The organization of a right-wing extremist summit on Capitol Hill in Washington to attacking Venezuela, Bolivia, Ecuador, Cuba and Nicaragua was denounced on Wednesday. The chair of the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, is behind the maneuvers against the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA). Read Article
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As tumult rages across the Middle East, and relations with Pakistan border on a breakdown, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton was scheduled Wednesday night to host a private dinner with at least six former Latin American presidents, part of a quiet campaign to repair relations with a region that complains it has been ignored […]
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MANAGUA, Nicaragua – Luis Picado’s mother remembers the day her son thought he had won the lottery. He came home to their tin-roofed cinder-block house in a Managua slum and said he’d found a way to escape poverty and start a new life in the United States. An American man had promised to give Picado, […]
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Diplomatic cables made public by WikiLeaks reveal that the security company Global CST—led by Maj. Gen. Israel Ziv, the former head of operations for the Israeli military—made such inroads into Latin America that US diplomats saw it as a security threat and moved to thwart the company’s expansion. The diplomats’ efforts were given an inadvertent […]
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A federal marshal says a fugitive Hindu guru convicted of molesting two girls on his Central Texas ashram is now believed to be hiding in Central or South America. Read Article
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Planet Earth is beautiful and terrible with its natural and man-made objects. They are fascinating and scary at the same time. Some of these objects are holes in the ground, some man-made and others of natural origin. They all have one thing in common – nearly perfect circular shape and, therefore, are beautiful. However, the […]
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Representatives of Cuba and Iran stressed the interest of both countries to integrate media in international relations between the two countries, according to Iranian PressTV chain. The president of the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT), Danilo López Sirius, and the speaker of the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ramin Mehmanparast held a meeting in Havana […]
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China’s dragon breathed fire into Latin America in 2010, as trade between the two sides shot up by a spectacular 51.2 percent, to $178.6 billion, and memories of the economic recession melted away. Read Article
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A security company led by the former head of operations for the Israeli military made such inroads into Latin America a few years ago that U.S. diplomats saw it as a security risk and moved to thwart the company’s expansion, U.S. diplomatic cables show. The diplomats’ efforts were made easier when an interpreter for the […]
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The Obama administration’s senior diplomat for Latin America is stepping down, and the top Republican on the House foreign affairs committee is happy to see him go. Read Article
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In a global triangulation that would excite any conspiracy buff, the globalization of terrorism now links Colombian FARC with Hezbollah, Iran with Russia, elected governments with violent insurgencies, uranium with AK-103s, and cocaine with oil. At the center of it all, is Latin America—especially the countries under the influence of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. Read […]
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According to caracol.com.co , Colombian Military Forces killed 9 members of FARC which were part of the group that attacked residents of Cauca a few months ago as they were operating in rural Jambaló, Cauca and injured 12 other rebels in the attack. President Santos applauded the efforts of the military after news of the […]
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Fabricio Mendes remembers a time when just walking around his neighborhood was a matter of life or death. Drug traffickers roamed freely and guns were plentiful. That was before Alemao, a gritty community of narrow winding streets lined with haphazard houses, was “pacified.” In late November 2009, the government announced that police would move into […]
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In South and Central America, 11 countries have passed the 100% penetration milestone: Panama, Uruguay, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras. Read Article
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Representatives of customs agencies from 16 Latin American and Caribbean countries on Tuesday met in the capital of Panama to discuss legal measures needed to be taken to improve the control of smuggling and how to apply new technologies. Read Article
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If it were listed on the U.S. Stock Exchange, Glencore would be valued among the top 50, alongside names like Visa, 3M and Home Depot. With $145 billion in 2010 revenues, Glencore would have ranked sixth on the Fortune 500 list, ahead of AT&T, Ford and ConocoPhilips. Read Article
