U.S. to Build Military Base in Honduras
The AP has reported that the U.S. plans to help Honduras build a military base in the northeast part of the country near the Nicaraguan border to help combat drug trafficking. "It’s a zone where there […]
Month: July 2006
Canada Seeks Free Trade with Central America
Civil Society is demanding transparency regarding negotiations for a free trade agreement between Canada and Central America. About 150 organizations from throughout the hemisphere are demanding the Canadian government (and its Central American counterparts) release […]
Missouri Company Poisoning Peruvians
Peru’s Supreme Court recently ordered government health officials to develop and execute a “public health emergency plan” to alleviate toxic emissions in the town of La Oroya, where Missouri-based Doe Run operates a nearby metallurgical […]
Militares estadounidenses bajan a Paraguay
Mientras viajaba a dedo a través Paraguay años atrás, conocí a unos amistosos granjeros que me dejaron acampar en su jardín trasero. Eventualmente llegué a la Ciudad del Este, conocida por su mercado negro y […]
The Ecuadorian railroad and what is left of it
A little bit of history . . . “The railroad has cost us, and will continue costing us enormous sacrifices and immense hardships, money tears and blood,” the newspaper El Comercio pointed out in 1908. […]
Venezuela: A Call for Revolutionary Solidarity within the Revolution
On Sunday July 2, twenty-two sponsoring businesses and organizations came together to host the sixth-annual GLBT Pride march in Caracas, Venezuela. The march was the culminating celebration of a month long series of GLBT events […]