ARGENTINA
Argentina will plant 22 percent less wheat this season
BRAZIL
CHILE
The Remarkable Story of Chile’s Economic Renaissance, via Instapundit.
CUBA
Breaking: Sources from Cuba report Oswaldo Payá Sardiñas killed
ECUADOR
Ecuadorian banks shield Iran’s money
Ecuador’s embassy hires PR firm
JAMAICA
Jamaica at 50
On your marks, get set…oh
Half a century after Jamaica’s independence from Britain, its economy is struggling to get out of the starting blocks (subscription only)
LATIN AMERICA
Latin America’s new authoritarians
More than two decades after Latin America’s last right-wing dictatorships dissolved, a new kind of authoritarian leader is rising in several countries: democratically elected presidents who are ruling in increasingly undemocratic ways.
Unlike the iron-fisted juntas of a generation ago, these leaders do not assassinate opposition figures or declare martial law.
But in a handful of countries, charismatic populists are posing the most serious challenge to democratic institutions in Latin America since the 1980s, when rebel wars and dictators were the norm. In Venezuela, Ecuador, Nicaragua and other countries, leaders have amassed vast powers that they use to control courts while marginalizing their opponents and the media, human rights groups and analysts say.
MEXICO
Mexican president to US: You know, you guys should really review your gun laws
In Mexico, Gold Mines Beckon Once More
Fat And Furious: Obama Pushes Food Stamps In Mexico
PANAMA
Boeing Nears Aircraft Deals with Copa Airlines, Aeromexico and Gol.
PARAGUAY
Old article, but still a must-read, In the Party of God
Hezbollah sets up operations in South America and the United States.
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands to partner, manage ocean resources
Puerto Rico Governor Signs Package For Tax Breaks Hoping To Lure Hollywood
VENEZUELA
CARLOS ALBERTO MONTANER: Los tres misterios de Hugo Chávez
Read more here: http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/07/22/1255871/carlos-alberto-montaner-los-tres.html#storylink=cpy
THE PRESIDENT’S DENIAL OF VENEZUELA’S NATIONAL SECURITY THREAT: WILL THE U.S EVER GET IT RIGHT IN LATIN AMERICA?
The week’s posts,
The taxman cometh, at Hot Air.
Silvio Canto’s podcast (auto start).
Ecuador to channel financial operations with Iran through third parties
Colombia: “What do you believe?”