ARGENTINA
Argentinian politicians unveil plan to shoot seagulls that attack whales
Birds regularly peck the mammals, then feed on the open wounds – behaviour environmentalists have blamed on humans
The Noose Tightens
BRAZIL
Brazil’s Listless Growth Continues
Disappointing Quarterly GDP Rise Bodes Ill for Emerging Markets’ Ability to Boost World Growth
Mariel, puerto para la llegada masiva de empresas brasileñas a la economía de Cuba (h/t Silvio)
CHILE
Chile’s mining industry
Friends again
Anglo American and Codelco settle their dispute
COLOMBIA
Colombia and the FARC
Talking about talks
This time negotiations might eventually bring peace
CUBA
Castro Cashes-In From Obama’s Policy
Surprise upon surprise! “Reforms” only serve to make everything worse in Castrolandia
Tempering Dad
Cuban police arrest former Group of 75 prisoner of conscience Jose Daniel Ferrer Garcia (updated)
Aunt says the daughter of Cuba’s vice president defected for love
The daughter of Cuba’s vice president defected because she has a boyfriend in Florida, her family said
ECUADOR
An Ecuadorean history of the world
Rafael Correa is using the Assange case to stake a claim to leadership of the Latin American far-left. He may find the spotlight uncomfortable
GUATEMALA
Switzerland arrests Guatemala ex-police chief Sperisen
Swiss authorities say they have arrested Guatemala’s former police chief, Erwin Sperisen, over the death of seven prisoners in 2006.
LATIN AMERICA
Latin America’s Autocrats Fail Marx’s Survival Test
MEXICO
Mexican-American relations
The trials of Ernesto Zedillo
An American court is preparing to judge the man who brought democracy to Mexico for war crimes. The case looks like a settling of political scores
Pemex Makes Its First Big Oil Find in Deep Gulf
Mexican cartels now trafficking … cigarettes?
PERU
Peru state of emergency over Conga mine to expire
The Peruvian government says it will not extend a state of emergency in force in three northern provinces.
PUERTO RICO
Mitt Romney Would Support Puerto Rico Statehood Bid, Gov. Fortuno Says
Gov. Luis Fortuno of Puerto Rico address RNC
VENEZUELA
Hardly Reported: Venezuelan Refinery Disaster Has Chavez on Defensive, May Be Deadliest in World History (H/T Phineas)
Venezuela’s refinery disaster
A tragedy foretold
A fatal refinery blast will not help Hugo Chávez
Venezuelan Governmentt Spins On Amuay Disaster, Evidence Mounts Of Insufficient Maintenance
The strange case of the Yanomami massacre in Venezuela
Indigenous organizations denounce illegal gold miners’ crimes since 2009
Several indigenous organizations issued a statement on this matter
Empty greenhouses, empty promises (report in Spanish)
The week’s posts:
Reading: The War of All the People
Venezuela: Deadly socialism
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