Peru: Mining talks re-opened
Cocaine centre shifts: Talks over Espinar re-opened: Cajamarca promised water: Pre-Incan mine discovered
June 2012
Mexico: Marines mistook suspected drugs trafficker for son of ‘El Chapo’
Suspected drugs trafficker mistakenly identified as son of ‘El Chapo’; #YoSoy132 hosts presidential debate; prisons overpopulated.
Paraguay: President Lugo is Impeached
Lugo is impeached and Federico Franco named as his successor; new government faces allegations of attempted censorship; British Embassy to reopen in Asunción
Haiti: new constitution gives more rights to Haitians abroad
New constitution gives more rights to Haitians abroad; road safety back in the spotlight after dozens killed in crash; woman arrested by child protection agency.
Argentina: Govt. and trade union relations hit rock bottom amidst strikes
Truck strike disrupts fuel supplies; Argentina condemns Paraguay ‘coup’; Fernández de Kirchner and Cameron cross swords at G-20
Venezuela: Chávez stops oil shipments to Paraguay
Venezuela stops oil shipments to Paraguay; Chávez kicks off new social program to curb crime rates; and indigenous community demands the return of sacred boulder.
Central America: Assassination attempt on Guatemalan human rights leader
Assassination attempt on Guatemalan human rights leader; US pulls plug on US$3m in foreign aid to Nicaragua; Costa Rica and Colombia FTA in the making.
Ecuador: Correa weighs up Assange’s asylum request
Ecuadorian officials contemplate Assange’s asylum request; plans developed to increase transport of oil from Colombia’s Pacific coast.
Brazil hosting Rio+20 summit
Rio de Janeiro welcomed delegates to UN environmental conference; Dilma is under pressure to react to Paraguayan impeachment; and Petrobrás raises prices.
Uruguay: Plan to legalize marijuana
Plan to tackle insecurity includes the legalization of marijuana and control over media; Wen Jiabo visits Montevideo while China becomes second commercial partner.
Caribbean: Puerto Rico calls for US help in fight against drugs
Puerto Rico reiterates its plea for help fighting drug crime; Costa Rica taken off U.S. watch-list for human trafficking and Canadian murderer and chile-abuser discovered hiding on Caribbean island.
Chile: Naval sergeant dies of gunshot wounds in Haiti
Chilean sergeant shot in Haiti; Chile responds to change of government in Paraguay; Commission cites “very serious” errors in tsunami response; and report finds increase in sexual abuse of children
Cuba: Clic Festival held in Havana
Havana hosts the Clic Festival on internet technology; government raises tariffs on food imports, and 24th Bolero Festival kicks off.
Chile: House of deputies passes military spending reform
House of Deputies passes reform to decades-old “Copper Law”; Chile and Perú resolve customs dispute; Govt announces plan for impoverished Arauco province.
Paraguay: 17 die in police land eviction
17 people die in bloody land eviction; Rubén Candia Amarilla named as new home secretary; Paraguayan universities don’t make regional top 100
Uruguay: Industry grows 3,8% in last year
Industrial sector grows 3,8% over the 12 months; “Nacional” wins the national football cup; Homeless people helped faced to low temperatures.
Peru: Highway threatens indigenous population
Motorway proposed through Amazon jungle; more mining havoc - Mollohuanca pleads for dialogue; drugs conference to be held.
Central America: Isthmus reacts to Nicaragua’s US$30bi ‘unrealisable pipe dream’
Isthmus reacts to Nicaragua’s US$30bi ‘unrealisable pipe dream’; Argentina looks to expand investment in El Salvador.
Venezuela: Government builds first drone
Venezuela builds its first drone; Penal Code reformed to end trial delays; President Chávez approves 11 laws by decree
The Caribbean: English education plan triggers UN interest in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico topic at U.N.; World Bank details D.R. shortcomings; Grenada renews search for remains of Marxist leader; and Richard Branson’s philanthropy helps Scarlet Ibis flourish once more.
Brazil: São Paulo hosts world`s biggest gay pride
Bolivia: More mining conflicts
Morales denies safe-pass to asylum seeker; ‘marchistas’ from TIPNIS continue march despite problems Miners from Colquiri start dialogue with the government On Saturday, the government and the leaders of…
Argentina: National home loans programme launched
The national government launches home loans programme; Fernández de Kirchner takes Malvinas claim to UN; new passport announced.
Cuba: Teófilo Stevenson dies
Famed boxer Teófilo Stevenson dies; government replaces key ministers; 11th Havana Biennial concludes.
Ecuador: Colombian activist goes missing in Quito
Colombian student and activist goes missing in Quito, Standard&Poor raises Ecuador’s rating to ‘B’ and Italy forgives €35 millions debt and donates to Yasuni-ITT project.