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our Latin American countries have formed an alliance to improve trade, services and productivity in the region, with goals to negotiate with Asian markets, América Economía reported. Peruvian President Alan García welcomed his counterparts Sebastián Piñera from Chile, Felipe Calderón from Mexico and Juan Manuel Santos from Colombia to sign the agreement in Lima, the […]
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Sharp increases in food prices will hit poorer Latin American countries like Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Honduras the hardest, raising their inflation rates by more than 5 percentage points this year, according to a new report released on Monday. Read Article
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Revenues at General Electric’s Latin American operations surged 30 per cent in the first quarter of this year from the same period in 2010 and should continue to climb as the rapidly growing region rushes to improve its creaking infrastructure, the US industrial group has told the Financial Times. Read Article
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Right after Fidel Castro’s first year in power in Cuba, U.S. president Dwight Eisenhower took his first and only trip to Latin America on Feb. 20, 1960. He visited Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay. He suffered a surprisingly bitter experience in each of those capitals. He saw threatening crowds waving banners with the images of […]
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Argentina’s Labor Ministry has acted to end a strike by energy workers in the southern province of Santa Cruz. Acting on a judicial order, the ministry suspended the leadership of the Private Petrol Trade Union, whose secretary general, Héctor Segovia, and adjunct secretary, Rubén Retamoso, are antagonists in an inter-union conflict over recent contract negotiations. […]
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Washington in August began patrolling the entire US-Mexican border with Predator drones, and several US counties reportedly have pilot programs in police and sheriff offices. The US also sends high-altitude drones over Mexico that “have been particularly useful in achieving various objectives of combating crime,” the Mexican National Security Council said in a statement March […]
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Luis Posada Carriles told CNN recently he would “be gentle” with a newspaper reporter who accused him of masterminding decades of violent terrorist attacks in Central America, several to overthrow Fidel Castro. Read Article
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The first blood bank of the Callao Region has the latest equipment, unique in the country can be identified in only nine days, the viruses that cause diseases such as HIV AIDS or hepatitis B.Read Article
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The Arcos Dorados (ARCO) IPO will price Wednesday and first trade Thursday, becoming only the fourth chain restaurant IPO in the U.S. since 2006, and the largest McDonald’s (MCD) franchisee. ARCO operates 1,292 self-operated McDonald’s in Latin America, the Caribbean and South America, and 463 franchisees. The company’s F-1 statement provides an interesting glimpse into […]
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This is the trailer from the documentary ‘TRANSLATINA’ released in 2010. It documents the lives of transvestites – the trailer focuses on transvestites in Peru. WARNING: THE TRAILER SHOULD BE VIEWED BY MATURE AUDIENCES – GRAPHIC.
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The continent’s dramatic successes have been overlooked, even if the region remains one of the world’s most unequal.The idea that a successful model for development in one country could sensibly become a blueprint for another is now unfashionable – but important lessons can still be learned by examining other nations’ development paths. Read Article (Guardian)
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Iran has expanded its ties in Latin American beyond its close relationship with Venezuela, a top U.S. commander said Tuesday as he described a troubling development that the United States is watching closely. Read Article
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Chloroprene Rubber. Global market for chloroprene rubber is forecast to reach 445.3 thousand metric tons by the year 2017, driven by increasing demand from end-use industries such as industrial rubber products, adhesives and automobiles. Developing markets such as Asia-Pacific and Latin America are slated to […]
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Directed terrorist group financing and delivery of media aimed at increasing drug cartels with which to do business, either as a source of income or weapons. Speaking to a terrorist group, the key to leadership may be even more essential that the orientation of the direction of a drug cartel and its leaders can be […]
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HIT Entertainment announced three new publishing deals for Barney, Thomas & Friends, and Angelina Ballerina in Latin America. Publications will start hitting shelves this spring. New partners include Editora Fundamento, which will publish picture storybooks for Thomas & Friends in Portuguese available for Brazil; Editora Vale das Letras in Brazil, which will publish Thomas & […]
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez reported he will begin in Buenos Aires his trip to Argentina, Uruguay, Bolivia and Colombia to strengthen bilateral relationships with these countries. Chávez announced he will arrive in Buenos Aires on Monday to meet his counterpart Cristina Fernández de Kirchner. Read Article
