ARGENTINA
Energy in Argentina
Sparks in the dark
A half-hearted policy retreat
BOLIVIA
VIDEO SURFACES OF BOLIVIAN LAWMAKER ALLEGEDLY RAPING WOMAN INSIDE PARLIAMENT
U.N. ruling heartens Bolivian coca growers
BRAZIL
Wrong numbers
More inflation, less growth
COLOMBIA
Colombian Rebels Kidnap Five Mining Workers
CUBA
On revolutionary icons and news not fit to print
ECUADOR
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DARWIN
FALKLAND ISLANDS
Falkland Islanders to hold referendum on their future March 10-11
LATIN AMERICA
COUNTERING IRAN: A BILL SIGNED, SEALED, BUT WILL IT DELIVER?, via Joel Frewa.
MEXICO
China Plan Raises Ire in Mexico
Plans to build a large, permanent exposition center for Chinese-made goods near Cancún have triggered an outcry from Mexican industrialists who struggle to compete with Chinese manufacturing.
NICARAGUA
Nicaragua sentences 18 Mexicans to 30 years
PUERTO RICO
Despite Advocates’ Claims, No Clear Consensus on Puerto Rican Statehood
Puerto Rican Stars Gear Up for World Baseball Classic, via Dick.
VENEZUELA
Pablo Medina denuncia presencia de 4.500 militares cubanos en Fuerte Tiuna
Is Hugo Chavez Schrödinger’s Cat?
Another day, another scandal. Or is it all planned provocation?
Tweet of the week:
Dios bendiga a Venezuela que tiene ahorados presidentes… uno maduro y el otro podrido..
— Willie Colón (@williecolon) January 16, 2013
The week’s posts:
Venezuela, Cuba: Chavez deathwatch.
Holder withholding Fast & Furious docs
In Silvio Canto’s podcast