About half of the 200,000 residents of Montevideo’s shanty towns are set to win a reprieve in a government plan to regularize substandard housing seen as an embarrassment to a country hailed abroad as a buoyant emerging economy with prospects of further growth. Read Article
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Brazil won’t acknowledge terrorists, raises global concerns as host of World Cup and Olympics. Even as the world has cracked down hard on terror, some countries have refrained from adopting anti-terror laws. Their stance has racked up consternation at a time when terrorism is a global concern, especially with Brazil now set to host the […]
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Brazil’s government will reclaim promising oil exploration blocks won by companies in a bidding round five years ago but never formally leased to the winners, the country’s energy minister said. Read Article
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Eva Peron, the former Argentine first lady, is believed to have kept Nazi treasures taken from wealthy Jewish families killed in concentration camps, according to a new book. ‘The Politically Incorrect Guide to Latin America’ aims to highlight a series of little known controversies about leading leftist figures in the history of the continent. Read […]
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Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves says United States officials misrepresented him in a diplomatic cable regarding his portrayal of Bolivia’s President Evo Morales. Gonsalves told a news conference Monday that the Americans were wrong when, in a separate cable, they said that Iranian money influenced how Kingstown voted on Iranian issues at the United Nations. […]
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Iran is considering anti-aircraft missile systems to receive long-range S-300 through Venezuela, in the case of an unsuccessful legal claim to a Russian supplies directly. This was stated at a press conference Sajadi Mahmud, the Iranian ambassador in Moscow, according to reviewed by Russian news agencies.Read Article
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The presidents of Honduras and Colombia this past week reinforced its cooperation agreements on security and education. The president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos reiterated his counterpart Honduras, Porfirio Lobo, its support in those areas of bilateral cooperation. Wolf traveled to Colombia on Thursday for a two-hour meeting with Santos, which addressed issues of interest […]
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The narco-understood as a series of attacks by armed groups linked to drug trafficking against civilians, defenseless, with the dual purpose of damaging physically, mentally and materially innocent, and at the same time cause the greatest possible negative impact on a massive scale- , had his breakthrough in our country with the grenade in the […]
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United States allows Mexican police launched operations against the drug cartels from its territory as part of the expansion of bilateral cooperation, revealed on Friday an article in the New York Times. “Mexicans have traveled quietly commands the United States, meet in designated areas and launch missions in helicopters across the border directed against suspected […]
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An Ecuadorean journalist accused of libeling President Rafael Correa has fled the country. Emilio Palacio issued a letter from Miami on Sunday saying he feared for his safety because of new pressures from what he called “the dictatorship.” Read Article
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On Tuesday, August 23, Vilagra officially moved up from vice mayor to take office as the mayor after the City Council removed Helio Santos for corruption (in a session that lasted most of the weekend, August 20-21). Among various questionable activities, Helio was accused of embezzlement at the local water company (“Sinasa”). However, it was […]
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Hugo Chavez has met with the Russian Foreign Minister and promised to personally visit Russia in the nearest future to seal more contracts, purchase weapons, and maybe a fur hat to counter the winter frost. On Tuesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, which was the last – and […]
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For the fifth time this year, Mexican police have found the body of a local mayor. On Saturday, it was discovered that Jose Eduviges Nava Altamirano, the mayor of a small town in the Guerrero state called Zucuaplan, was kidnapped and murdered, presumably by a drug cartel. Read Article
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The presidents of Mexico and Costa Rica have signed an extradition treaty as well as an official agreement to exchange information and intelligence to better combat drug trafficking, El Informador reports. The agreements were signed at the beginning of a two day state visit to Mexico by Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla. Additionally, a cooperation […]
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The first day of strike called by the Confederation of Workers (CUT) left on Wednesday night arrested a balance of 348, at least 40 wounded civilians and policemen and looting of supermarkets and other shops. The Chilean government said today that the conveners of the day national strike to demand 48 hours of labor and […]
