Argentina to the United Nations reiterated its willingness to resume negotiations with Britain to resolve the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, according to a letter distributed today the UN headquarters. The letter was sent to the organization’s secretary general Ban Ki-moon, upon completion of the Jan. 3 179 years of occupation of the southern […]
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The United States expelled Venezuela’s consul general in Miami after he was disseminated reports that she discussed possible cyber attacks on U.S. government computers when he was at the Venezuelan Embassy in Mexico. The State Department said Sunday that Livia told Acosta Noguera diplomatic persona non grata and gave her until Tuesday to leave the […]
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The Confederation of Jewish Associations of Venezuela (CAIV) issued a statement Sunday through which reject the visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the country. “We are deeply concerned about the presence of the Iranian president, representative of a regime criticized for its performance, characterized by the oppression of his people, the violation of human rights […]
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President Hugo Chavez named a powerful general and close ally as his defense minister Friday, an officer accused by Washington of aiding drug traffickers and arming rebels in neighboring Colombia. Read Article
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In order to detail the preparations for the National Water Long March will be held in Lima a meeting of the national group called Drive on Saturday January 7 at the union local SITENTEL located in Mariano Carranza 498, Santa Beatriz, Lima. The meeting will be attended by regional leaders and grassroots organizations and approve […]
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Demonstrations against the project began today Conga gold mining in the North Andean Peruvian region of Cajamarca, confirmed the regional president (governor) of that territory, Gregory Santos. In statements to Prensa Latina, Santos stressed the peaceful nature of the protest, which will continue tomorrow and requires a restart real dialogue between the government and social […]
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Analysts of all political tendencies of Peru are still intricate speculation in an effort to clarify the “ideological position” that will finally be “located” the president Ollanta Humala. This after five months in office marked by political contradictions and subsequently appoint a second cabinet-through “crisis” prime-ministers made this time by neoliberal orientation almost in its […]
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More than 5,400 migrants were rescued in Mexico in 2011 A total of 5.423 migrants in distress were rescued by members of a group of special protection in Mexico Migration Institute (INM) between January and November this year, said the institution. Read Article
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez speculated on Wednesday that the United States might have developed a way to give Latin American leaders cancer, after Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez joined the list of presidents diagnosed with the disease. It was a typically controversial statement by Venezuela’s socialist leader, who underwent surgery in June to remove a tumor from […]
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Found hanged in Bolivia to Argentina Deputy Consul Bolivian police found dead yesterday Argentina Deputy Consul Antonio Deimundo Escobal in the border town of Yacuiba, police said in this town in the extreme south of Bolivia Bolivian police found dead yesterday Argentina Deputy Consul Antonio Deimundo Escobal in the border town of Yacuiba, police said […]
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In a climate of great concern, the Casa Rosada reported yesterday that President Cristina Kirchner was found to have a papillary carcinoma in the right lobe of the thyroid gland, “without metastases and well located.” Among malignant tumors, cancer, papillary carcinoma “is of little aggressive or dangerous if caught and treated early with surgery, without […]
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The decision to extend the detention to the judge suspended 31 Control Caracas, Maria Lourdes Afiuni, concerned at the United Nations and as proof of this is that three speakers of the international organization have added their voices to condemn this fact and demand the release of the official. “We are very concerned about the […]
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A Chinese committee including representatives of banks and companies will visit Venezuela on January 10 to review cooperation projects and inject more resources to a millionaire common development fund. “On January 10 another Chinese mission will come to Venezuela for more projects,” said Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez. The visit will focus on the areas of […]
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Alfredo Keller, a sociologist and chief consultant of Alfredo Keller y Asociados polling firm, said on Monday that President Hugo Chavez is “doing very bad” in polls. This is the reason why the Venezuelan president is promoting a campaign based on giving money and tightening the knots of “love-hatred-love” with his followers. “Chavezism has tumbled […]
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President Hugo Chávez said Tuesday that starting 2012 the presidents of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and Peru, Ollanta Humala, will visit Caracas. “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad should visit us starting the year,” Chávez said during a phone conversation with state-run television channel Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). Read Article
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Ecuador’s Ministry of Agriculture has fined an exporter US$1.8 million for failing to pay the minimum US$5.50 for a box of bananas, website Andes.info.ec reported. The company will also have its export permit witheld for a month. The tough sanctions follow allegations by two producers that the exporter was not playing ball. A further 24 […]
