Daily headlines: February 09, 2007

* This makes lots of sense- the Jamaican government is trying to give a boost to its floundering sugar industry by using funds from an oil deal with Venezuela.

* Over 300 families fled from a shantytown on the outskirts of Buenos Aires after their makeshift houses burned to the ground.

* In Davis Cup tennis, Chile is hoping to score an upset in Santiago over Russia this weekend.

* A kidnapped Colombian army captain who had been presumed to be dead was found chained to a tree yesterday.

* Peru’s government wants the U.S. to extradite ex-president Alvaro Fujimori’s younger brother back to Peru.

Links- Reuters AlertNet, Sportingo, Newsday, BusinessWeek, People’s Daily Online

Image- Jamaica Gleaner