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The Ministry of Interior through the National Police checkpoint build a migration in the San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, bordering Colombia. The Secretary of Democratic Guarantees Interior Ministry, Diego Falconi, delegates from the Ministry of Defense and the National Police conducted an inspection of the area where the police unit will be built which will control […]
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Following the recent deaths of leaders of peasant movements, last weekend in Tocoa, security agencies deployed a special team looking for weapons Lower Aguán.The housemates Salgado, Reina Mejia, managed to leave the courtyard of his house, where was his head in the first line of barbed wire. The commander of Joint Staff of the Armed […]
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Costa Rican President Laura Chinchilla says increased international help is vital to tackle the drug cartels operating in Central America. President Chinchilla told BBC Mundo that Mexican gangs were present in her country, working with local cartels.Ms Chinchilla was speaking during a visit to Mexico focused on boosting co-operation against organised crime. Read Article
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The Sandinista government in Nicaragua will complete Monday the handing over of title deeds to low incomes families, as part of a policy aimed at restoring the citizens rights. A total of 1,239 families from Managua received their deeds last Saturday; and 3,000 more families will receive them Monday, which make a total of 75,000 […]
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The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, reached out to political allies to stem a growing rebellion within her coalition after the resignation of a fourth minister threatened to further tense already strained relations. Agriculture Minister Wagner Rossi resigned last week following corruption allegations against his aides and at the same time increasing tensions within the […]
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Economy Minister Amado Boudou rejected the possibility that Argentina launches a brusque devaluation of its currency to make exports more competitive and insisted Argentina needs no emergency or contingency plan to face the challenge of the current crisis in the developed economies. Read Article
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“I repeat: there will be no peace talks without concrete actions. Words are not enough,” Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said on a visit to Argentina this week. Earlier, in Chile, he said for the first time since taking office a year ago that he was “willing” to eventually sit down to talks with the […]
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Activists in Guatemala are alarmed at the prospect of a victory by the right in the September general elections, recalling the dismal records of past regimes in the areas of human rights, the economy and justice.On Sept. 11, Guatemalans will elect social democratic President Álvaro Colom’s successor. With just three weeks to go, the polls […]
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Venezuela repatriate its gold reserves from abroad by air “as quickly as possible,” although there is still no definite date to start the process because it just is developing a protocol to follow, said Sunday the president of the Central Bank (BCV ).”We will bring the reserves as quickly as possible. I can not say […]
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Brazil’s communications minister says President Dilma Rousseff has not decided whether she or her predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, will be their party’s candidate in the 2014 election. In an interview published Wednesday in the Brazilian newspaper, Folha de S. Paulo, Paulo Bernardo said Rousseff would be the likely candidate if she desires to […]
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2,300 landmines have been cleared at the border with Ecuador since 2009, said the Ministry of Defense of Peru. Executive Council President of the Peruvian Center for Action against Landmines (Contraminas) Luzmila Zanabria said demining operations were developed in the areas adjacent to the Santiago River in the Cordillera del Condor, on the common border […]
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News of the suspension in eradication work surprised the United States, which has tried for years to limit coca production in Peru as part of a broader war on drugs. The United Nations says Peru is now the world’s leading coca grower and could surpass Colombia as the top cocaine producer.Read Article
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Members of the Peronist National Front for Victory party celebrated yesterday with President Cristina Kirchner after she won the primary elections by a little over 50% of the votes. This victory gives her an easy path to winning reelection in October. Video from http://www.latvnosdomina.com.ar/
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President of Argentina, Crisitina Fernandez de Kirchner was congratulated by Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez after her near landslide victory in the primary elections yesterday, according to cronica.com. Chávez returned to Venezuela this weekend after receiving chemotherapy in Cuba, and sent greetings to Kirchner over his Twitter account. He wrote, “@ CFKArgentina Bravo dear Cristina! Bravo! […]
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The Tabasco High Court of Justice is preparing a bill which would increase the penalty for adolescents convicted of homicide, rape, kidnapping, violent robbery and human trafficking (among others) from eight to 15 years, Vanguardia reports. Under the bill, the sentence would be served in a state prison once the minor obtains majority. Until that […]