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Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc., the Buenos Aires-based operator of McDonald’s Corp. (MCD) fast food restaurants in Latin American and the Caribbean, filed for an initial public offering in the U.S. of as much as $1.08 billion. Read Article
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Lithium and lithium carbonate markets are set to grow in Latin America with the commissioning of a new lithium carbonate processing plant in Argentina and plans by Bolivia to use Iranian help in exploiting its deposits of the mineral. Read Article
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As the nuclear crisis intensifies in Japan, thoughts have turned to the atomic power industries in other countries and to questions of safety. There are 439 nuclear reactors the world over, six of which can be found in Latin America. Argentina was the forerunner in this regard and currently has two plants in operation. A […]
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United States farmers have called on the US government to approve the free trade agreements with Colombia and Panama because Mercosur countries are taking a bigger share of US agriculture exports to those countries. Read Article
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Several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean will receive this year the travelling film festival “Cinema and Environment” sponsored by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The festival includes full-length and short films by the International Environmental Film Festival (FICMA) and UNEP. The main topic will be the environment and man’s relations with the […]
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Islanders and coastal residents along Latin America’s Pacific seaboard moved to higher ground Friday as a precaution against possible tsunami following the superquake that bashed northeastern Japan with huge waves. Read Article
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Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) announced its opposition to remarks made by President Obama regarding the role and safety of ICE Special Agents assigned to Mexico. After his meeting with Mexico President Calderon on Thursday, President Obama stated, “There are laws in place in Mexico that say our agents should not be […]
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More details of Google’s plan to hire 6,000 new employees have come to light. It seems the search giant will focus an unusual amount of attention on Central and South America, making a special effort to step up operations in that area. Read Article
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“Given the complex world scenario which is reflected in the high prices reached by oil, LAN is forced to implement an increase in air fares in international routes” said the Chilean flagship in a release. Read Article
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Central bank chiefs from South American countries in the Mercosur customs union said on Friday there are heightened risks to the global economy in light of higher food prices and turmoil in Middle East, but indicated a broad regional slowdown was unlikely. Read Article
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USHUAIA, ARGENTINA – Here at the end of the Earth, just 600 miles from Antarctica, tourists hike over glaciers and flock to rocky beaches to photograph penguins and 700-pound sea lions. Read Article
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Countries such as Brazil, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay all have a positive rating outlook from Fitch, although it’s not clear which of them could be upgraded this year, the agency said in a report. Read Article
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Zurich Financial Services will acquire a 51% stake in Banco Santander’s insurance operations in Brazil, Mexico, Chile, Argentina and Uruguay, Bloomberg reports. The Swiss insurer will pay $1.67 billion for the stake. Read Article
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PepsiCo has formed partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), a multilateral provider of development financing, to drive social and economic growth in 26 countries across the Latin America and the Caribbean. Read Article
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Facebook has hired Alexandre Hohagen, the top Google executive in Latin America, to be its vice president for sales in the region, the company said in a press release issued in São Paolo last week. Mr. Hohagen had helped to establish Google’s Latin American offices some six years ago and later served as general manager […]
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The head of a company that provides security for American citizens traveling in Mexico says the powerful drug cartels are branching out into the $40-billion-a-year sex trafficking industry. Read Article
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World yarn inventories rose by 5% in 2010, due primarily to a 114.8% increase in stocks in South America, according to a recent report published by the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF). During the third quarter of 2010 global yarn stocks rose by 3.5%, increasing 60.5% in South America alone. In Europe yarn inventories were […]
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BIAGIO PILIERI, a former journalist and mayor, was until recently little known in Venezuela. But last September he was elected to the National Assembly. He has been unable to take his seat because, despite parliamentary immunity, he is under house arrest, awaiting trial for the third time on corruption charges of which he has already […]
