Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Daily Headlines: May 25, 2010

* Venezuela: As part of a government-led crackdown on currency speculating Venezuelan authorities raided the county’s biggest private brokerage on Monday.

* Haiti: Is a “new comedy soap opera” set in a Haitian earthquake survivor camp tasteless or appropriate?

* Panama: President Ricardo Martinelli issued a state apology and a “recognition of mistakes” during Panama’s military rule between 1968 and 1989.

* Mexico: “El Tri” lost 3-1 to England at Wembley in an international friendly roughly two weeks ahead of the upcoming World Cup.

Image –The Telegraph (Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has widened a crackdown on brokers after accusing them of running a “parallel” exchange market).
Online Sources- The Guardian, ABS-CBN News, AP, Reuters

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

fué el bicentenario de Argentina y no hicieron ni un comentario!!
por 4 días el país festejó sus 200 años de existencia, ayer con la visita de todos los presidentes de latinoamérica.
saludos!

Erwin C. said...

Por ahora no se a hecho un comentario pero yo te prometo que si vamos mencionar el bicentenario Argentino. Disculpas por la falta de cobertura en eso (por ahora).