Welcome to the Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean.
LATIN AMERICA
Via Gates of Vienna Newsfeed, OAS: THE HEMISPHERIC GOVERNMENT SHAPING YOUR FUTURE
BAHAMAS
Letter: Visitor safety in the Bahamas
BRAZIL
Via Islam in Europe, Brazil – More Halal beef for Arab countries
CHILE
Chile’s second transition
COLOMBIA
Colombia says Venezuela mistook Santa’s sleigh for US spy plane
FARC’s Plan to Booby Trap Colombia
CUBA
Camila and her wicker basket
Cuba human rights worsened in 2009 — activist
Fake autobiography of Fidel is on target, writes reviewer, herself a Castro scholar
Christian Pilgrims to Bethlehem Honor Che Guevara
CURACAO
Curacao: Case of missing US diplomat going cold
ECUADOR
Ecuador: Report Says U.S. Aided Attack On Rebels
HAITI
Report says 225,000 Haiti children work as slaves
HONDURAS
Anybody seen Pati?
JAMAICA
Plane from D.C. overshoots runway in Jamaica; dozens injured
MEXICO
Family of Mexican marine slaughtered in revenge attack over raid that killed drug lord
PANAMA
Close quarters
PERU
Alan García cuestiona “angustia” de Evo Morales
VENEZUELA
2010 for Venezuela
How much does the Chavez Government have left in the parallel funds?
Via Islam in Europe, Chavez announces new discount ‘socialist’ stores
Chávez Accuses Netherlands of Plotting Aggression With the U.S.
HUMOR:
Los mejores montajes del 2009 del Chiguirre Bipolar:
The week’s posts and podcasts:
Chávez threatens Toyota, GM
Zelaya’s Christmas at the Brazilian embassy
Boy reunited with Dad in Brazil
‘Bloggera’ y también tanguera