Presidential Elections in Panama & Critiquing the Justice System in Guatemala (Lp5012014)

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. The photo of Juan Carlos Navarro and his wife Cuqui Campagnani campaigning is from Navarro’s campaign Facebook page and is in the public domain: https://es-la.facebook.com/juancarlos2014 “Latin Pulse” is produced at American University’s School of Communication. This program is sponsored by the university’s Center for Latin American & Latino Studies (CLALS), in association with Link TV. http://www.american.edu/soc/ http://www.american.edu/clals/latin-pulse.cfm