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While they’ve made strides in arresting illegals and building a fence along the U.S.-Mexico line, the Border Patrol only has “operational control” of 44 percent of the southern border, and of that only 15 percent is air tight, according to new General Accountability Office report. Read Article
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The meeting “A new challenge: new opportunities for research collaboration against dengue”, sponsored by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), brings together specialists to Friday across the continent in San Juan. The aim is to exchange information and identify priorities in the fight against disease transmitted by aedes aegypti mosquito, which each year affects about […]
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Countries in Latin America and Africa including Bolivia and Mozambique are most at risk of food riots as prices advance, said the United Nations. The past month’s protests in North Africa and the Middle East were partly linked to agriculture costs. World food prices climbed to a record in January, the UN said on Feb. […]
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A Wikileaks cable reveals the US Embassy in Lima, Peru, identified Indigenous activists and tracked the involvement of Bolivian President Evo Morales, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Bolivia Ambassador Pablo Solon, prominent Quechua activist Miguel Palacin Quispe and community leaders. Read Article
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A controversial iPod and iPad application that makes a game of the perils of sneaking across the U.S.-Mexico border has sparked controversy among activists for immigrant rights. Read Article
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I wasn’t planning to get too far ahead of yesterday’s news suggesting that a more unified, US-backed regional security plan for Central America may be in the works. But Honduran Security Minister Oscar Alvarez seems to have opened the door. Minister Alvarez, speaking to reporters yesterday about the arrival in Honduras of US Assistant Secretary […]
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The amount of military construction in Latin America planned by the Pentagon for this year has doubled since 2009. This annotated map of current and planned U.S. military construction in Latin America is based on publicly available information on federal contracts (see www.usaspending.gov) and on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers activities. This map was created […]
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The always excellent Armin Wagner of GIZ, the German aid and development agency, has assembled his annual list of fuel prices around the world. It’s a “snapshot” of gasoline and diesel prices in November, 2010. While those in Europe get to nitter and natter over whether ’tis better to be as Romania, at 146 U.S. […]
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Last January, I wrote an essay for The Nation on Washington’s integration of Mexico, Central America and Colombia into a “security corridor.” I called it a “rump Monroe Doctrine,” an explosive mix of militarism and neoliberal economics. Militarily, assorted bilateral and regional treaties are fusing the region’s military, intelligence, and judicial systems into unified, supra-national […]
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Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd. (SCC) today announced a restructuring that will create a newly named business unit focused on providing crop protection solutions in the Latin American agricultural markets. The new business unit, Sumitomo Chemical Latin America (SCLA) will focus on providing Latin American growers with leading crop management products and active ingredients developed, manufactured […]
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Bolivia is buying six Chinese combat aircraft as part of its effort to correct its image as a country that isn’t doing as much as it should to cut off the narcotics trail to North America. Read Article
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AT LESS than 8,000MW, Peru’s total electricity-generation capacity is modest, barely matching four modern nuclear power stations. But President Alan García’s government reckons it could produce almost eight times as much power just by harnessing the country’s Amazonian rivers, let alone using increasingly plentiful supplies of natural gas, and wind and solar power. The government […]
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Quechua, the official language of the Inca Empire (Tahuantinsuyo) is being taught at some 25 universities across the United States and Canada, being favorably received by students residing in those countries as well as by Peruvians. Read Article
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The firing of a prominent journalist from her radio show has stirred a debate over freedom of expression in Mexico and allegations that the government still holds sway over the media. Read Article
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Brazilian UFO Magazine recently reported the Directorate of Civil Aeronatics of Chile has released videos and audio files of UFO sightings. The media was released through the Comite de Estudios de Fenomenos Aereos Anomales (CEFAA). Of 183 UFO incidebnts, 12 were unexplained. Source- Eltiempo.com
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Dengue illness, the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in the world, has expanded from its Southeast Asian origins and is resurgent in countries such as Argentina, Chile and the continental United States.The economic burden of dengue (pronounced DENgee) in the Western Hemisphere, according to a new study from Brandeis University researchers published today in the […]
