* A record $4.1 billion in remittances were sent to Guatemala in 2007 according to newly released figures.
* Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed transforming the country’s legislature into a parliamentary system.
* A study that examined Bolivian infants concluded that a simple set of health guidelines would save the lives of thousands of babies in impoverished countries.
* Follow-up: Ex-Haitian paramilitary leader Emmanuel Constant faces 25 years in jail on mortgage fraud charges in New York.
Sources- Reuters, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist, New York Daily News, AFP
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