Marking another low point in “smart diplomacy through obeisance” last week we saw the O-Raul handshake, which came after six months of talks but was totally unplanned.
ARGENTINA
This Is What A Feminist Looks Like (h/t Instapundit)
BARBADOS
Barbados Debt Higher Than Cyprus Prompts Firing of 3,000
BRAZIL
A bank that may be too big for Brazil
Brazil Wants More Cuban Slaves
CHILE
Elections in Chile
Bachelet’s coronation
Bogota’s Mayor Petro deposed in “coup”
CUBA
Must-See: “Ladies in White” Beaten and Stripped Naked
POPULATION OF SANTIAGO DE CUBA STONED THE STATE SECURITY FORCES
South Africa “joined at the hip” to Cuba
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Fighting to Exist in the Dominican Republic
A-Rod news: NY YANKEES
Rodriguez Soaks Up the Love in the Dominican Republic
ECUADOR
Must-Read: CNN Reporter Describes Interview With Elian
REPORT: PREVIOUSLY DEPORTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FELON FREE IN US
JAMAICA
Jamaica hailed for role in anti-apartheid fight
MEXICO
Vigilantes in Mexico: A Warning Sign of Chaos
You Can Go Home Again:
Mexican Migrants Return
in Record Numbers (h/t Mexidata)
Unidad de quemados:
PANAMA
Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Ecuador and Panama recall their ambassadors
PUERTO RICO
Obamacare Pushing Puerto Rico Further Into Social Welfare State, Doctors Warn
Puerto Rico May Be Cut to Junk by Moody’s on Weak Economy
Puerto Rico’s Economic Problems Not Going Away — My Newyorican Suggestions
URUGUAY
Can Uruguay Handle the Pot Business?
Simon Jenkins inhales deeply: Heroic Uruguay deserves a Nobel peace prize for legalising cannabis
The war on the war on drugs is the only war that matters. Uruguay’s stance puts the UN and the US to shame
VENEZUELA
Anatomy of the Oppo Bullshit Machine
The Details Of Sunday’s Venezuelan Municipal Election Results Are Ugly For The Opposition
Ending Venezuela’s Addiction to Populism
The week’s posts and podcast:
BNDES: Brazil’s really big bank
Venezuela: What food rationing creates
Mexico: Border tunnels “significant and growing threat to border security”
Pope Francis, the glass is more than half-full.
Mexico: Will fracking save the oil industry?
Today: International Day of Tango
Cuba: Handshake between Obama and Raul came after six months of talks
TIME’s Person of the Year: Pope Francis
At Da Tech Guy Blog: Venezuela vs Ukraine: Why we won’t see the protests in Caracas
Podcast: The elections in Venezuela PLUS other US Latin America stories.