Mexico 28/11/2011
Mexican activists demand that President Calderón be investigated by the ICC; the discovery of 26 corpses in Guadalajara raises tensions as the city’s International Book Festival begins.
November 2011
The Economy 28/11/2011
Venezuela implements a controversial price regulation law on certain inflation-prone basic goods and El Salvador approves 2012 budget
The Caribbean 28/11/2011
Caribbean marks Elimination of Violence against Women day; Trinidad PM foils assassination conspiracy; West Indies women’s cricket team win World Cup qualifier.
Central America 28/11/11
Guatemala sees rampant rise in food prices, whilst El Salvador struggles to overcome floods and Honduran bishop condemns Porfírio Lobo’s political killings.
Peru 28/11/2011
Conga Mining Project out of control; politicians accused of inappropriate behaviour on social networking sites; ex-minister under house-arrest; tribute to the Ashánica.
Chile 28-11-11
The 2012 budget is finally approved by the Senate but without opposition support, while clashes at a book launch open old wounds from the Pinochet era.
Bolivia 28/11/11
Mayor’s refusal to leave office causes violence on the streets of Cochabamba, minister stalls on coca reduction pact, and protestors want better pensions.
Argentina 28/11/2011
The judge in the Schoklender case runs into hot water, and Cristina comes out fighting over Aerolíneas.
Colombia 28/11/11
Four members of the police and armed forces kidnapped by the FARC are killed and Colombia’s second rainy season causes devastation on roads.
Paraguay 28.11.11
A bus crash in Asunción sparks debate whilst another Indigenous tribe member is murdered by Brazilian drug traffickers and protesting fishermen close the Río Paraguay.
Venezuela 28/11/11
Process of repatriating foreign gold reserves begins and Chávez announces extension of price controls to tackle inflation.
Cuba 28/11/2011
Cuba allows farmers to sell to tourist facilities, opens credit to small business, and permits migration to Havana. The Spanish elections raise questions on future relations.
Brazil 27/11/11
Chevron fined and banned from drilling after oil spill, Petrobras heads off strike action, and Senate passes nationwide smoking ban.
Uruguay 27/11/11
Police action against a protest prevents bridge closure in Fray Bentos, while a silent protest against violence makes an impression on Montevideo and a new book on Julio Sosa pays…
Chile’s Atacama desert: a hot bed of astronomical activity
ALMA, the largest ground-based astronomical project in existence released its first images to the press in October, 2011. The ‘Atacama Large Millimeter/Submillimeter Array’, ALMA for short, is the giant telescope…
Brazil 20/11/11
Rio police launch investigation into Chevron oil spill, S&P upgrade Brazil’s credit rating, and census results reveal historic Afro-Brazilian majority.
Ecuador 21/11/11
IACHR requests information on El Universo case whilst a government’s flagship tax reform bill is defeated in the National Assembly and Yasunizate telethon takes place in Quito.
The Caribbean 21/11/2011
Caribbean HIV Conference begins; aboriginal cave art discovered in the Dominican Republic; Puerto Rican homicide rate surpasses 1,000 deaths; Jamaican elections set for December.
Venezuela 21/11/11
Venezuelan football team tops World Cup qualifying standings; sixth candidate enters race for presidential election; World Meeting of Body Art kicks off in Caracas.
Argentina 21/11/2011
A crime with unwelcome similarities to the Candela case, and a report reveals the extent of unsafe construction works in Buenos Aires.
Uruguay 20/11/11
While education boards fight over autonomy, the State refuses to make religious marriages into civil marriages while Claudio Taddei performs in Montevideo after four years.
Bolivia 21/11/11
Severe weather hits Cochabamba, a police brutality ‘whodunnit’ continues, and more road trouble for indigenous communities.
Peru 21/11/2011
Vice-president Chehade is banned from congress for 120 days; first lady Nadine Heredia is critiqued by the press; Conga mining project provisionally banned; Peru named as leading economy in Latin…
Paraguay 21.11.11
A bill is passed which will take Paraguay one step closer to ‘true democracy’ whilst more documents are discovered questioning national history and school pupils donate provisions to protesting indigenous…
The Economy 21/11/2011
Brazil’s sovereign credit rating upgraded while its economy contracted for the first time in 2 years and the newest poverty statistics for Guatemala and Costa Rica are out