Tuesday, August 22, 2006

Afternoon briefs

*U.S. Senator Bob Melendez blamed President Bush for creating “a void” in U.S. relations with Latin America that has been exploited by Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez.

*The situation surrounding teachers strike in Oaxaca, Mexico has significantly worsened by torching of buses (image, via BBC) and increase in violence.

*Ecuador reaps profits from seized oil fields.

*Guyanese political parties head down the homestretch as elections are less than a week away, while Bloggings by Boz crunches the latest poll numbers in Nicaragua.

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2 comments:

boz said...

Thanks for the link and keep up the good updates.

Erwin C. said...

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