Daily Headlines: February 1, 2012

* Peru: Authorities are trying to avoid the growing encroachment against natives like the Maschco-Piro tribe who reside in remote areas of the Amazon.

* Latin America: Drought conditions in have led to a reported drop in the planting of marijuana in Mexico and a decrease in the corn yields of several South American countries.

* Argentina: Canadian mining firm Osisko suspended a gold mining project in the La Rioja province after weeks of protests by locals and environmental groups.

* Dominican Republic: The World Trade Organization backed a claim by several Central American countries against import tariffs by the Dominican Republic.

Video Source – YouTube via ITN News

Online Sources- National Geographic, Fox News Latino, UPI, BBC News, Bloomberg

Daily Headlines: December 4, 2009

* Peru: The country’s Candoshi natives could soon disappear after being ravaged by a hepatitis B outbreak according to their tribal leader.

* Honduras: Could Brazil soon flip-flop and recognize the results of Honduras’ recent presidential elections?

* Latin America: Colombia has drastically cut its electricity exports to Ecuador and Venezuela reportedly due to the dry weather.

* Cuba: A group of “prominent African Americans” including professor Cornel West and actress Ruby Dee Davis have called on the Cuban government to do more to combat discrimination against Afro-Cubans.

Image – AFP (“Peruvian natives in the Peruvian Amazonian town of Yurimaguas.”)

Online Sources- Al Jazeera English, Xinhua, LAHT, Miami Herald

Today's Video: An Oscar surprise

With the Oscars coming up on Sunday, we end our week with a quick look at one of the Awards' most controversial moments.

Marlon Brando won the Best Actor Oscar in 1973 for "The Godfather" but refused to accept it. In his place, Sacheen Littlefeather spoke out on the mistreatment of Native Americans in film and entertainment:

Marlon Brando Refuses His Oscar | Movies & TV | SPIKE.com

Littlefeather was born as Maria Cruz in 1947 and some sources have said that she is of Mexican descent. Her official website denies Roger Ebert's reported categorizing of her as a "Mexican actress" and goes on to say that she's partly descendant of "the White Mountain Apache and Yaqui tribes of Arizona".

Online Sources- Guardian UK, Spike, sacheenlittlefeather.net

Daily Headlines: February 11, 2009

* U.S.: While Alex Rodriguez may be losing in the court of public opinion, Miguel Tejada may plead guilty over lying to Congress about steroid usage.

* Mexico: Billionaire Carlos Slim and Mexican Labor Secretary Javier Lozano are butting heads over predicting the future of Mexico’s economy.

* Panama: Panama Canal officials estimate that the global economic slowdown has caused a decrease in ships using the waterway.

* Brazil: Police have accused three Amerindians suspected of killing and eating a 21-year-old disabled man.

Image- CNN (“Miguel Tejada, a shortstop for the Houston Astros, has been charged with lying to Congress.”)
Online Sources- Monsters & Critics, Reuters, IHT, National Post, Bloomberg, MSNBC

Daily Headlines: March 28, 2008

* Bolivian president Evo Morales apparently wants to help his country’s World Cup aspirations by joining a second-division soccer team.

* Mariela Castro- daughter of the Cuban president- has been active in promoting gay and transsexual rights on the island, according to BBC News.

* Did a British reality TV crew start a flu epidemic that killed four Peruvian natives?

* The chairman of budget airline firm JetBlue said that he will launch a new Brazilian airline next year.

Sources- Associated Press, BBC News, Guardian UK, MSNBC

Image- Foreign Policy Passport