* Mexico: First it was a bill to police Twitter and other social networks. Now Mexico’s legislature wants to combat violence by regulating narcocorrido music.* Cuba: A groups of Republican congressmen want to deep six upcoming Cuba-U.S. migration talks due to last year’s arrest of a U.S. subcontractor.
* Latin America: Will Colombia and Ecuador bury the diplomatic hatchet nearly two years since a Colombian military incursion into Ecuadorian territory?
* Brazil: A rancher accused of murdering nun and environmental activist Dorothy Stang went back to jail on Saturday.
Image – BBC Mundo (“Since the 90s, Los Tucanes de Tijuana have made songs dedicated to narcotrafficking and illegal immigration.”)
Online Sources- Mashable, Miami Herald, The Latin Americanist, NASDAQ, Sydney Morning herald
Minor point of order: The Angostura attack took place in March, 2008, not 2007...
ReplyDeleteNo mistake is minor and I thank you for pointing it out.
ReplyDeleteThe post has been corrected.
Thanks for your eagle-eyed attention!