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Betty Tola took over as Minister Coordinator of Ecuador on 10 November. He did so in a time when political opposition to President Rafael Correa has been a cyclical majority in the Legislature, which has sought to impose changes in the law of the Legislative Branch, the ruling as unconstitutional. Read Article
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Ecuadorian President also said that relations with Colombia are at their best. Ecuador employs about 10,000 uniformed personnel to guard the boundary with Colombia, where he faces a “most serious problem” of security, said Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Saturday. On the edge with Colombia is “the most serious security problem facing the country, is […]
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The British Prime Minister David Cameron , yesterday closed the door to negotiations with Argentina over the sovereignty of the Falklands and harshly criticized the decision of the Mercosur block access to its ports of ships under the flag of the islands. In his Christmas message to the Islanders, Cameron described as “unjustified and counterproductive” […]
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The Ambassador of Ecuador in Peru, Diego Ribadeneira, considered necessary for increased international support to complete the work of humanitarian demining in the common border, where there are still explosive devices planted in the conflict that had both countries in the past. “We are doing this work with great enthusiasm, but we need more international […]
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For the first time in history, the government of Colombia made a contribution of USD 500 000 through the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The disbursement will be implemented next year and will be for social inclusion projects for Colombian refugees in Ecuador. According to statistics from the Ministry of Refugee Affairs, the percentage of […]
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Bolivia and the United States decided to extend until December 2016 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to protect the cultural heritage of the country. According to a press release from the Department of State United States, published on its website, the memorandum will enable to maintain the restrictions “on imports of archaeological material from pre-Columbian cultures […]
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Judge played in the very trial sudoku Carlos Raffo The judge said Lorraine Alessi hobby resolved through the process to former Congressman Fujimori , whose final argument was postponed Judge Lorraine Alessi Janssen had no better idea to kill the time in the middle of solving a sudoku trial of former Fujimori Congressman Carlos Raffo […]
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The Foreign Ministry on Friday opened a consular protection office in the town of Comitan, Chiapas, Mexico. The aim of the new headquarters, which will be operated in conjunction with the government of Guatemala, is to protect Salvadoran immigrants in need in that area of the southern border of Mexico. Read Article
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For two decades he was detained in the U.S.. After Paris has fulfilled his sentence in prison for laundering drug money made in France from December 1988, after his overthrow by U.S. forces in December 1989. Now, former Panamanian General Manuel Antonio Noriega , is about to set foot back home. Noriega, en 1989 en […]
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With a vision of identity development with representatives of 57 municipalities in Bolivia, Chile and Peru pose a strategic alliance to strengthen border integration as a trinational mechanism to improve the levels of economic, social, cultural and environmental rights of people living Aymara territories. The information corresponds to Miguel Flores Recovery Project Coordinator, Development and […]
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Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic .- Hundreds of people of Haitian descent living in the country and ensure born in the country reported today that the Dominican authorities denied citizenship to apply retroactively, an immigration measure against him. In a massive concentration in the vicinity of the Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) in the Dominican capital, […]
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The growing involvement in Latin American affairs was a while back mesoorientales evidenced by the various formal expressions of support provided by all South America, except Colombia, through official statements to an eventual unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state. By Julian Schvindlerman Brazil, surprisingly, that trend started responding to a key interest Palestinian obtain formal […]
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Japanese immigrants in Bolivia on Thursday celebrated the birthday of Emperor Akihito in a ceremony attended by executive authorities, diplomats and representatives of international organizations. The Japanese ambassador to Bolivia, Toshio Watanabe, hosted the celebration of 78 anniversary of Akihito, considered a symbol of that country. “His Majesty Emperor Akihito symbol of the Japanese nation […]
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Brazilian Senator Jorge Viana, rapporteur for the controversial reform of the forestry law approved this week in the Senate, today responded to criticism from environmentalists and said the new rules will allow to recover 35 million hectares of degraded forests. “It will be the largest program of recovery of vegetation cover has been known in […]
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The money will be used exclusively for the victims of this new wave winter. President Juan Manuel Santos said Sunday at Casa de Nariño that these resources be used for humanitarian aid and all kinds of needs of those affected by this second rainy season. The Government intends that the money be transferred to the […]
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Iran an alleged plot to hire a hitman for a Mexican cartel has shed light on Iran’s growing presence in Latin America and the difficulties the United States.Since long before October, when two officers of an elite Iranian military, the strength of Al Qods, were indicted for allegedly plotting to assassinate the ambassador of Saudi […]
