A drinking water distribution network measuring more than 125 kilometers will carry drinking water to the Miskito indigenous communities in the northern plain of Sising, Kuakuil, Boom Sirpi and Yulu Tingni.
From a statement issued by the EU Delegation in Nicaragua and Panama:
First stage completed to ensure drinking water for more than 160 thousand inhabitants of Bilwi
Customs Union between Guatemala and Honduras passes implementation phase after submission of the Enabling Protocol to SICA.
From a statement issued by the Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration:
Central, 4 May 2016. The Republics of Guatemala and Honduras, accompanied by the Secretariat of Central American Economic Integration (SIECA), officially delivered the Enabling Protocol for the Deep Integration Process into the free transit of goods and individuals between the two countries, for its submission to the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration System (SICA).
At the next meeting of the Central American Integration System talks will be renewed on the negotiation of a trade agreement between the isthmus and the Andean nation.
The foreign minister of El Salvador, where the summit meeting of the Central American Integration System (SICA) will be held, said that "... there is an interest of the member countries to move forward in these negotiations."
On May 25th and 26th Central American and Japanese businessmen will be gathering together in Guatemala City to discuss business opportunities.
From a statement issued by from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Guatemala (Minex):
Welcome to the II Business Forum SICA-JAPAN, "Towards a New Partnership in a Dynamic Global Environment", to be held on 25th and 26th of May 2015, in Guatemala City.
Projections are that Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua will register the largest deficit of rainfall in the region between August and October.
From a statement issued by the Regional Committee for Water Resources of the Central American Integration System:
XLII Central America Climate Forum
The rain deficit will continue to hit the Central American region in the next three months (August, September and October), concluded yesterday climatologists and meteorologists at the Climate Forum which took place in our country.
15 pharmaceutical companies have been shortlisted to participate in price negotiations and purchase of medicines in the region.
The Central American Integration System (SICA) has presented a certificate of prequalification to 15 pharmaceutical firms, accrediting them with engaging in joint price negotiations and purchase of medicines in the region during 2014.
Technical assistance and training will be provided for the public institutions who will be involved in the implementation of the agreement.
"AA-Integration Project" will take place in a period of 80 months with a $11.6 million investment, of which $9.1 million will be provided by the European Union and the rest by the Guatemalan government.
The project will be implemented by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Guatemala.
Small and medium enterprises in the region, especially in the food sector, have great opportunities to export to the European market.
This was explained by Ingrid Figueroa, director of the Regional Center for the Promotion of MSMEs (Cenpromype), an agency of the Central American Integration System (SICA).
Aspects such as quality, standards, certifications and seals of approval are elements that European consumers evaluate before acquiring goods that are produced in the region, therefore this must be made known to the producers. "For a small company that has not met the requirements of the European market it can be a complex issue," she said.
In contrast to the forecasts of reduced fish resources, an increase in production of mollusk in the region has been projected.
In the region there are about 150 thousand artisanal fishermen of which about 2,500 are devoted to the cultivation of oysters, especially in Costa Rica and El Salvador. Although it is a small amount the Organization of Fisheries and Aquaculture in Central America (OSPESCA) argues that the idea is to create a new alternative.
The country is aiming to strengthen links with the region, support integration and increase economic, scientific and technological cooperation.
From a press release by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Panama:
Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin, and the Secretary General of the Central American Integration System (SICA), Hugo Martinez, signed as part of the 68th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, an agreement which formalizes Colombia's admission as an observer of this regional organization.
During the event, which will take place 1 and 2 October in Panama, there will be discussion of the benefits associated with renewable energy projects in the region.
From a press release issued by the National Environmental Authority (ANAM):
The Energy and Environment Partnership with Central America (EEP) will hold the XXII Regional Sustainable Energy Forum on 1 and 2 October in Panama.
Today the official request was made to join, as an observer, the Central American Integration System, appointing Ivan Ramalho, to act in that instance.
Eleconomista.net reports: "The resolution was adopted by the bloc's foreign ministers, meeting in the Common Market Council (CMC), which prepared the statement later to be signed by the presidents."
The government has started a consultation process in order to define an updated measurement system for national data, governed by an independent body.
From a press release by the Ministry of Economy of El Salvador:
The Minister of Economy, Armando Flores, the Technical Secretary of the Presidency, Alexander Segovia and the representative of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) in El Salvador, Rodrigo Parot, inaugurated a forum on a new statistics system which the Government of El Salvador wishes to implement. The two-day event will include the participation of experts in the field, from Mexico, Chile and Peru.
After being accepted by the current members, another year is required for the country to become a full member of the Central American Integration System.
"There is a political will that the Dominican Republic be integrated as fast as possible" as a full member of the Central American Integration System (SICA), as it currently is an observer, said the Costa Rican Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo.
Finally the geopolitical reality has been imposed and the Canal country has been formally integrated into the community of Central America nations.
It was "a great achievement" and one "longed for for many years by all Central American countries", this was Panama's accession to SIECA, an organ of the Central American Integration System (SICA), said Anabel Gonzalez, Costa Rican Foreign Trade Minister.