Monday, December 10th, 2012
ARGENTINA
Argentine bonds
Argy-bargy
EVER since Argentina defaulted on $81 billion of debt in 2001, it has been thumbing its nose at its creditors.
Argentine Court Grants Reprieve To Media Group
BRAZIL
Brazil’s economy
Stalled
A long-awaited recovery still fails to materialise
CHILE
Chile clashes over Freirina smelly pig processing plant
Police in northern Chile have clashed with protesters angry at the government’s decision to reopen a huge pig processing plant
COLOMBIA
Colombia Kills 20 FARC Fighters in Bomb Raid
CUBA
Pay no attention to the dictators behind the curtain
Cuban Government Pulls Plug on “Cubatón”
ECUADOR
Corrupt Judgment Against ChevronTexaco Takes Hemispheric Dimensions
Este es el documental que revela las conexiones Rafael Correa – Hugo Chávez – FARC
GUATEMALA
McAfee Hospitalized in Guatemala After Asylum Denied
My Own Darwin Award Nomination: Captured
MEXICO
Jenni Rivera, norteno and banda singer and Mun2 TV star, dies in plane crash in northern Mexico
43-year-old musician, born and raised in California, was a star of Spanish-language television
Obituary: María Santos Gorrostieta
María Santos Gorrostieta Salazar, former mayor of Tiquicheo, was found dead on November 15th, aged 36
Mexico’s new government
With a little help from my friends
The new president believes that he has broad political agreement to change his country
13 BODIES FOUND IN VEHICLES IN NORTHERN MEXICO
PANAMA
Panama and Israel: A special relationship
PARAGUAY
Footballer Diego Mendieta’s death prompts Indonesia row
The death of a Paraguayan footballer owed months of back pay from his club in Indonesia has sparked outrage among fans and the global players’ union.
PUERTO RICO
Caiman Invasion in Puerto Rico
TURKS AND CAICOS
Turks and Caicos ex-PM Michael Misick held in Brazil
Police in Brazil have arrested the former prime minister of the Turks and Caicos islands, Michael Misick.
VENEZUELA
Venezuelan politics
The invisible president
Chávez Back in Venezuela After Cuba Treatment
And he is back….
Important Dates To Keep Up With, Given All The Rumors Flying Around Venezuela
The week’s posts:
Mexico: Mayan apocalypse tourism
Venezuela: Hugo’s baaack
Assuming Assad asks asylum…
Unarmed in Mexico
Cuba: US won’t swap 5 spies for Alan Gross
Tags: Fausta's blog, Jenni Rivera, Turks & Caicos
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