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According to ElComercio.com Anonymous overloaded servers providing service to various government websites, causing them to shutdown or function with large difficulty on Wednesday August 10th. Anonymous has threatened the Ecuadorian government via Twitter and Facebook, of a cyber attack in the future. Authorities say the websites under went a Denial of Service attack (DDOS) which […]
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The United States has never experienced a more auspicious moment to advance its fundamental national interests in the Americas. Today, most nations of the hemisphere are building on democratic success, economic growth, expanding capacity, and regional integration to overcome past inequities and to drive major internal transformation. Read Article
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The University of Guadalajara’s WiMax project promises to bring the Internet to the entire state of Jalisco and has been expanded upon by the state government’s eJalisco program, which will be a public broadband network, CUCEI reports. The eJalisco program contains three phases: Connect over 8,000 centers in 80,000 square kilometers to the Internet; provide […]
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A new ad campaign for President Cristina Kirchner’s reelection will be released today on major television networks in Argentina that focus on her deceased husband, ex-president Nestor Kirchner, reports lanacion.com.ar. The ad is sponsored by the Front for Victory, runs 47 seconds in length and shows Kirchner as a man of the people who supported […]
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According to Andes.info.ec a new Tax Reform Pro Heath proposal includes a maximum environmental tax on luxury vehicles of $1,248 per year. Reportedly, this number is four times smaller than the $5,200 figure mentioned a month ago. The tax applies to vehicles that have a motor larger than 3,000 cubic centimeters. Vehicles with motors between […]
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According to Andina.com.pe the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) announced they are using legal mechanisms for natural gas reserves in Block 88 to enter the domestic market. The Minister of Energy and Mines, Carlos Herrera Descalzi says their priority is to help the domestic market before exporting the natural gas from Block 88. […]
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Anonymous’ recent video defends the freedom of expression in Ecuador. According to elespectador.com, the video announces Operation Cóndor Libre (Operation Free Condor) in response to the legal action taken against the newspaper El Universo. On July 20th, three directors, and an editor of the newspaper were sentenced to 3 years of prison and a fine […]
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According to ElUniverso.com Colombia and Ecuador will begin a formal agreement to establish their maritime border. After meeting his counterpart in Lima for the inauguration of Peruvian president Ollanta Humala, Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa says they are both in agreement on the issue and that there is no controversy surrounding the matter. Correa says he […]
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According to ElUniverso.com the group of Internet hackers, Anonymous, threatened yesterday, Wednesday August 3rd, to begin attacking Ecuadorian government websites in retaliation for limiting the freedom of expression and the ruling against the Ecuadorian news company, El Universo. Anonymous announced the threat of attacks via the website, YouTube, through uploaded videos. The group is calling […]
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RPP.com.pe reports the new government of Ollanta Humala has appointed the diplomat Harold Forsyth Mejia as the Peruvian ambassador to the United States. Forsyth succeeds Luis Valdivieso and was previously Peru’s ambassador to China, Colombia and Italy. An official government resolution with the support of President Ollanta Humala and the Peruvian Chancellor Rafael Roncagliolo was […]
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•The Chilean government officially gave its disapproval for tomorrow’s march in the Plaza Italia in which students planned to march through La Alameda. •Latercera.com reports that the protestors intend to march despite the fact that the government did not give permission. •Camilo Ballesteros, President of the Students of the University of Santiago, stressed that the […]
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A summit of ministers of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations) will meet in Lima to analyze the current international financial crisis and to shield South American countries from the same problems reported La Capital. Discussion of an eventual default by the United States called for the presidents of the organization Cristina Fernandez de Kircher […]
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Residents of four townships, two in Veraguas and two of the Ngobe Bugle, halted the Pan-American highway for an hour and a half near the Ojo de Agua neighborhood due to unfulfilled promises by the government informed La Estrella. Their demands for the construction of 8 miles of road and the installation of electricity in […]
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According to ElComercio.com supporters of seven council member of La Concordia in Esmeraldas took the municipality building at 5:30 today, Tuesday August 2nd. The mayor, Walter Ocampo was not in the building at the time of the incident, but reported that the protesters stormed the building, broke windows and doors and attacked employees. El Comercio […]
