Saturday, September 6, 2008

Daily Headlines: September 6, 2008

* Nicaragua: Over 60 Latin American authors and artists have signed a letter accusing Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega of “waging a vendetta” against post Ernesto Cardenal (image).

* Latin America: Currencies throughout the region took a big hit including the Chilean peso falling by 1.4% on Friday while the Brazilian real plummeted by over 5% during the week.

* Argentina: The government has introduced stiffer measures to decrease the production and use of meth.

* Guatemala: Are drug gangs behind the planting of secret microphones and cameras in the home and office of Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom?

Image- redcultura.com

Sources- Reuters, Guardian UK, Bloomberg, CNN, TVNZ

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