Daily Headlines: August 24, 2009

* Cuba: Fidel Castro appeared “healthier and rested” in footage shown on Sunday of the reclusive former president meeting with visiting Venezuelan students over the weekend.

* Puerto Rico: The island’s economy has fallen on very hard times including shrinking by 5.5% at the end of the 2009 fiscal year and a whopping 16.5% unemployment rate.

* Brazil: Rubens Barrichello moved up to second in the Formula 1 standings after winning yesterday’s Grand Prix of Europe.

* Haiti: A Swiss court ruled that the assets of former strongman Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier should continue to be frozen from his family.

Image- The Telegraph (The Cuban press published a photo yesterday of Fidel Castro meeting with Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa on Friday).
Online Sources- MSNBC, Guardian UK, Reuters, etaiwannews.com, Voice of America

Weekend Headlines: June 6, 2009

* Cuba: A retired State Department official and his wife were arrested on Friday and accused of spying for Cuba during almost 30 years.

* Mexico: Tragedy in Mexico where at least 29 children died when a fire blazed through a daycare center.

* Venezuela: In the latest action taken against anti-government news channel Globovision, Venezuelan authorities ordered the network pay $2.3 million in back taxes.

* Guatemala: Much like in Peru (but without the violence), hundreds of protestors in Guatemala have blocked roads and demanded more social aid from the government.

Image- CNN
Online Sources- LAHT, BBC News, New York Daily News, The Latin Americanist, Guardian UK

Daily Headlines: April 2, 2009

* Puerto Rico: Prosecutors believe that over 12,000 Puerto Ricans were the victims of an unscrupulous identity theft ring.

* U.S.: Coming soon with a late-night television talk shows – George Lopez.

* Latin America: According to U.N. prognostications Latin America’s economy will decrease by 0.3% this year.

* Venezuela: Weeks after an indictment was issued against him, chief opposition figure Manuel Rosales claimed that he will go into hiding “from police persecution”.

Image- femaleforum.com
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, forbes.com, LAHT, CNN

Daily Headlines: December 3, 2007

* Could Fidel Castro be returning soon to the Cuban presidency?

* If you’re an illegal immigrant that gets cancer treatment at the University of Texas Medical Branch then you may want to start looking elsewhere for help.

* Child kidnappings have spread across Haiti, warned UNICEF.

* Follow-up: "Here, we are living like the dead," wrote kidnapped Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt in a letter released on Friday along with videos of other hostages.

Sources- The Latin Americanist, AHN, Associated Press, Monsters & Critics, Guardian UK

Images- BBC News