Monday, May 26, 2008

Daily Headlines: May 26, 2008

* Peru: Could the 2016 Summer Olympics be held in Peru?

* Cuba: New York Daily News columnist Albor Ruiz finds it “funny” that the White House recently permitted cell phones to be sent to Cuba while the trade embargo remains unchanged.

* Mexico: The government promised to send over $40 million to clean the “sewage-stained beaches” in the resort city of Acapulco.

* Chile: The country’s gross domestic product appears to be growing at its slowest pace since 2003.

Image- The Age (Image of U.S. sprinters Tommie Smith and John Carlos protesting racism during the last Olympics held in Latin America – Mexico City 1968.)

Sources- Bloomberg, Guardian UK, New York Daily News, The Latin Americanist, Living in Peru

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