Friday, October 28, 2005
Former Guantanamo detainee confessed to Russian bombing
Russian officials claimed that an ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee has confessed to a bombing in Russia earlier this month. However, the defendant’s lawyers say that police used torture to extract false confessions. (ABC)
Chilean soccer goalie close to breaking shutout record
Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. Universidad Catolica goalkeeper Jose Maria Buljubasich is almost one game away from breaking the all-time league shutout record of 1390 minutes. Buljubasich has held opponents scoreless for 1323 minutes over a span of fourteen games. (SoccerNet)
UN: Funding for flood victims is running out
Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. The UN World Food Programme is worried that I will not have enough funds to help nearly four hundred thousand flood victims in El Salvador and Guatemala. Only twenty-one percent of aid has been received through donations from the United States, Norway and Switzerland. (UN)
Cane farmers upset at Jamaican government
Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. Jamaican sugar cane farmers voiced their opposition to the government’s sugar policy including the closing of two factories. Farmers also called for increased government cooperation with Brazilian sugar industry. (Jamaica Observer)
Dominican oil refinery head fired
Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. The chief of the Dominican Oil Refinery was fired after a gas leak in Santo Domingo on Monday left over fifty people with breathing difficulties. Aristide Fernandez Zucco was a vocal critic of the Dominican Republic’s involvement in Petrocaribe, a Venezuelan plan to provide oil to Caribbean states. (Trinidad Express)
Rio rejects raunchy postcards
Contributed by Erwin Cifuentes. Rio de Janeiro’s legislature approved a bill that would ban postcards depicting scantily-clad women. Proponents argue that this measure would help combat sex tourism in Rio. (Guardian)
Thursday, October 27, 2005
Noguera quits post as Colombian Intelligence Chief
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Argentina to buy $100 PC's for needy students
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Latin America: Debt ratings
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Abortion becoming hotly debated issue in Latin America
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Cuban dissident group wins Sakharov prize
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Former Honduran President dies
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75,000 need food aid in El Salvador
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Tourists still stranded in Mexico
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Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Pumpkin alert in Venezuela
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Debate: Current US policy in Latin America
As US President George W Bush gears up for a trip to Latin America this month, Latin Americanists and foreign policy wonks take a look at how the administration has handled relations with the region since 2000. Though Latin America was supposed to be a priority for him, September 11th shifted the nation's worries to other parts of the world, and Latin America was put on the backburner for several years.
Among the issues Bush will need to discuss with his counterparts is what the US army is doing in Paraguay, how to "promote trade and democracy", and the US farm subsidies that Argentina and Brazil would like to see abolished. Though his trip will only include the Southern Cone and Panama, he may hear some complaints as to how Bush has handled his awkward relations with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's troubles in Nicaragua, and, as always, immigration issues.
How has the Bush administration handled Latin America policy so far? Tell us what you think.
Among the issues Bush will need to discuss with his counterparts is what the US army is doing in Paraguay, how to "promote trade and democracy", and the US farm subsidies that Argentina and Brazil would like to see abolished. Though his trip will only include the Southern Cone and Panama, he may hear some complaints as to how Bush has handled his awkward relations with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick's troubles in Nicaragua, and, as always, immigration issues.
How has the Bush administration handled Latin America policy so far? Tell us what you think.
Creel loses PAN primary
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Rejected Haitian presidential candidate faces arrest
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Is Chile the new Norway?
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Yerba mate marketed in the US
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Monday, October 24, 2005
Mexicans turn their backs on beans and rice for ramen noodles
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Toledo okays open-source in Peru
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Massive agrarian losses due to heavy rains
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Chile presidential race heading into a second round
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Division over prison rehab program in Jamaica
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Brazil says no to gun ban
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Electoral battle amongst Argentine first ladies
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Life term for Bolivian in Australia
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Deforestation in Amazon higher than originally thought
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Dozen foot-and-mouth cases in Brazil
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Colombian business community pleased with decision on reelection
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LULAC turns up the heat against Minutemen
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Howard Dean: Minutemen send “the wrong message about America”
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