Happy St. Patrick’s day! If you would like to read a novel about an Irishman in Latin America, I recommend El sueño del celta / The Dream of the Celt: A Novel, by Mario Vargas Llosa. (Warning: It can be gruesome at times)
ARGENTINA
Paris Club invites Argentina to hold debt negotiation
BOLIVIA
Petrobras Makes Its Entry into Eastern Bolivia Official
BRAZIL
Brazil World Cup: Fifa scraps speeches to avoid protest
His name is Eduardo Campos: Brazilian Politician Heats Up Election
In Brazil’s poor northeast, an upstart presidential hopeful is shaking up this year’s election race by spotlighting a sensitive issue ahead of the Brazilian-hosted soccer World Cup contest: soaring murder rates.
COLOMBIA
Colombian Left Forms United Front for Presidential Contest
Colombia’s elections; a nation divided
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica describes as “outrageous” exclusion from Ethical Traveler list
CUBA
Cuban dictatorship seeks more prison time for 2 imprisoned labor activists
Cuba Participates in “Friends of Assad” Meeting in Iran
ECUADOR
Chevron and Ecuador
Out of Hollywood
HONDURAS
Judge, Attorney Gunned Down in Honduras
JAMAICA
Jamaica dancehall star Vybz Kartel guilty of murder
LATIN AMERICA
CHAIRMAN SALMON TO SECRETARY KERRY: “WE NEED A BETTER STRATEGY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE”
Enrique Peña Nieto Says He Wants To “Hit Crime Hard” During Michoacan Speech
PERU
Peru Naked Tourists: Government Wants Visitors To Stop Stripping In Machu Picchu
PUERTO RICO
The Next Financial Catastrophe You Haven’t Heard About Yet: Puerto Rico
URUGUAY
Uruguay not seen setting drug liberalisation trend: U.N. official
VENEZUELA
A Growing Crisis in Post-Chavez Venezuela
The crisis in Venezuela
Another day, more bodies
In Venezuela, Conciliatory Talk but Combative Tactics
One Bottle, Then This: My Afternoon at UCV
Some people never learn: Jennifer McCoy of the Carter Center promotes herself
To Those That Think Maduro Is Not A Dictator: ¿Qué Pasa en Venezuela? by Foro Penal Venezolano
The week’s posts and podcast:
Venezuela: #SOSVenezuela and the war against the Chuckys
Sean Penn: Photoshop, or nitwit?
Colombia: FARC & ELN recruited 1,387 children in the past two years.
Puerto Rico: Hedge funds <3 the new bonds
Cuban endurance sports: Meet world-class windsurfer Henry Vergara Negrin
En español: Unidad de quemados
Venezuela: Protesting doctors, 1st foreign casualty
At Da Tech Guy Blog:
Biden goes to Chile
#Chile: Bachelet’s inauguration LIVEFEED
Podcast:
Elections in El Salvador plus other US-Latin America issues.
CHAIRMAN SALMON TO SECRETARY KERRY: “WE NEED A BETTER STRATEGY IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE”
Now we know why he is being endorsed by Freedom Watch.
St. Patrick’s Day, Montserrat
Since many Irish migrants made their home on Montserrat, St. Patrick’s Day on the island is full of festivals, musical performances, costumes, and partying. The parties do not end once the day is over; celebrations carry on throughout the week. Ireland and Montserrat are the only nations where the holiday is recognized as a national celebration.