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The number of MasterCard® and Maestro® cards in Latin America and the Caribbean region neared 260 million. Full year 2010 transactions with MasterCard®-branded cards reached 2.8 billion generating a gross dollar volume of US $221 billion, up 17.4% versus 2009. Read Article
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Visits to Senegal this week by Bolivian President Evo Morales and Brazil’s ex-President Lula da Silva highlight what analysts say is Latin America’s growing geopolitical interest in Africa. Read Article
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Peru’s Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde tells The Associated Press on Saturday that the summit could be delayed. It is currently set for Feb. 13-16 but political unrest in Egypt and some other countries may prompt the Arab League to set the date back. Read Article
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In order to prevent the occurrence and spread of dengue, the regional government of Callao launched an educational campaign and the distribution of information booklets on the subject at the Jorge Chávez International Airport and the seaport. Read Article
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The growing presence of Chinese and Brazilian capital in Latin America’s energy sector is facilitating the construction of hydroelectric complexes, but is also the fuelling nationalist stances that are adding to the environmental criticisms of those major projects. Read Article
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Inter-region Latinamerican trade soared 24.6% to 133 billion US dollars during 2010 according to the latest report from ALADI (Latinamerican Integration Association) released Tuesday in Montevideo. This signals a significant recovery from the late 2008 financial crisis but still is short of that year’s record of 146 billion USD. Read Article
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Spiralling violence against Central American migrants in Mexico has prompted legal reforms, diplomatic actions, and the creation of new mechanisms to protect citizens in this region. Read Article
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Facundo Barfield has been linked to FARC since 2003, according to authorities. Tuesday was revealed the identity of other foreigners who are active within FARC. Facundo Barfield, an Argentine who joined the FARC since 2003, listed in order of battle of the mobile column Teofilo Forero. Read Article
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Leonor, a Mexican citizen, took part in a 2006 clinical trial of a drug to treat kidney disease, designed by a transnational pharmaceutical company. “A friend of mine who is a nurse told me about the trial and I decided to take part,” Leonor, a 30-year-old saleswoman who has kidney problems, told IPS. “I was […]
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The disasters caused by torrential rains in South America have set off alarm bells in Central America, whose extreme vulnerability was made all too clear over the last few years when it was slammed by hurricanes Mitch and Stan and tropical storm Agatha. Read Article
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While onshore wind farm activity in long-standing markets such as Spain and Germany slows, Latin America’s onshore wind sector is buzzing, with a score of recent milestones being reached. Mexico has seen considerable activity, joined by Argentina and Venezuela among others. Read Article
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Fake goods worth more than USD 200 million have been seized and nearly 1,000 people arrested in a series of operations co-ordinated by INTERPOL across South America targeting organized criminal counterfeiting networks. Carried out under the auspices of Operation Jupiter in partnership with the World Customs Organization (WCO), the year-long operation throughout 2010 led to […]
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New Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff is in Argentina on her first foreign trip to talk about nuclear energy and trade with President Cristina Fernandez. It’s the first time both South American countries are led by women. Read Article
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If Wikileaks documents are any indication, Chinese investors might have a big surprise in store as they continue their push into Latin America. In their effort to extract raw resources, the Chinese have fared relatively well in such areas of the globe as Africa. However, recently disclosed U.S. cables hint that Latin America may not […]
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AmBev (ABV) is the largest brewer in Latin America by sales volume and the fourth-largest beer producer in the world. It produces, distributes, and sells beer and PepsiCo (PEP) products in Brazil and other Latin American countries. It also owns Argentina’s largest brewer, Quinsa. AmBev was formed in 1999 through the merger of Brazil’s two […]
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When George W. Bush left the White House, the rest of the world breathed a sigh of relief. The National Security Doctrine of unilateral attacks, the invasion of Iraq under the false pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and the abandonment of multilateral forums had opened up a new phase of U.S. aggression. Despite the […]