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Senior Chinese and Bolivian military officials pledged here Monday to strengthen bilateral military ties. The pledge came during the meeting between Vice Chairman of China’s Central Military Commission Xu Caihou and Armando Pacheco Gutierrez, the visiting Commander of the Armed Forces of the Plurinational State of Bolivia. Read Article
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At least twelve vessels attempting to enter the Argentine Sea area around the Falkland Islands were intercepted by the navy Argentina in the last three months, according to a published version of a British newspaper. According to the Daily Mail, in such interceptions “Argentine naval commanders” turned to “Spanish ships” to warn them that were […]
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Argentine patrol vessels have boarded 12 Spanish boats, operating under fishing licences issued by the Falkland Islands, for operating “illegally” in disputed waters in recent weeks. Argentine patrol commanders carrying out interceptions near the South American coast told Spanish captains they were in violation of Argentina’s “legal” blockade of sea channels to the Falklands. Read […]
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An innovative Ecuadorean plan to leave more than 900 million barrels of crude oil untapped and beneath a pristine nature reserve, in exchange for international donations, has survived its first deadline, Ivonne Baki, the project coordinator told The Miami Herald. The Yasuní-ITT initiative has met the initial goal of raising $100 million before year’s end, […]
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Multinational companies, especially mining, are on alert for new conditions in Peru. The Ministry of Environment of Peru (Minam), together with the Ministry of Energy and Mines and other industries, announced today they will review all mining projects that can generate social conflict. The announcement comes after four investment projects were suspended for social protest. […]
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Given the intransigence of the regional leaders and local authorities to end the strike and blockades that affect the main access roads to Cajamarca, the government decided to declare from the OO: 00 am today a state of emergency for 60 days in the provinces of Cajamarca, Celendín, Hualgayoc and Contai. Read Article
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The United States Embassy in Santo Domingo confirmed in a brief statement, which received a bomb threat by telephone. “As is routine in these cases, the Dominican National Police was notified and immediately increased patrols around the embassy and the consulate as a precaution.” Read Article ———————————————— Open Source Intelligence Tool for Latin America ———————————————— […]
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Under Chavez sponsorship Latam nomenclature adds a new regional grouping. The inauguration of the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) is the populist leader biggest moment on the world stage since his surgery in June. The 57-year-old former coup leader, who wants to win re-election next October warmly greeted fellow leaders including […]
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Observation Mission (EOM) of Colombia denounced the killing of the coordinator of this organization in the southern department of Putumayo, Eladio Yascual, by strangers.The coordinator of the MOE was shot by two men while enjoying a family outing in the town of Mocoa, 600 kilometers south of Bogota, said Tuesday MOE sources in the capital.Read […]
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The young swimmer Rafael Castillo, a member of the Cuban delegation that participated in the IV Parapan Games Guadalajara, Mexico, on Monday sought political asylum in the United States authorities. The Cuban swimmer Rafael Castillo disabled. Castillo, 25 years and amputee arm and left leg, he fled more than a week of the Pan American […]
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Again, Paraguay has the sad privilege of being the runner-up corruption in Latin America during the year that is ending. This was revealed by Transparency International (TI) in the latest edition of the Index of Corruption Perception (CPI). It is not the first time that our country holds this degrading position. Already in times of […]
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142 employees of the cement cañarense Guapo (founded in 1955) were notified of his dismissal at 07:00 today. At the main entrance of the company, the directors published the list of employees and workers separated. Once the news broke, this group took over the plant that supplies cement to the south. The path is located […]
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The FTA establishes who will enter our market by 81.4% of all Guatemalan products duty-free within a maximum period of five years. Meanwhile, Guatemala will receive 94.7% of Peruvian products. The balance of trade between Peru and Guatemala’s partner. In 2010 our country exported to Guatemala about U.S. $ 51 million, while Guatemala imported Peruvian […]
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Group: Group of Popular Combatants (GCP) Country: Ecuador It is imperative that the environment in Ecuador is of persecution and repression, which no one dares to criticize Correa or its officers, or in the media or the internet, or on the street. Because you will be persecuted, imprisoned, tried and convicted in record time, and […]
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TACTICAL TURNS AGAINST STUDENT MOVEMENT The three phases offensive The government has gone through three distinct phases in the course of student conflict. 1) In the first instance (with Lavin), the government opted for the traditional tactic of the Ministers of Education, to establish a conversation table with key national stakeholders (CONFECH and College of […]
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The borders of Central American countries could be blocked in December by freight carriers operating in the region, who yesterday expressed his displeasure with the possible adoption of a series of reforms of the Regulation on International Land Transit System. According to officials of the American Federation of Freight Carriers, Fecatrans, the governments of the […]
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The governor of Sinaloa, Mario Lopez, admitted yesterday that their children brought the country to avoid reprisals from organized groups. “Those who face crime must take risks and take” preventive Valdez Lopez said, noting that the “exercise government today is difficult and dangerous.” Read Article
