This is an interesting article about Espada, who is running for Guatemala's Vice Presidency on Colom's ticket.
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4660635.html
I often wonder if the next presidency will loosen the red tape on humanitarian aide coming from the US. This presidency cracked down on container taxes. This meant that many charities who relied on donated clothing and such had to pay taxes on any items they received. So charities had to cut out container shipments because they did not have the cash base to "guess" on imposed taxes. Naturally, this severely limited donors and donations!
Posted by Kelly at March 27, 2007 02:41 AMIf he supports adoption...I vote for him!
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It sounds like Dr. Espada would be good for Guatemala. Thanks for posting this article; it is interesting to read about political developments in Guate.
Guatemala has so many challenges to deal with. I also hope the next presidency is easier on humanitarian aid to help with all the poverty. And the crime situation...I don't know how they will work on that, but hope they find some answers.
Posted by: Wendy at March 28, 2007 07:35 AM