Daily Headlines: November 23, 2015 (Updated)

* Argentina: At a press conference this morning, Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri pledged that his government would overhaul the economic policies of outgoing President Cristina Fernandez.

* Update: More from Macri who said that he would push for Venezuela to get suspended from the Mercosur trade bloc.

* Guatemala: Legislators in Guatemala approved an "anti-coyote" law aimed at punishing smugglers who exploit migrants attempting to journey to the U.S.

* Colombia: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos issued a pardon for thirty FARC rebels who were reportedly imprisoned for non-violent crimes.

* U.S.: Undefeated Gennady Golovkin will likely be the next opponent for Mexican boxer Saul “Canelo” Alvarez after he beat Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico in an exciting bout on Saturday.

YouTube Source – AFP (“Argentina’s conservative new president Mauricio Macri may come from a privileged background but he has managed to rally voices from different parts of the political spectrum to advocate for change.”)

Online Sources including Update – SI.com, Voice of America, Reuters, The Guardian

Daily Headlines: June 7, 2010

* U.S.: Puerto Rican boxer Miguel Cotto is now a champion in a third weight class after thoroughly beating Yuri Foreman to win the WBA light-middleweight crown.

* Cuba: Authorities raided the offices of two major dissident groups and briefly arrested 37 activists.

* Brazil: An estimated three million people marched in Sao Paulo’s gay pride parade and some called for equal rights for homosexuals.

* Chile: According to the Chilean Supreme Court the late dictator Augusto Pinochet’s personal fortune was $21 million and only one-tenth of his salary could’ve accounted for it.

Image – New York Daily News
Online Sources – The Independent, Kansas City Star, Miami Herald, BBC Sport

Daily Headlines: April 12, 2010

* Chile: Conservative legislators banded together and defeated a measure that would’ve renamed Chile’s main international airport in honor of the late poet Pablo Neruda.

* Nicaragua: A study done on Lake Apanas- a UNESCO-listed nature reserve- found that the lake is polluted and endangering local wildlife.

* Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican pugilist Miguel Cotto will fight WBA super welterweight champion Yuri Foreman in a June bout at Yankee Stadium.

* Argentina: Spanish authorities approved the extradition of an Argentine pilot accused of participating in “death flights” during the infamous Dirty War period.

Image – Guardian UK (“Lover boy ... Pablo Neruda with his wife Delia.”)
Online Sources- Expatica Spain, Bloomberg, Xinhua, AP

Daily Headlines: December 9, 2009

* Latin America: Aside from discussing economic issues representatives of the Mercosur bloc agreed to not recognize the results of the recent Honduran presidential election.

* Bolivia: Now it’s official – Evo Morales won reelection to a second five-year presidential term.

* Brazil: According to the local press President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will soon sign a decree raising the minimum wage and retirement payments.

* Puerto Rico: Boricua boxer Miguel Cotto has been targeted by a former employee in a sexual harassment lawsuit.

Image – LAHT (Presidents of the Mercosur group met at a summit this week in Montevideo, Uruguay).
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, Xinhua, Bloomberg, AP, LAHT

Daily Headlines: July 28, 2008

* Colombia: FARC guerilla commander Ivan Marquez said that he would reject an offer to free hostages in exchange for asylum abroad.

* U.S.: Hundreds of protestors marched in Iowa yesterday to denounce a May immigration raid leading to the arrests of almost 400 people.

* Bolivia: Nearly half of Bolivians responding to a recent poll would back president Evo Morales in a recall referendum next month.

* Puerto Rico: Previously undefeated pugilist Miguel Cotto lost on Saturday in a hard-fought bout against Mexican Antonio Margarito.

Image- CTV.ca (“One of seven rebels of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, FARC, who surrendered to the Army, stands with his face covered at a military base in Cali, Colombia, Monday, June 23, 2008. (AP / Christian Escobar Mora)”)

Sources- Xinhua, Angus Reid Consultants, gazetteonline.com, The Latin Americanist

Sports Illustrated Latino's Sports Hombre of the Year

Sports Illustrated's Latino version, SI Latino, has chosen futbolista Argentino Lionel Messi as their 2007 Sportsman of the Year. The issue with Messi gracing the cover also features 12 other Latino athletes including David Ortiz (no relation) and Manny Ramirez of the Boston Red Sox, WBA welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, and the 2007 LPGA Player of the Year, Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa.

Story and Image Source : Latin Gossip