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Two New Coordinators Appointed in IARU Region 2
IARU Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, has appointed Dr César Pio Santos A., HR2P, of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, as IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Coordinator; Santos will be taking over from Rick Palm, K1CE. According to Leandro, Santos is a well-known emergency expert in the region who helped to provide emergency communications and medical relief in Honduras in the wake of Hurricane Mitch. He remains active as a volunteer in his country's governmental emergency communications institution and as a member of the Emergency Communications Advisory Group (ECAG) for Area D (Central America) in IARU Region 2. Leandro also appointed Juan Muñoz, TG9AJR, of Puerta Parada, Guatemala, to succeed Bill Zellers, WA4FKI (SK) as the Region 2 Monitoring System Coordinator. Muñoz started as a shortwave listener in 1984 and obtained his current license in 1989. Leandro said Muñoz is an active amateur on nearly all bands and modes; as an avid contester, he was a referee during WRTC 2002 in Helsinki, Finland and has participated in the IARU Monitoring System with Martin Potter, VE3OAT, since 2001.
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IARU Region 2 President Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, has appointed Dr César Pio Santos A., HR2P, of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, as IARU Region 2 Emergency Communications Coordinator; Santos will be taking over from Rick Palm, K1CE. According to Leandro, Santos is a well-known emergency expert in the region who helped to provide emergency communications and medical relief in Honduras in the wake of Hurricane Mitch. He remains active as a volunteer in his country's governmental emergency communications institution and as a member of the Emergency Communications Advisory Group (ECAG) for Area D (Central America) in IARU Region 2. Leandro also appointed Juan Muñoz, TG9AJR, of Puerta Parada, Guatemala, to succeed Bill Zellers, WA4FKI (SK) as the Region 2 Monitoring System Coordinator. Muñoz started as a shortwave listener in 1984 and obtained his current license in 1989. Leandro said Muñoz is an active amateur on nearly all bands and modes; as an avid contester, he was a referee during WRTC 2002 in Helsinki, Finland and has participated in the IARU Monitoring System with Martin Potter, VE3OAT, since 2001.
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Young drowning victim identified
The 17-year-old youth who drowned Friday in Lake Lanier has been identified as Aeriel Cotuc Chaudjay, a Duluth teen who had immigrated to this country from Guatemala.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Jul 5, 2008 9:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The 17-year-old youth who drowned Friday in Lake Lanier has been identified as Aeriel Cotuc Chaudjay, a Duluth teen who had immigrated to this country from Guatemala.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution – Jul 5, 2008 9:38 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Slow, painful task: identifying Guatemalan dead
AP - Guatemala's 36-year civil war cost some 200,000 lives, mostly of Mayan Indians caught between government forces and rebels. Twelve years after peace was signed, forensic anthropologists are still hunting for the missing.
Yahoo! – Jul 3, 2008 7:26 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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AP - Guatemala's 36-year civil war cost some 200,000 lives, mostly of Mayan Indians caught between government forces and rebels. Twelve years after peace was signed, forensic anthropologists are still hunting for the missing.
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Monsanto buys Guatamala seed company
ST. LOUIS — Two weeks after Monsanto announced plans to purchase a Guatemala-based seed company, the deal is now complete. St. Louis-based Monsanto announced Wednesday it has completed the purchase ...
Columbia Missourian – Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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ST. LOUIS — Two weeks after Monsanto announced plans to purchase a Guatemala-based seed company, the deal is now complete. St. Louis-based Monsanto announced Wednesday it has completed the purchase ...
Columbia Missourian – Jul 2, 2008 9:54 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Harris Corporation's New Mobile TV Platform Chosen by Albavision for Broadcast Operations in Guatemala and Costa Rica
- Stations to be First in Latin America to Broadcast Using New Harris Mobile Solution - MIAMI, June 2008 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology com... [WebWire - Monday, June 30, 2008]
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- Stations to be First in Latin America to Broadcast Using New Harris Mobile Solution - MIAMI, June 2008 — Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS), an international communications and information technology com... [WebWire - Monday, June 30, 2008]
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Guatemalan minister dies in helicopter crashReuters - Guatemala's interior minister died when a helicopter crashed on Friday in bad weather north of the Guatemalan capital, officials said.
Yahoo! – Jun 29, 2008 06:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Helicopter Crash Kills Guatemalan Official
A helicopter crashed in Guatemala, killing the country's interior minister along with three other people.
CBS News – Jun 28, 2008 03:21 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A helicopter crashed in Guatemala, killing the country's interior minister along with three other people.
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Guatemala official dies in chopper crashAP - A helicopter crash killed Guatemala's interior minister and three other people on Friday.
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Guatemala minister and deputy die in chopper crash: officialAFP - Guatemala's Interior Minister Vinicio Gomez and deputy minister Edgar Hernandez were among four people killed Friday in a helicopter crash, a presidential spokesperson said.
Yahoo! – Jun 28, 2008 02:41 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Copter crash kills Guatemala cabinet ministers
A helicopter carrying two Guatemalan cabinet ministers crashed Friday in the northern part of the country, killing all four people aboard, a presidential spokesman said.
CNN.com – Jun 28, 2008 02:28 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A helicopter carrying two Guatemalan cabinet ministers crashed Friday in the northern part of the country, killing all four people aboard, a presidential spokesman said.
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