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President Hugo Chavez holds a private meeting Thursday with Deputy Minister of National Development and Reform of the Republic of China, Zhan Xiao Qiang, at the Palace of Miraflores, where firmaeon agreements on energy, oil and productive economic. The signing of these agreements arises after having installed this past Wednesday, the Tenth Meeting of the […]
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Documents from the intelligence services of two countries suggests that cancers of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spread to his bones and is more aggressive than the government reported. The reports, based on interviews with people who have had access to medical equipment Chavez, probably fed recent rumors that the man who led Venezuela since […]
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The government says it is investigating the death threats that President Rafael Correa said on Saturday to be getting through the social network Twitter.”Yes, we are working on is a topic that is coordinating security minister and obviously is doing coordination between military intelligence with the Ministry of Intelligence and National Police,” said interior minister […]
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If you or your firm are involved in foreign media monitoring, analysis or open source intelligence, this tool is designed for your needs. Unless you know what you are looking for you are hampered in your efforts to locate information. Crowder’s Blackbook will provide you the terms and phrases in Spanish and continually updated to […]
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It used to be said that if the American economy sneezed, Latin America and the Caribbean would catch a cold. Not so anymore. Despite the great recession of 2008, the region has kept growing and avoided, largely unscathed, the troubles that still ail the United States. Read Article
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The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has revealed that three months ago his predecessor and political ally, Alvaro Uribe, does not answer the calls, perhaps by the strong criticism that the exmandatario has aired in recent days against the security policy the present government and its relations with Ecuador and Venezuela. Read Article
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Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa on Thursday suffered a setback in his political project after opponents in Congress would prevent approval of a tax reform that includes the rise of some taxes to ensure increased revenue. The opposition succeeded, with the support of 53 of the 101 deputies present, giving the green light to a resolution […]
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The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, has warned the new leader of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), Rodrigo Londoño Echeverry, alias ‘Timoleon Jimenez’ or ‘Timoshenko’, which will suffer the same fate as his predecessor, Guillermo León Saenz, ‘Alfonso Cano’. “I tell the new ‘number one’ of the FARC soon or it will […]
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Education Minister, Felipe Bulnes, and opposition members of parliament met Wednesday to try to reach an agreement to resolve student conflict, but only after the talks have agreed to continue dialogue on the budget for education. Read Article
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The presidents of Ecuador, Rafael Correa, and Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, will meet on December 19 in Quito to discuss, among other issues, security in the long common border shared by the two South American nations, has confirmed this Wednesday Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Angela Holguin. Read Article
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The Government started debugging mining rights have been granted in protected areas such as wilderness and national parks.The director of the Colombian Institute of Geology and Mining (Ingeominas), Oscar Paredes Zapata, revealed that he ordered the evacuation of all activity on the Natural Park Yaigojé Apaporis (Amazon and Vaupés), for which a permit was granted […]
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Dominicans have partially complied with 24 hours general strike and civil social organizations called for Monday to reject the economic policies adopted by the government of Leonel Fernandez and to demand higher wages in the public sector and private sector. The so-called “national strike” has been organized by the Alternative Social Forum and the Broad […]
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The state of Peru has apologized to the families of those kidnapped and killed nine farmers by the Colina Group in 1992 in the Santa, the capital of the province, located in the department of Ancash (west). The secretary of the High Level Multisectoral Commission (CMAN), Isabel Coral, and the executive secretary of the National […]
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Parliamentary Ethics Committee of the Peruvian Congress approved unanimously Tuesday to recommend to the plenary of the House to suspend for 120 days of its functions to second vice president and parliamentary official, Omar Chehade, for an alleged breach of the Code of Ethics of the representatives elected and the Rules of this camera, as […]
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Guatemala’s President Alvaro Colom on Tuesday authorized the extradition of former President Alfonso Portillo (2000-2004) United States, where he is accused of laundering $ 70 million (48.3 million euros) in banks in this country. In a press conference, Colom explained that his decision was motivated by his desire not to interfere in judicial decisions by […]
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With the Salvadoran election time a new character has come to the country’s political life: Anonymous. Apparently, a network of hackers has taken by flag virtual punishment for those politicians or para-politicians, government agencies or parties that do not meet the requirements of honest service. The action is simple: enter the computer security of their […]
