* Puerto Rico: A federal jury cleared ex-governor Anibal Acevedo Vila and an associate of all charges including corruption and money laundering.* U.S.: The families of a pair of Latinos shot dead by New Yorkpolice in 1995 received a small measure of justice via a $1.1 million settlement.
* Venezuela: Endy Chavez, Magglio Ordonez, and the rest of Venezuela’s baseball team hope to be ready for tonight’s World Baseball Classic semifinal against Korea.
* Mexico: The country’s central bank lowered the benchmark interest rate in a move designed to quell fears of a recession.
* Colombia: Mining firm Drummond is facing a new lawsuit brought up by the children of three Colombian coal miners murdered by paramilitaries.
* Brazil: The country’s Supreme Court voted by a 10-1 margin to keep the borders of a massive indigenous reservation.
Image- AP (“Former Puerto Rican Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila greets supporters in front of the U.S. Federal Courthouse as he departs during a recess in his corruption trial in San Juan, Friday, March 20, 2009.”)
Online Sources- BBC News, AP, Voice of America, WTVM, Bloomberg, MLB.com, The Latin Americanist
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