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According to Peru21.pe officials for the Municipality of Lima have confirmed that more than 1,700 drivers who were fined S/ 432.00 for excessive speed will not receive a discount on their tickets. Maria Jara Risco, manager of the Metropolitan Transportation Department says the objectives of the fines are to generate respect for speed limits by […]
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•Student protestors have deemed the 21 points of the Chilean government’s proposal as insufficient and many of them vague according to america.infobae.com. •Although the points are seen as an advance, student protestors want a structural reform that promotes access and equality according to Camilo Ballesteros, a representative of the student protestors. •The proposal fails to […]
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Dominican journalist Jose Silverio was found dead in La Romana, Dominican Republic after his family reported him missing reported La Estrella. Authorities located his body near the Soco river with a shot wound in the stomach. Silverio was known for his reports of suspected links of public prosecutors and drug trafficking on a local radio […]
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•Cuban President Raúl Castro announced that the country is to update its migratory policy today during the legislation of the National Assembly of the Popular Power. •The editions to the policy will have to do with Cuban emigrants, and Castro states that they will deal with outdated policies according to prensa-latina.cu. •Castro also addressed Cuban […]
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According to ElComercio.com transit was blocked on the Pan-American Highway between the towns of Ibarra and Tulcan, a sector called Chota Valley, at 7 a.m. this morning, Monday August 1st. El Comercio reports that resident of the Afro-Ecuadorian community of Tumbatu blocked the highway with tree branches that contained thorns to protest the governments unfulfilled […]
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•FARC and the ELN have encampments in Venezuela according to Edgar Cely, Commander of the Colombian Armed Forces. •Voanews.com reports that during the presidency of Uribe, President Chávez of Venezuela halted diplomatic relations with Colombia in July of last year when guerilla leaders were found in Venezuela. •Current Colombian President Santos and President Chávez have […]
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The director of Mexico’s Integral Family Development (DIF) institute, Cecilia Landerreche, urged Mexico’s young people to stay in their hometowns with their families during a visit to a migratory station in Chiapas, La Crónica de Hoy reports. She also said that adolescents should receive education about the risks of human trafficking and sexual exploitation that […]
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A little over a month ago the Central American Integration System held a conference in Guatemala focused on regional security. At this conference, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, made the controversial statements “true security cannot be funded on the backs of the poor,” urging that “businesses and the rich in every country [within Central America] […]
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Rigoberta Menchu, Guatemalan indigenous leader and Nobel Peace prize winner, is now officially a presidential candidate for elections taking place next September 11 reported Andina. Menchu is the ninth presidential candidate recognized an endorsed by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. This is the second running for Menchu, she also ran in 2007 but received a low […]
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SPECIAL MISSION LIMA would have arrived last night Iranians in the transmission. Square sources indicated last night, TACA flight arrived in Lima a high-level delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran to participate in acts of transfer of power. It would be an unprecedented turnout in the country’s political history. Today we will “live and […]
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Due to the transfer of command ceremony of President-elect Ollanta Humala, agents and representatives of governments difrentes arrived in our country. However, no Russian official confirmed their participation at the event. The Director General of Fisheries Russian Andrei Krainian, was invited to the assumption of command of Ollanta Humala, the arrangement came to fame in […]
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Not only 14 presidents in the region would be present at the inauguration of Ollanta Humala on 28 July, apparently, could also come a delegation from Iran, as reported by local media.The far country of Iran would be present in the assumption of command of the new president of Peru, Ollanta Humala. Apparently Peru’s foreign […]
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Once the backbone of President Rafael Correa’s support, the government is persecuting Ecuador’s indigenous population with heavy charges in an attempt to curb social protest. According to the Center for Economic and Social Rights, a rights group, 189 indigenous Ecuadorians have been charged with terrorism, sabotage and other crimes against public safety. The charges appear […]
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According to ElUniverso.com seven press associations from South American countries stand with the Ecuadorian press organization, El Universo, condemning the attack on freedom of expression by Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa. On the 20th of July an Ecuadorian court found El Universo opinion editor and three directors guilty of slander against Correa, sentencing them to three […]