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President Rafael Correa was about to start your link citizen when his presidential website was attacked. Like thousands of people went to see his speech broadcast live, the site was down for over two hours. August 10 was the first time the government of Ecuador was attacked by Anonymous, hacker group, police said. Cybercrime has […]
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The president of Peru, Ollanta Humala, acknowledged that the main social problem facing the country is inequality rather than poverty, which in his opinion, is replicated in different countries of the region. “There are regions in the world’s poor (Latin America), but we took first place in inequality,” said the President during the regional launch […]
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Cornejo, state leader of the National Peasant Confederation (CNC), said that in several communities in Zacatecas and there are families who suffer from hunger, so called State Cabinet officials to make “its own model” to seek financial resources to the Federation. Elaborated on the governor Miguel Alonso Reyes made frequent visits to the Chamber of […]
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Ecuador should repeal insult laws (desacato) and all norms that criminalize defamation of public officials and institutions, Human Rights Watch said today. On November 14, 2011, Human Rights Watch submitted a joint amicus brief (Spanish) with the Center for Freedom of Expression and Information of the University of Palermo (Argentina) before the Constitutional Court of […]
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As an “unfortunate coincidence”, “bad luck”, something they hope to “be an accident”, “a fact that only God knows what was” rated air event where Francisco Blake Mora and 7 people, including his communications director Alfredo Garcia Medina, were killed. This context calls for an examination of various officials, who consider it urgent to review […]
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Losing two Secretaries of the Interior in aircraft accidents in just three years does not seem normal anywhere in the world. But as a violent and insecure as Mexico, where research questions tend to open more doubts clear, the mournful coincidence that trigger incites conspiracy theories and speculations. José Francisco Blake Mora, a personal friend […]
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Ecuadorian former minister and activist Monica Chuji is about to face trial for defamation. The president’s secretary of administration, Vinicio Alvarado, accuses her of defamatory libel for describing him as nouveau riche in a February interview. While this lawsuit against a former cabinet member reveals the extent of the persecution against those opposing the government […]
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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez on Wednesday ordered the “forced acquisition” of the company Agropecuaria Flora, belonging to the British Vestey Group and consists of 290 000 hectares of farming in the country, after a struggle in the form of payment. Chavez read and then signed a decree “on the National Executive authorizes the compulsory acquisition […]
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Morelia, Michoacán- In the elections to renew the governor, the mayors and the local Congress, about three million 417 000 892 Michoacan morning may decide the political future of this entity. Read Article
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President Felipe Calderon said that due to cloudy conditions prevailing at the time was flying the helicopter, where he traveled the Interior Minister, Francisco Blake Mora and six other officials, could be the cause of an accident. In a message from Los Pinos, the president said the helicopter “was always guarded at all times and […]
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The Federal Court of Buenos Aires on Friday confirmed the order processing and detention against three pilots and a lawyer for his involvement in so-called “death flights,” a strategy of extermination of opponents used in the last military dictatorship in Argentina ( 1976-1983). The expilotos Alejandro D’Agostino, Enrique José de Saint Georges and Daniel Mario […]
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Ecuador’s President Rafael Correa appointed two long-term allies as political economy minister and head of the Andean country’s central bank on Thursday as part of a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle. Read Article
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The President Juan Manuel Santos, highlighted the results achieved by the institution in the fight against the guerrillas, criminal gangs and crime in the past 15 months. According to the president, from the August 7 last year the police have captured 1,247 fighters in total, and stressed that police operations have been neutralized as an […]
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The entrepreneur and motivator Jefferson Perez said today outraged by the resources allocated to the security of President Rafael Correa. The former athlete who won Olympic gold and three world championships in motion presented in his Twitter account this morning what he saw, when paid to board a plane bound for Quito Cuenca and witnessed […]
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The Ministry of Health maintains its secrecy and does not explain the reason for the layoffs of 110 health professionals and 90 nurses. Yesterday, the head of that Ministry, David Chiriboga, in a television interview, said that this was the result of a process of analysis at national level (see note sharing). The Forum for […]
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Oil Injustice – Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador – Recorded interview with author Dr. Patricia Widener (Recording Time- 01:44:05) Recorded November 08, 2011. Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc. PURCHASE BOOK: Oil Injustice: Resisting and Conceding a Pipeline in Ecuador ——————————————————————————————– Oil Injustice examines the mobilization efforts of four communities with different oil […]
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Finance Minister, Patricio Rivera, reported that a large part of the increase in personnel costs for next year is explained by an increase of 4 000 police officers to the ranks of security. According to the pro forma 2012, submitted by the Executive to the Assembly, the personnel costs (payment of salaries to bureaucracy) will […]
