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Argentina: OAS backs Argentina’s Malvinas claim
OAS backs Argentina’s Falkland / Malvinas claim; Argentina’s Supreme Court revokes a freeze on assets of Chevron; Argentina nationalises Brazilian rail-routes OAS backs Argentina’s Malvinas claim against the UK On 4 June, the organisation of American states (OAS) adopted a declaration [...]
Haiti: Presidential family issued with court order
Sophia Martelly and Olivier Martelly issued with court summons; cabinet reshuffled; road accident leaves 22 dead; schoolgirl killed by UN vehicle; new head of MINUSTAH named Haiti: Presidential family issued with court order In a controversial case, Haiti’s first lady, [...]
China/Latin America: Cheap Chinese sombreros threaten Colombian indigenous industry, and the tensions reveal a deeper anti-Chinese backlash
Cheap Chinese sombreros threaten Colombian indigenous industry, and the tensions reveal a deeper anti-Chinese backlash; Uruguay and China celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations; Venezuela seek further loans from China to offset shortage of consumer goods Cheap Chinese sombreros threaten [...]
China/Latin America: The past, present and future of Chinese investment in Latin America
The past, present and future of Chinese investment in Latin America; Air China increases number of flights to Brazil; Ecuador will use Chinese loan to address budget deficit in 2013 The past, present and future of Chinese investment in Latin [...]
Venezuela: Chávez’s allies sweep regional elections
PSUV wins twenty governorships and the opposition takes three; while President Hugo Chávez recovers from surgery in Havana
Brazil: At age 104, Oscar Niemeyer, the architect who designed Brasília, dies.
Niemeyer, architect who designed Brasília dies; study shows huge salary disparities in federal and state governments; and Mexico could debunk Brazil as largest economy in Latin America. Architect who built Brasília, Niemeyer, dies – protests over new buildings take place [...]
Arts: Mexican artist wins Artes Mundi prize
Tessa Margolles wins Artes Mundi prize; largest ever floating Christmas tree is erected in Rio de Janeiro; critically acclaimed Colombian photographer launches new book; Havana Film Festival and Patagonia-Aysén Cinema Festival kick off; Guadalajara Book Fair comes to a triumphant [...]
Costa Rica: Mobilizations erupt over attempt to introduce genetically modified corn
Mobilizations erupt over attempt to introduce genetically modified corn; Fourth Cooperative Census highlights the evolution of cooperatives; Import of natural gas is declared of public interest Mobilizations erupt over attempt to introduce genetically modified corn The multinationals D&PL Semillas Ltda. [...]
Panama: Costly floods cripple various communities
Costly floods cripple various communities; Panama assumes COSEFIN Presidency; Panama votes against the Palestinian Authority at the United Nations. Costly floods cripple various communities Over the past two weeks, destructive floods and landslides affected the Colon province and Western area of Panama. [...]
Arts: Latin American art show Pinta takes place
Latin American art show Pinta takes place; Bolaño’s final novel is published in English; Vargas Llosa will be in conversation with Julian Barnes at the Cartagena Hay Festival Modern Hispanic art show Pinta is being hosted in over 60 galleries from 17 [...]
Ecuador: Rafael Correa announces re-election bid
President Rafael Correa launches re-election bid for February 2017 vote as early opinion polls give him advantage over divided opposition; shipwrecked yacht with 200kg of cocaine is found in the Pacific island of Tonga
Mexico 18/11/2012: plans to expand premises of the Chamber of Deputies
Plans to enlarge premises of Chamber of Deputies; PAN proposes to regulate the use of force by police; former mayor of Tiquicheo murdered Plan to enlarge the premises of the Chamber of Deputies sparks criticism The Chamber of Deputies plans [...]
China/Latin America: Chinese bank buys a majority stake in Argentine Standard Bank
Chinese bank buys a majority stake in Argentine Standard Bank; Venezuela has repaid nearly half of Chinese loans; Cuba receives financial aid from China in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy Chinese bank buys a majority stake in Argentine Standard Bank The [...]
Haiti: President Martelly meets with World Bank’s Jim Yong Kim
Haitian President Martelly meets with World Bank President; Haiti faces food crisis following Hurricane Sandy; more forced evictions in the country’s tent cities; anti-government lawyers intimidated Haitian President Martelly meets with World Bank President World Bank President Jim Yong Kim [...]
Belize: World Bank ranks Pro-Poor programme as hemisphere leading
The World Bank ranks Belize’s Pro-Poor programme as hemisphere leading; teachers strike at high schools in Belmopan and Orange Walk; new declaration on crime comes into force.
