After last week’s Carnival got postponed due to hurricane damage, the Carnival is back, on Labor Day!
This week’s featured article is on the Cuban Communist regime’s war on freedom: Castro vs. the Ladies in White
Rocks, iron bars and sticks are no match for the gladiolas and courage of these peaceful Cuban protesters.
ARGENTINA
Brush fires in Argentina: No logran controlar varios focos de incendio en Córdoba
El gobierno provincial combate las llamas en la zona de Punilla y en Traslasierra, pero no consigue extinguir las llamas
Argentina Debates Foreign Land Buys
BRAZIL
China tries to win over Brazilian consumers
Brazil’s economy
Changing direction
Fiscal tightening, monetary loosening
CAYMAN ISLANDS
Are Tax Havens Moral or Immoral?
CHILE
Chile: All 21 aboard crashed military plane died
COLOMBIA
Brazil and Colombia
Less far apart
A wary friendship begins
CUBA
Hezbollah in Cuba for Attacks on Israeli Targets in the Americas
Hello USA: Was it really 47 years ago?
Castro regime marks another Sunday of repression
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
As Refugees From Haiti Linger, Dominicans’ Good Will Fades
ECUADOR
Chevron says rule of law no longer exists in Ecuador
JAMAICA
Jamaican Kingpin Pleads Guilty in New York
MEXICO
GunWalker Cover-Up Comes Apart At The Seams, and White House Cover-up Makes Continuation of Fast and Furious Investigation Imperative
More Confusion, Now From the F.T.
Mexico Sets Guinness Record for Largest Folk Dance Performance
Not surprisingly, Casino arson massacre in Mexico may be rooted in corruption
The Rise of the Cult of Death
The origins of the Santa Muerte are a mystery even to adherents.
PANAMA
Panama’s ruling alliance is dead
PERU
Peru’s new government
Mining and the man
A calm start for Humala. Mining, in the hands of a culture minister who’s a singer – what could go wrong?
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico businessman accused in $7M money laundering case
Ronald Fernandez, Scholar on Plight of Puerto Ricans, Dies at 67
VENEZUELA
Plastics
The Fonden Papers Part V: More Information Suddenly Available
The week’s posts,
New rumors on Fidel Castro
Tuesday night tango: 2011 Salon world championships
Plan Colombia?