Monday, March 2, 2009

Daily Headlines: March 2, 2009

* Colombia: Banana giant Chiquita wants a dismissal of a class action lawsuit relating to the company’s links to brutal right-wing paramilitary groups.

* Venezuela: President Hugo Chavez ordered the army to temporarily takeover rice processing factories that have supposedly evaded government-imposed price caps.

* Dominican Republic: Washington Nationals general manager Jim Bowden resigned yesterday amidst allegations that he skimmed payments to Dominican baseball prospects.

* El Salvador: Mauricio Funes of the leftist FMLN has a slim lead over Rodrigo Avila with thirteen days left until Salvadoran presidential elections.

Image- ABC News
Online Sources- FOXNews.com, Reuters, The Latin Americanist, Angus Reid Consultants, CBC

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