* Recent data from the Inter-American Development Bank revealed that money transfers to Haiti were about $1.65 million during 2006 and made up nearly 1/3 of the country's GDP.
* Mexico may join Canada in a complaint to the World Trade Organization against U.S. corn subsidies. (Wasn’t NAFTA created to avoid problems like these?)
* Indigenous leaders in Costa Rica have formed a network designed to improve the socioeconomic conditions of indigenous peoples.
* Bloggers look at the difficulties facing Bolivian president Evo Morales’ efforts in trying to export products derived from coca.
* Coca-Cola’s operations in Venezuela were suspended for 3 days by the government as a penalty for breaking tax laws.
* Approximately 100 families were evacuated from their villages in central Ecuador due to the risk of eruption from the Tungurahura volcano.
* Four Caribbean countries are making last minute preparations for hosting the Cricket World Cup starting in nearly 3 weeks.
Links- The Latin Americanist , Reuters AlertNet, Reuters Canada, Wikipedia, Prensa Latina, Global Voices Online, Bloomberg, Washington Post, Khaleej Times
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2 comments:
Though Haiti is a poor country, $1,65 million would be really nothing...
It would be nothing, except when it counts for so much of a country's wealth (30% of haiti's GDP comes from remittances).
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