Note: Apologies for the lack of posts on Saturday; we had problems with the internet connection here at Latin Americanist HQ.
* The massacre of eleven people in Guyana last weekend highlights the problem of crime in the Caribbean according to the Economist.com.
* A defense witness in the case against ex-Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori claimed that the country engaged in a “dirty war” years before Fujimori came to power in 1990.
* A former torture center during Argentina’s brutal military dictatorship has been transformed into a cultural center by the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo.
* Follow-up: Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said he will sign an anti-immigrant pledge promoted by an Alabama senator. This comes over two weeks since he endorsed a similar oath.
Sources- Economist.com, CBS News, the Latin Americanist, AFP, BBC News
Image- BBC News (“Residents (in Guyana) demanded greater protection from security forces.”)
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