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According to ElNorte.ec the government will begin charging the new electricity rates, without subsidies for those who exceed more than 500 kW/h per month. The director of marketing at Emelnorte says the new system of electricity prices will provide more efficiency to the residential sector. Emerlnorte officials say only 375 subscribers use more than 500 […]
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According to America.Infobae.com the Ecuadorian newspapers El Comercio and Hoy altered their papers to protest a ruling that incarcerates three directors of the news organization, El Universo for three years and payment of a fee totaling $42 million. The ruling came after a journalist for El Universo wrote an opinion piece about Rafael Correa’s governmental […]
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•The citizens of Almaguer, Cauca, Colombia have marched to petition the freedom of the kidnapped mayor, Milton Fabián Hurtado. •The mayor’s family has not received any information about him and the search for the mayor, who was kidnapped by armed men dressed as civilians, continues. •Authorities believe that the mayor was kidnapped for extortion but […]
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Roberto Henriquez said that the Ministry of Trade and Industry has no legal mechanism to stop illegal mining taking place in Panama due to the repeal of Act 8 reported La Estrella. The Act allowed the collection of fines, which would have avoided the law gap against the recent illegal mining allegations. Read article.
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Police in the province of Veraguas meet with indigenous leaders to reach an agreement on security issues reported Sucesos Critica. The reunion was held in the Nurum district, and the attendees included nine magistrates of the area, the district mayor, and member of the Ngobe Bugle community. The representatives of the county are requesting more […]
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The local administration is presenting a plan of action to save the famed river boat district of Xochimilco, El Universal reports. The wetlands district has experienced extreme deterioration, despite investments by state and federal agencies. The local government is pairing with the Ministry of Environment and the Natural Resources commission to estimate the costs of […]
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Leonardo Urbina, a legislator from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), has proposed reforms to the Mexico City Penal Code to make counterfeiting of alcoholic beverages a felony, El Universal reports. There are mafias in Mexico City who exist only to recycle empty bottles, refill them and make counterfeit holograms and seals of authenticity then sell […]
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•Last night, 10 armed men kidnapped the mayor of Almaguer, Cauca, Colombia, Milton Fabián Hurtado. •Semana reports that the two men with him were released after they captured the mayor at an intersection. •It is unknown which group to which the kidnappers belong, but FARC and the ELN have been known to have a presence […]
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•Today, the Colombian Constitutional Court is to make a decision on gay marriages as the term to make decrees ends on Friday. •Vanguardia.com reports that those against a Constitutional amendment allowing gay marriages would require a revision of many civil, labor, and health laws, etc. •Supporters felt that the revision would mean respect to free […]
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Professors from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) say that the Line 4 (L4) bus line construction project is accelerating the damage rate to Mexico City’s historic district, El Universal reports. Most of the district’s buildings date back to the 17th century. Academics and unhappy neighbors are protesting the construction project, saying they will […]
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For a man who calls his country’s legal system dysfunctional and corrupt, Rafael Correa, Ecuador’s president, has fared remarkably well before the courts. In 2008 he won a $600,000 suit against Banco Pichincha, the country’s biggest bank, because it had erroneously included him on a list of delinquent credit-card holders. On July 20th he was […]
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“It appears that Iranian organizations provide support to other terrorist organizations” in South America, Peruvian ex-chief of staff says.The world needs to act to counter the growing presence of Iranian-supported terrorist organizations throughout South America, former chief of staff of the Peruvian Armed Forces, Gen. Francisco Contreras, told The Jerusalem Post on Sunday. Read Article
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The conviction of Oswaldo Álvarez Paz for disseminating “false information” – on the basis of his criticism of the Chávez government – is a move against free speech in Venezuela, Human Rights Watch said today. Venezuela should revoke its law that criminalizes disseminating “false information,” Human Rights Watch said. Read Article
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The conviction of President Rafael Correa’s critics for criminal defamation violates Ecuador’s international human rights obligations and should be overturned on appeal, Human Rights Watch said today. Ecuador should abolish the defamation provisions in its criminal code, Human Rights Watch said. Read Article
