Daily Headlines: April 23, 2007

* The International Monetary Fund estimates that Caribbean economies will face net losses from the Cricket World Cup.

* Is Reuters’ reporting on Haitian violence biased? Bay Area Indymedia thinks so.

* On the tenth anniversary of the end of a rebel takeover of Peru’s Japanese embassy, Peruvian vice president Luis Giampietri remembers his five months as a hostage.

* Six of Argentina’s biggest unions each received a generous 16.5% wage increase from the country’s government.

* Follow-up: Organizers of an illegal immigrant “game” that was to take place at the University of Iowa (original link here from this post) decided to cancel the event and host a lecture instead.

Links- Bloomberg, Bay Area Indymedia, The Financial Express, Hispanic Tips, The Latin Americanist, Des Moines Register, Wikipedia, Los Angeles Times

Image- CBC (West Indies cricket captain Brian Lara bids adieu to the crowd lunging after playing in his final game)