Daily Headlines: January 20, 2010

* Dominican Republic: Former Major Leaguer Jose Offerman got a lifetime ban from the Dominican winter league after taking a swipe at an umpire during a game.

* Brazil: The world's first ethanol-fueled power plant was inaugurated yesterday in the state of Minas Gerais.

* Guatemala: The Guatemalan has protested what they believe was the violating of “basic diplomatic protocols” in the arrests of three illegal immigrants in Florida.

* U.S.: A new study found that over half of Latinos in Arkansas lack health insurance while one in five claimed that they were discriminated against while getting health care.

Image – Los Angeles Times
Online Sources- NPR, Reuters, New York Times, todaysthv.com

Daily Headlines: January 5, 2009

* Argentina: Heeb Magazine gives a mixed review of the upcoming biopic on famed revolutionary Ernesto “Ché” Guevara.

* Peru: Peru’s Minister of Defense announced that strengthening the country’s military will be “one of the priorities for 2009.”

* U.S.: Another example of why immigration reform is sorely needed: police in Arkansas are having trouble finding out information over a string of arsons since the victims are illegal immigrants who are worried that they will be deported to Guatemala.

* Mexico: How bad is violence in Mexico? Texan charities are increasingly reluctant to lend a hand south of the border.

Image- Times Online (Benicio Del Toro stars in the titular role in the Steven Soderbergh film on “Ché” Guevara.)
Online Sources- AP, Living in Peru, NWAnews.com, Heeb Magazine