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Media watchdogs around the world have denounced an Ecuadorian court decision to send four journalists to prison and impose a $40m fine for libel against President Rafael Correa. Correa pledged not to keep “one cent” of the libel award against the El Universo, a daily newspaper, after a judge convicted senior newspaper managers Carlos, Cesar […]
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ElComercio.com reports the lawyers for El Universo and the ex-columnist of the article, ‘No To Lies’ are rejecting a courts’ sentencing for slander against President Rafael Correa and his government. The three directors of El Universo and the columnist were sentenced to three years in prison and fines of $30 million and $10 million for […]
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According to ElComercio.com the National Confederation of Public Servants (Conasep) calculated that about 10,000 bureaucrats are interested in the new decree, which announced a voluntary retirement due to age. Officials say article 81 of the Organic Law of Public Service (Losep) establishes that workers under the age of 70 can take advantage of the new […]
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The Ecuadorian newspaper, El Universo, said it would appeal to fines and prison charges that a court ordered after the publication of a controversial article on President Rafeal Correa reported El Universal.mx. The court sentenced a former newspaper columnist and three directors to time in prison, as well as a 40 million dollar fine. The […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that Puno business people have asked the Peruvian Ministry of Finance to declare an economic emergency in their region. Officials say this is due to the recent protests concerning mining concessions in Puno. The economic losses due to the protests stand at $200 million report CPN. Authorities from the Juliaca Chamber of Commerce […]
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The House Foreign Affairs Committee began its Wednesday markup of the State Department authorization bill by voting to end funding for the Organization of American States (OAS), with Republicans lambasting the organization as an enemy of freedom and democracy. Read Article
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According to ElComercio.com Peru faces a temporary energy deficit in 2012 and could ask Ecuador for help in importing electricity in the northern regions of Peru. The Minister of Energy and Mining, Pedro Sanchez made this announcement on Tuesday, July 19th. Officials say energy cuts are due to problems of drought and lack of rain. […]
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ElComercio.com reports the Ecuadorian vice-Minister of Security, Xavier Berrezueta announced this morning, Wednesday July 20th that foreigners applying for Ecuador’s permanent visas will have to undergo criminal background checks. The vice-Minister says the new rule began today, as well as revisions of current visas. Also, Berrezueta announced foreigners marrying in Ecuador would need to stay […]
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•The video by El Espectador shows the festivities which included a Mass during which Monsignor Rubén Darío Salazar called for peace and dialogue as opposed to violence. •The helicopter used during the Jaque Operation, in which several hostages were freed, was displayed. •President Santos gave the Gran Cruz (Great Cross) to members of the armed […]
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According to ElComercio.com, the National Police will continue to provide protection around the outside and inside of Ecuador’s soccer stadiums. Interior Minister, Jose Serrano announced the extension in Guayaquil this afternoon, Tuesday July 19th. After the Minister approved an accord that says military officials cannot be located within sporting venues or locations of public performance […]
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According to ElComercio.com the media organization, El Universo presented a proposal to rectify an opinion article entitled, ‘No a las mentiras,’ or ‘No to lying,’ today Tuesday July 19th. However, El Universo’s proposal was ‘very late’ according to Correa and was not accepted says the President attorney, Alembert Vera. Correa is asking for $80 million […]
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•As of Thursday, the retail sale and advertisement of cigarettes will be banned in Colombia. •According to Caracol Radio’s report, new packets and images are to be used at the expenses of the companies, not the retailers. •There will also be an effort made to find work for moving vendors of cigarettes. •Any retailer found […]
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According to ElComercio.com the Federation of Public Workers in Ecuador has signaled, through their union representative, they are leaning toward going on strike. The union representative, Miguel Garcia says the decision comes after the government’s Executive Decree 813 that establishes obligatory or bought resignations for state workers. As of now, Garcia says the union has […]
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The director of Forensic Medical Services in Chile confirmed theories today that the death of former president Salvador Allende on September 11, 1973 was a suicide, according to abc.com.py. The former president’s remains were unearthed this past May and the autopsy showed that Allende used an AK-47 automatic weapon which shot two bullets, one of […]
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Hugues Goisbault, the French ambassador to Panama, confirms that Antonio Noriega will return to Panama this year reported TVN noticias. Noreiga, serving his sentence for money laundering in Paris, is returning at end of his extradition. The process is normal and will be carried out by Panamanian authorities after signing a decree. Read Article.