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“Inflation is already higher than expected in several emerging economies,” said Deputy Managing Director John Lipsky at the meeting organised by the Organisation for Cooperation and Economic Development (OECD) and the Inter-American Development Bank (BID). Read Article
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The enterprise telephony market in Latin America witnessed a considerable decrease of 15% in revenues from 2008. Geographically, the decline took place in almost all sub regions, except Brazil, where total revenues had a softer decrease in 2009. Almost all companies in the Latin American market experienced decreased revenues. However, in the second semester, the […]
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Governments throughout Latin America are ramping up dengue prevention campaigns after 1.5 million people were infected and over 1,000 people in the region died of the disease in 2010. There have already been deaths from dengue fever this year, the most recent one in Perú, where the deaths are exceeding hospital capacity – and it […]
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Lanxess is expanding its activities in Latin America. The company’s wholly-owned subsidiary Rhein Chemie has acquired Argentina-based Darmex – a leading manufacturer of release agents and curing bladders for the tire industry. As a result of the acquisition, Rhein Chemie will become one of the world’s leading providers of release agents for rubber products in […]
While U.S. officials took strong exception to outgoing Brazilian President Inacio Lula da Silva’s recent complaint that “nothing has changed” in Washington’s relations with Latin America two years into the Barack Obama administration, many independent U.S. analysts ruefully nodded their heads. Read Article
The strongest La Niña weather system in 50 years has brought historic flooding to Australia and drought to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, driving up food prices. Scientists now believe climate change is likely enhancing the impacts of the famous El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO), a cyclical climate phenomenon that affects weather patterns around the world. Read […]
If the Spanish-speaking world sent out a seasonal round robin covering the last decade, it would have plenty to brag about. Chile, Colombia and Peru became clubbable emerging economies, while the growth of internet pages in the world’s second-most spoken native tongue has hugely outstripped that of English. To cap it all, Granta has just […]
The scandal currently embroiling Germany’s biggest small arms manufacturer is becoming more and more difficult to contain. Heckler & Koch (H&K) stands accused of illegally exporting handguns and automatic rifles to embargoed regions of Mexico in the grip of a deadly drugs war, and of deceiving the Federal Security Council, chaired by Chancellor Angela Merkel, […]
Abu Dhabi: A few years ago, only two Latin American countries had diplomatic missions in the UAE but that number is steadily growing, Venezuelan Ambassador to the UAE told Gulf News. Only Argentina and Brazil had embassies in Abu Dhabi a few years ago, but at least six more Latin American countries opened their diplomatic […]
LAN Airlines, one of Latin America’s leading passenger and cargo airlines, signed a firm order for 50 new eco-efficient Airbus A320 Family aircraft, making it the largest single airline order for Airbus in Latin America. Read Article
West Palm Beach, FL-based Quepassa Corp. (OTC:BB: QPSA), which owns Quepasa.com, one of the world’s largest multi-linqual Lation social networks online, ha raised $13.15 million of $15 million equity offering, according to a regulatory filing. Quepasa.com, along with sister site Corazones.com serves its users in the U.S., Mexico, Latin America and the world in three […]
American Science and Engineering, Inc. (AS&E), a global supplier of X-ray detection solutions, has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract from a Latin American country for its “Z Portal” vehicle screening system, the firm says in a written statement. The client country plans to use the Z Portal system for customs applications to safely and effectively […]
The first DNA laboratory opened in late May 2010, work on the third floor of Building 9 October the Attorney General’s Office in Quito. The mission of this department is to contribute with input and scientific value of genetic testing to clarify such cases of forensic and biological ties. It has also become one of […]
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Men claiming to belong to the Zetas drug gang forced radio stations to broadcast a threat of war in a northern Guatemalan province where the government declared a state of siege last week, authorities said Tuesday. The men arrived at three radio stations in the northern city of Cobán and threatened to burn the premises […]
Police in the Pacific coast resort of Acapulco have found the decapitated, mutilated bodies of two men in front of a bar where 11 men were reportedly abducted earlier this month. Read Story
More than 18 months after U.S. Customs and Border Protection inspectors were supposed to start enforcing stringent ID requirements at the nation’s land borders, millions of travelers are still being admitted without passports or other secure IDs, a new government audit shows. An Office of Inspector General report released Monday found that CBP remains unprepared […]
The commander of the Bloque Guainía del Ejército Revolucionario Popular Antisubversivo de Colombia (Erpac), was taken into custody in a rural area of Arauca on Tuesday. ERPAC is considered to be one of three emerging gangs involved in drug trafficking in Colombia. Read Article