Cuba and China: more than ideological comrades
The visit of China’s President Xi Jinping to Cuba, the last stop of his four-country tour in Latin America, was welcomed by the reception of the highest standards and a…
August 2014
Guatemala: Climate change is taking a toll on Northern Triangle
Climate change is taking a toll on Northern Triangle; Annual business sector gathering will centre on insecurity; Spain and Guatemala plan to refocus bilateral security cooperation Climate change is taking…
El Salvador: US government reasserts that illegal immigrants will be deported
US government reasserts that illegal immigrants will be deported; Money Laundering Law now includes former civil servants; PNC claims substantial progress in the fight against crime US government reasserts that…
Ladies of The Tradition: Festa da Irmandade da Boa Morte
The Festival of the Sisterhood of Boa Morte (Good Death). The social marginalised women that preserve the roots of Afro-Brazilian traditions. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_xkLZhJsI7Ok/SSLrRT_tb-I/AAAAAAAAAnI/yFOXEY8PT-k/s1600/Irmandade%2Bda%2BBoa%2BMorte-Cachoeira[/caption] For five days every August since 1820,…
El Salvador: IDB approves loan to boost credit for SMEs
IDB approves loan to boost credit for SMEs; Recent survey points to a slight reduction in poverty; President Sánchez Cerén signs off on new tax reform IDB approves loan to…
China/Latin America: Mexican authorities fine Chinese company for environmental damage
Mexican authorities fine Chinese company for environmental damage; Ecuador showcases its exports in China; Venezuela partners with Chinese firm to renovate hydroelectric plant
Ecuador: Earthquake kills four and injures thirteen
Earthquake near Quito kills four and injures thirteen; Quito again named South America’s leading destination. Earthquake near Quito kills four and injures thirteen Four people were killed in an earthquake that…
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Ecuador: Yasuní and the ghost of Chevron
Ecuadorean state oil company overseeing Yasuní oil extraction accused of major oil spill elsewhere in Amazon; Correa government continues to campaign against Chevron while pursuing development of Yasuní-ITT oil fields;…
Environmental Licensing in Brazil: two helpful tools?
In Brazil, the international financial agencies were the first to apply methodologies for assessing environmental impacts. Such assessments were made a condition of loans made to the government to fund…