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The minister for the presidency, Enrique Flores Lanza has announced that as of next week instructions to all gas stations will be given so they will suspend their services during night hours as a measure to save fuel.

This new disposition was announced by the Executive authorities a few days after the Supreme Court of Justice (CSJ) suspended the “Hoy no circula” measure considering it unconstitutional.

Nevertheless it was until Tuesday that it was officially announced that this new measure will start taking place as of next week although they have not reached an agreement with the Honduran Association of Petroleum Product Distributors (Ahdippe) with whom they are negotiating.

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The five Central American presidents invited Venezuelan Hugo Chavez to the Nicaraguan capital on May 7 to discuss food programs designed to counteract the crisis that has hiked basic product prices.

The meeting will also deal with energy aid projects from the South American region, explained the Honduran president, Manuel Zelaya.

This action should not be seen from a political point of view, but as an aid of solidarity from one country to another, the La Prensa newspaper reported.

Zelaya assured that the proposal was a joint decision of five Central American presidents in acknowledgement of the Venezuelan experience in many worthwhile programs and projects.

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SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — A group of U.S. Airmen and Soldiers from here gained insight into the Honduran military training academy and saw firsthand how the institution prepares candidates for service in the Honduran army in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Academy staff and instructors welcomed the service members from Soto Cano Air Base for a day tour including presentations from both countries with information pertaining to their respective academies.

After the Honduran academy staff explained their institution’s history, mission and vision, Joint Task Force-Bravo personnel shared knowledge concerning how the U.S. Department of Defense educates its officers and enlisted personnel.

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The impact of rising food prices on world markets is already putting Latin America against the ropes: as regional giant Brazil insists its focus on biofuels has nothing to do with the price increases, Mexico is bracing itself for a hard time, and others are dealing with riots.

“Don’t come tell me that (food) is expensive because of biodiesel,” Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said this week. In the South American nation, the alternative to petrol is made from sugar.

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