Thursday, February 22, 2007

Daily headlines: February 22, 2007

* It’s official- Rigoberta Menchu (image) will be a candidate for the presidency in Guatemala.

* Looks like Romano Prodi will not be visiting Chile and Brazil; he resigned yesterday from his post as Italian Prime Minister.

* U.S. Commerce Secretary (and Cuban exile) Carlos Gutierrez said that it would be a “great disservice” to lift the U.S. embargo on the island.

* Wal-Mart continues its expansion into Central America with plans to open fourteen stores in Costa Rica.

* South Koran auto manufacturer announced plans to export vehicle parts for auto assembly in Brazil later this year.

* A legislative commission threatened ex-Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo with extradition if he refuses to return to Peru where he’s being investigated for corruption.

* Congrats to Mathieu Eugene who will become the first Haitian-born member of New York City’s legislature.

Image- Agencia Informativa Púlsar

Links- BBC News, CNN, Prensa Latina, International Herald Tribune, Reuters, Toronto Star, Gothamist, Guardian UK

2 comments:

Chapín said...

I sincerely hope Menchu's name is enough to convince the indigenous Guatemalas to vote for her, because in previous elections the indigenous community has always fallen for the candidate with the biggest campaign budget, i.e. the candidate which gave them the most gifts.

Both Menchu's party and the Encuentro por Guatemala party have a very limited budget, that's why Rigoberta will campaign on foot, in contrary to other major candidates who fly by helicopter.

Erwin C. said...

Question chapin- who else in Guatemala has a decent shot at the presidency?