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Excelsior published today that the owner of El Buen Tono, Cordoba, Veracruz, Jose Abella Garcia, said that three people have identified the group of arsonists who attacked the premises of the newspaper during the early hours of Sunday. In an interview in Image Group, Abella said the journalist had “a private television circuit, and the […]
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The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, said the strategy of integrating South American country’s road, vital to economic development. In an act for the delivery of the stretch between the towns of Tupiza and Cotagaita, in the southern department of Potosi, Morales said that the greatest satisfaction is the joy of farmers and children of […]
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President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner announced yesterday that from 1 January next year all babies born in hospitals in the country not only be identified through fingerprints and toes, but also by the biometric system with photos of the face. In addition, he announced that in future the process will be mandatory for all citizens, […]
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Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, a socialist former guerrilla leader, cruised to a landslide re-election victory after drawing broad support for his anti-poverty programs. Ortega had 62.7 percent of the vote with returns in from 86 percent of polling stations in Sunday’s presidential election. That was more than double the tally for his closest rival, conservative […]
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In the next twenty months, Rafael Correa’s second and final presidential term that began in 2009, will come to a close. The story of the young and impetuous president who has weathered an attempted coup, endless criticism from a divided but increasingly boisterous opposition, and a relentless battle with the media, already has begun to […]
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A retired right-wing general promising a crackdown on violent crime won Guatemala’s presidential election on Sunday and will be the first military man to take power since democracy was restored in 1986. Read Article
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The presidential and legislative elections in Nicaragua take place in calm and order, police officials said they expect that atmosphere prevails throughout the day, including when results are known. The situation is ‘perfectly normal’, unlike the events took place Saturday when violence ‘sporadic’ in selected municipalities in the country, told reporters the national director of […]
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As of NOvember 7, 2011, employees within the national prison system will be prohibited from using their cell phones. The inter-relations director of the agency, Francisco Solorzano said the administrative action seeks to create greater peace in prisons. “We all know that cell phones are a distraction for the job. I am a director in […]
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Several websites of ministries and the presidency of El Salvador were attacked by the computer network of activists Anonymous, forcing sites to be closed for safety reasons, officials said Sunday. “The Ministry of Economy reports that during the last few days have been taking all precautionary measures to protect the so-called ‘Operation Justice El Salvador’, […]
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Key Findings: There are at least 5,100 children currently living in foster care who are prevented from uniting with their detained or deported parents. If nothing changes, 15,000 more children may face a similar fate in the next 5 years. This is a growing national problem, not one confined to border jurisdictions or states– ARC […]
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In denouncing the existence of criminal gangs to steal your babies in public and private hospitals, the Chamber of Deputies, will try to become law, the installation of surveillance cameras in operating rooms and corridors of the hospitals, as well as placing electronic bracelets the little ones. In the analysis prepared by the advisory bodies […]
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The wave Kirchner has in Cordoba the first “small seeds” with less than a year. This is the drink to which their parents was named Cristina, because they are supporters of President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.They call them the “new Evita XXI century”. Cristina and Nestor names are on the rise. In the municipal Civil […]
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Declared today, the Green Alert Antioquia hospital as emergency response plan to accompany the electoral exercise next Sunday October 30. In addition, in coordination with the Administrative Department for Prevention, Care and Disaster Recovery-DAPARD, were put in place contingency plans for health emergencies winter and criminal acts, to respond to emergencies, emergencies and disasters that […]
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Cuba’s President Raul Castro and Vice President of the Central Military Commission of China, Col. Gen. Guo Boxiong, emphasized the excellent state of the relationship between the two nations, state television reported today. Castro received Thursday at the Palace of the Revolution Guo Boxiong, who was accompanied by Ambassador of China in Cuba, Liu yugin […]
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The federal government said he wants to strengthen the protection against unfair foreign trade practices of Chinese enterprises, for which he proposed an increase of 45% of the budget of the International Trade Practices Unit (UPCI) and promotes legislative changes to give it greater attributions. Read Article
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The Paraguayan government ordered a halt to the start of an airport workers strike scheduled for midnight on Thursday to ensure traffic to the Ibero-American Summit at the weekend. However, unionists who reject a law authorizing the granting of the major airports said they will proceed with the measure and would appeal against the official […]
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