Daily Headlines: September 18, 2007

* Rest in peace Generoso Jimenez; the legendary Cuban jazz trombonist died on Saturday at the age of 90.

* The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said that key U.S. anti-drug operations will be moved outside of Ecuador should that country’s government end its lease to the Manta air base.

* Speculation over dry weather in Brazil has led to the largest rise in the price of coffee since January 2006.

* Follow-up #1: Peruvian president Alan Garcia has enjoyed a spike in popularity since last month’s deadly earthquakes.

* Follow-up #2: The Dominican Republic's drug czar rejected a Department of State report deeming the Caribbean nation as one of the world’s worst drug trafficking countries.

Sources- Reuters Canada, Reuters, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist, Dominican Today

Image- Montreal Gazette (2005 image of Generoso Jimenez at the Latin Grammy Awards)