While more important stories were in the headlines, Cristina Fernandez took the cake by attempting to remove all traces of Christopher Columbus from the royal palace executive mansion, no matter that Columbus never set foot in the Country, and the Italian-born navigator shared a native land with millions of Argentinians.
BRAZIL
Dilma Rou$$eff
Incoming Chilean Finance Minister Promises to Boost Investments
Alberto Areas Says New Bachelet Administration Will Take Over Slowing Economy: expect more government spending, more debt.
CUBA
At least 8 new political prisoners in Cuba in February
French Banks Investigated for Sanctions Violations
ECUADOR
TWO Capt. Louis Renault moments:
1. Presidente plantea enmienda constitucional sin que se llame a referéndum
2. Ecuadoran President Correa Blasts NY Fed Judge’s Ruling for Chevron
LATIN AMERICA
The Economist: iPhonenomics
One phone, many countries
Costly Brazil, dysfunctional Argentina, bureaucratic Mexico. Our correspondents go shopping for the same Apple product
Andres Oppenheimer: Mexico’s new friend: Castro’s Cuba
If Peña Nieto wanted to keep Cuba and Venezuela from firing up Mexico’s left, he could have done the same with polite diplomacy, without the need to praise as a “moral leader” a dictator who is responsible for thousands of deaths and has not allowed a free election in five decades. In an effort to distance himself from his predecessors, Peña Nieto has gone overboard.
ANALYSIS: FORMER MEXICAN CARTEL LEADER KILLED AGAIN
NICARAGUA
Busted in Nicaragua: ex-Rep. David Rivera’s pal, Ana Alliegro, in FBI custody over campaign scheme
PARAGUAY
‘7 Boxes’ review: fast-paced thriller from Paraguay
PUERTO RICO
Felix Salmon on Why Puerto Rico’s bonds are moving to New York: it all comes down to default protection for the bondholders.
VENEZUELA
Venezuelan president to visit Iran next month
Scenes from Venezuela, 3/8/14 #8M #SOSVenezuela
Venezuela’s Opposition Is United Against Maduro, But Internally Divided
A Growing Crisis in Post-Chavez Venezuela
Los Guayabitos: The Venezuelan town where La Revolución reigns supreme
Venezuelan Crisis Plays Out On The Floor Of The United Nations
Large Protests Continue As Venezuelan Government Celebrates OAS Victory
Late Friday in Washington, the Organization of American States approved a declaration that rejected violence and called for justice for the 21 people the government says have died in weeks of street protests. The resolution also offered “full support” for the Venezuelan government’s peace initiative, in which the opposition has so far refused to participate.
The week’s posts:
Don Mario se quita los guantes y le cae encima al fascista Maduro: En español: Vargas Llosa a puño limpio
Colombia: Congressional elections tomorrow
Marco Rubio at #CPAC2014: “America must be involved in leading the world”
Argentina: Still in the hole for $185 million
Venezuela: Waiting to buy food
Cuba: Mario Díaz-Balart explains to the dense why Cuban oppression is bad
Venezuela: Door-to-door raids, AWOL colonels, Panama out
Venezuela: Hugo Chavez is still dead
Ecuador: Donziger guilty of fraud against Chevron
BREAKING NEWS Ecuador: Chevron wins
Venezuela: Big shoes and misreports
At Da Tech Guy:
Marco Rubio at #CPAC2014: “America must be involved in leading the world”
“Late Friday in Washington, the Organization of American States approved a declaration that rejected violence and called for justice for the 21 people the government says have died in weeks of street protests. The resolution also offered “full support” for the Venezuelan government’s peace initiative, in which the opposition has so far refused to participate.”
The UN can be proud. Its understudy is all grown up and knows how to legislate meaninglessly in order to offend no one.