With deep gratitude to all who have served our beautiful country in the armed forces, this week’s Carnival.
Last month the Argentine congress gave final approval to pay $5bn (£3bn) in compensation for Repsol’s stake in Argentine oil firm YPF.
The Spanish company has now announced that it has sold the last batch of bonds it received to cover its losses.
BAHAMAS
Ah, Bahamas: Sun, Sand and the NSA Recording Your Cell Phone Calls
BOLIVIA
Bolivia Hires Spain’s Isotron to Build Solar Power Plant
Oscar Iván Zuluaga, a conservative candidate closely allied with former President Álvaro Uribe, won the most votes in the first round of Sunday’s presidential election.
CUBA
Yoani Sanchez’s Independent Online Publication Unblocked in Cuba
From Inside Cuba’s Burning Fire
Andres Oppenheimer: In Cuba, technology may beat censorship
ECUADOR
Ecuador to Begin Oil Drilling in Amazonia
Presidente for life: Ecuador’s Correa Seeks to Allow Indefinite Re-Election of All Officials
Ecuador’s President Asks for Constitutional Amendment
ATENCION #Ecuador se prepara para el club de los presidentes eternos. #Correa un Castro en potencia #Cuba #Venezuela pic.twitter.com/u2Ri31UWNK
— Karel Becerra #Cuba (@KarelBecerra) May 24, 2014
EL SALVADOR
6 Gunned Down on Bus in El Salvador
GUATEMALA
U.S. Sentences Guatemala Ex-President to 5 Years for Money Laundering
HONDURAS
In Violent Honduras, Soccer Is Offering Young Children An Escape From Gangs, Drugs
JAMAICA
Lobbyists call for Jamaica to decriminalize pot
MEXICO
Marine hero stuck in Mexican prison on gun charges
Mexican federal forces rescue 68 CentAm migrants being held captive
How Mexico’s New President Is Turning His Country Into a Servile US Client
Enrique Peña Nieto is using violence and repression to dismantle his country’s progressive legacy. So, is servility why Mexico’s holding Andrew Tahmooressi?
PERU
U.S. Opens Talks with Peru on Waiving Visas
Attorney: Joran van der Sloot to marry in Peruvian prison, become father
PUERTO RICO
Borinqueneers to get Congressional Gold Medal
VENEZUELA
CNN team denied right to cover Venezuela local elections
Surprise! Latrine America backs Maduro in Venenozuela
Mythbusting the reduction of poverty
Unfortunately, A Bleak Future For Venezuelans.
Crackdown presents challenge to Citizens Energy, Joe Kennedy II
The week’s posts and podcast:
Puerto Rico: rising volume of drugs coming from Venezuela
Colombia: Who will be the next president?
En español: Unidad de quemados
Bob Menendez on the Venezuelan nightmare
UN: Cuba to chair World Health Assembly
Venezuela: Chavistas rolling in dough
At Da Tech Guy Blog:
Cuba and moral blindness
Podcast:
US-Latin America stories of the week