Daily Headlines: November 22, 2013

* U.S.: Legendary Cuban jazz musician Arturo Sandoval and Nobel Prize winner Dr. Mario Molina of Mexico were among the sixteen Medal of Freedom recipients honored this week.

* Latin America: Secretary of State John Kerry claimed that “the era of the Monroe Doctrine is over” but does U.S. policy reflect his declaration?

* Haiti: Haiti's Health Minister said that her country has not received the funds promised by international donors in order to combat a deadly cholera outbreak.

* Mexico: According to new government data, Mexico’s gross domestic product grew by 1.2% in the first nine months of 2013 and is expected to continue rising this year.

Video Source – YouTube via The Daily Conservation (“Arturo Sandoval's performance at the 2013 Medal of Freedom Awards Dinner at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.”)

Online Sources- Fox News Latino; UPI; LAHT; Xinhua

Daily Headlines: February 3, 2009

* Latin America: Could we soon enter a post-Monroe Doctrine era in U.S.-Latin America relations?

* Cuba: The Cuban Commission on Human Rights and National Reconciliation said that political detentions continue to slowly decline yet there’s been an increase in “short-term arbitrary detentions."

* Bolivia: Will Bolivia’s government or foreign multinationals win the battle over who gets to control the Andean country's vast lithium reserves?

* Paraguay: Two policemen were killed when a piece of the roof of Paraguay’s main soccer stadium collapsed during a game.

Image- Boston College
Online Sources- IHT, MSNBC, Foreign Policy in Focus, CNN