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According to ElComercio.com after an investigation into financial irregularities in the Galapagos National Park administration, Gaby Cisneros Ribero was fired for neglecting the protection of personal passwords for accessing the system of Registry Control. Furthermore, Eddie Navarrete was suspended for 30 days without pay. Finally, Sandra Cobos and Carmen Estela were suspended for 15 days […]
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According to ElComercio.com Quito native, Ecuador Nelson Ivan Serrano was sentenced to death for the murders of four people in Florida December 1997. His nephew, Alfredo Luna says if Serrano’s defense team does not present an appeal by the next 12th of September, Serrano will be listed for execution in Florida. The article says that […]
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ElUniverso.com reports that PetroEcuador, the state owned oil company in Ecuador, has bought 636,041 barrels of crude oil from Perenco. The purchase is valued at $68.01 million. Officials say the purchase served as a way to cancel the debt Perenco had with the Ecuadorian government for not paying the surplus on the increase in oil […]
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According to ElUniverso.com a debate between the Peruvian Supreme Court and the media is ensuing surrounding a new law that would increase the penalties for journalists who publish information from illegal communication eavesdropping. The bill that the Supreme Court proposed to Congress, includes banning the media for spreading private information or email messages illegally obtained, […]
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According to ElComercio.pe the Peruvian government began to compensate victims of the Shining Path movement, during the years of 1980 and 2000, on Saturday July 16th. Government officials say that a total of 20 million soles will be handed out in individual increments of 10,000 soles. The president of the Ministry Cabinet Rosario Fernandez says […]
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A press conference was called today by the president of the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo, Estela de Carlotto, after DNA results came back negative over the weekend that would have linked the Noble Herrera brother and sister to families of disappeared children during the dictatorship in the 70s and 80s. The Noble Herrera […]
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They call it El Puente Billinghurst: a bright orange, half-mile suspension bridge, straddling the thick, murky waters of Peru’s Madre de Dios River.But the Billinghurst is no ordinary bridge. When it is inaugurated later this month it will signal the realisation of a long-held dream: the completion of a 1,600-mile (2,600km) road cutting through some […]
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Nery Jeremías Orellana, 26, the manager of Radio Joconguera in the town of Candelaria, in the western department of Lempira, was gunned down yesterday morning, bringing the number of Honduran journalists killed since the start of the year to three. A total of 12 journalists have been killed in the past 18 months in Honduras […]
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Seven years after Guatemala signed a free-trade pact with the US that included an agreement to enforce its labor laws, Guatemalan union leaders complain that they are still assassination targets, and that businessmen still illegally fire workers. Read Article
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has delegated some of his duties to his vice president and his planning minister as he prepares to return to Cuba for cancer treatment. Read Article .
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According to ElComercio.com the Ecuadorian government’s Executive Decree 813, that gives officials the right to “buying” resignations of public servants, became affective on July 12th. Therefore, representatives from state institutions met this past Wednesday, July 13th to establish a position to the modification of the Public Service Law. Authorities at the meeting say representatives will […]
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ElComercio.pe reports that the Andean Development Corporation (CAF) has made $7.5 billion available to Peru for infrastructure projects and services, after its president, Enrique Garcia meet with Peruvian President-Elect Ollanta Humala in Caracas, Venezuela today, July 15th. Garcia says the amount will be made available over a five-year period and that CAF will provide specific […]
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A tense meeting between a group of 36 employers from Tehuacán and the governor of the state of Puebla, Rafael Moreno Valle Rosas, was held earlier this week, La Jornada de Oriente reports. The employers are concerned about the recent increase in kidnappings, as well as complaining that there have been no decisive actions taken […]
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