Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Honduras continued to be the top story in the region. Click here for my posts and roundups on this topic of the past eight days.
LATIN AMERICA
Peligroso respaldo latinoamericano a las ambiciones nucleares de Irán
ARGENTINA
Argentina’s mid-term election
Walloped
The Kirchners lose a referendum on their rule
BOLIVIA
Crece la mafia de la cocaine
COLOMBIA
Colombia’s Uribe OKs hostage mediation by senator
For U.S. and OAS, New Challenges to Latin American Democracy
CUBA
Commentary: Cuba keeps ill writer jailed as Norway awards prize
Antonio Díaz and Ariel Sigler, Cuban Political Prisoners of the Week, 7/5/09
ECUADOR
US keeps preferred trade terms with Ecuador; Chevron rebuffed
HONDURAS
The Honduras cadena: chavismo propaganda at wits end?
¡Sí a la Democracia! ¡No a Manuel Zelaya!
Protestas a favor de Zelaya son financiadas
MEXICO
Mexico Election Results Are ‘Negative” for Markets, UBS Says
Migrant smugglers turn to torture
Mexico’s mid-term election
Tilting to the PRI
Felipe Calderón’s battle for relevance
Mexico’s ruling party is seen losing ground
PANAMA
Economy taking its toll on restaurants
PUERTO RICO
Australian denies Puerto Rico sex charge
Petrobono 2011 operetta ends with a sleight of hand and a twist
Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank
Venezuela, pais de propietarios
Do you remember an arrest of an allegedly Al Qaeda member back in May ? Well, the Brazilian Federal Police has just confirmed he is an Al Qaeda member.
http://brutusbr.blogspot.com/2009/07/brazilian-federal-police-confirms-ks.html
Thank you Rodrigo, I’ll post on that tomorrow.