by their parents, built their home in a tree in the centre of the capital Managua in Nicaragua.
Despite...
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RUSSIA/NICARAGUA/CUBA: CUBAN FOREIGN MINISTER REPLACED
Spanish/Nat
Cuban Foreign Minister Roberto Robaina has been replaced as the country's foreign minister in a surprise move by President Fidel Castro.
A close personal aide, Felipe Perez Roque, has been named as his successor.
A...
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NICARAGUA: RUM INDUSTRY BOOMING
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua's rum industry is booming.
Flor de Cano is the most popular rum in the country, with 90 per cent of drinkers labelling it their favourite brand.
Now the producers are launching an export drive. They hope Flor de...
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NICARAGUA: THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PREPARE FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE
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Thousands of Nicaraguans have taken to the streets as the country prepares for a nationwide strike called by the opposition Sandinista Party.
The Sandinistas will lead the strike Monday to oppose President Arnoldo...
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Leaders meet to commemorate signing of peace pacts 20 years ago
1. Wide, San Jose
2. Costa Rica flag
3. Summit venue, "Children's Museum"
4. Pull out, from leaders entering conference room and sitting down at table
5. Tracking shot of man handing out programmes
6. Conference room
7. Conference table...
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President Funes attends stadium rally with presidents Chavez, Ortega and others
1. Various of crowd celebrating inauguration of Salvadorean president Mauricio Funes
2. The moon in night sky
3. President of Ecuador Rafael Correa singing on stage
4. Wide of crowd shouting
5. SOUNDBITE: (Spanish) Rafael Correa,...
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SYND 13 9 78 NATIONAL GUARDS COMING UNDER FIRE FROM REBELS
Nicaragua's National Guard coming under fire from rebels in Masaya.
1. ws National Guard arriving in jeeps along road
2. ws Guard outside Esso petrol station
3. ws civilians walking waving white flags
4. ws soldier and armoured vehicles...
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SYND 5 6 79 GERMAN CITIZENS WAIT TO LEAVE AND PRESIDENT SOMOZA PRESS CONFERENCE
German citizens living in Nicaragua going to the airport and waiting for a charter plane going to Costa Rica and an informal press conference given by President Anastasio Somoza Debayle.
1. ms Germans gathering to be evacuated
2. ms bags...
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NICARAGUA: FAMILY OF MUSICIANS RENOWNED FOR THEIR TALENTS
Spanish/Nat
Amongst those celebrating peace in Nicaragua this Christmas is a family of musicians the youngest - a talented nine year old marimba player.
In the year ahead the Martinez family will take the traditional music of Nicaragua...
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SYND 12 11 78 NICARAGUAN EXILES IN MEXICO HOLDING UP POSTERS OF ALLEGED ATTROCITIES
Nicaraguan exiles in Mexico City hold up posters of alleged attrocities in Nicaragua by the Somoza government. They demonstrate outside a building where the 12 members of the Latin American parliament are discussing alleged violations of...
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NICARAGUA: PRESIDENT VIOLETA CHAMORRO INVOLVED IN POWER STRUGGLE
Spanish/Nat
President Violeta Chamorro is coming under increasing pressure to prove to the Nicaraguan people as well as the nation's opposition that her administration is still in power.
A power struggle over constitutional reforms and...
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APTN interview with Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian
1. Wide shot of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian
2. SOUNDBITE: (Mandarin) Chen Shui-bian, Taiwanese President:
"We are confident that U.S. foreign policy will prevent Taiwan from being annexed by China and prevent any situation that...
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NICARAGUA: CHRISTMAS
Spanish/Nat
One man in Managua has brought smiles to thousands of Nicaraguan street children this Christmas.
Two years ago Victor Rosales Duarte became the face of Father Christmas for these children.
Moved by the poverty in Nicaragua's...
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NICARAGUA: 112TH ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF SAINT DOMINGO DE GUZMAN
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Saint Domingo de Guzman, the patron saint of the Nicaraguan capital Managua, has been celebrated in the one hundred and twelfth annual festival in his honour.
During the celebrations, Managuans paid homage to de Guzman for...
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NICARAGUA: CARDINAL CLAIMS TO HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL DEATH THREATS
Spanish/Nat
Nicaragua's Catholic Cardinal says he's received several death threats from unknown sources.
Miguel Obando y Bravo has been accused by the Sandinistas of meddling in the country's political affairs and supporting followers...
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NICARAGUA: REBEL GROUP BEGIN PEACE TALKS WITH GOVERNMENT
Spanish/Nat
One of the last armed groups in Nicaragua looks likely to lay down its arms.
The Frente Unido Andres Castro, made up of former soldiers in the Sandinista army, met this week with the Nicaraguan government to begin peace...
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VENEZUELA: OPEC SUMMIT
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The OPEC summit in Caracas, Venezuela has begun.
Delegates from the eleven member nations met throughout the morning on Wednesday - top of the agenda is oil policies.
The first day of the OPEC summit is underway - the first...
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NICARAGUA: CERRO NEGRO VOLCANO ERUPTS
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The Cerro Negro volcano in western Nicaragua that last erupted in 1992 has begun to spit out its molten lava once again.
It is belching debris some 4,200 feet (1,300 meters) into the air and according to a volcano expert, the...
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Nicaragua and Honduras sign border agreement
1. Wide shot of conference hall with Honduras Foreign Minister Roberto Florez Bermudez, Nicaragua's Foreign Minister Francisco Aguirre Sacasa, Ambassador Luigi R. Einaudi and OAS General Secretary Cesar Gaviria seated round table
2....
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NICARAGUA: MANAGUA: MAYOR TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT
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The mayor of Managua has started his political campaign for the next presidential elections in Nicaragua.
Arnoldo Aleman - candidate for the National Liberal Party (P-L-N) and a fierce enemy of the Sandinistas - is confident...
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NICARAGUA: DANIEL ORTEGA GETS ANOTHER VOTE OF CONFIDENCE
Managua, Nicaragua. 23 May 19981. Mid-shot of supporters with flag2. Pan to crowd singing3. Mid-shot of congregation members holding hands4. Mid-shot of congregation members talking to Ortega 5. Various shots of members voting6. Close-up...