Community Radio Announcers Killed in Mexico
Source: UK Indymedia Two announcers of the radio station "La Voz que Rompe el Silencio" (the Voice that Breaks the Silence) were assasinated on April 7th whilst travelling by car to the west of the […]
Year: 2008
Dissecting the Politics of Paraguay’s Next President
Ovelar, Lugo & Oviedo
Fernando Lugo, a bearded, left-leaning bishop is expected to win
Mexico – US: NAFTA Renegotiation – Promise or Mirage?
(IPS) Trade unions and leftwing activists in Mexico are pleased that both U.S. presidential hopefuls for the Democratic Party have said they will withdraw their country from the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) unless […]
Ecuador’s Yasuni Park: Oil Exploration or Nature Protection?
Source: CorpWatch Manuela Omari Ima, a Waorani woman from the Ecuadorian Amazon, was born in the Yasuni National Park, a 2.5 million acre primary tropical rainforest at the intersection of the Andes, the Amazon and […]
Las Represas Bolivia-Brasil en el Río Madera: Los Costos de la Energía
“debemos organizarnos y plantear propuestas energéticas en base a nuestras necesidades que no destruyan nuestra amazonia”Manuel Lima Del 16 al 20 de noviembre de 2007 se realizó el Intercambio de experiencias entre afectados por la construcción […]
Colombia-US: Fight Over Trade Deal Is On
(IPS) – Although the Democratic Party has made it clear that it will oppose the free trade agreement with Colombia, President George W. Bush sent the trade deal Tuesday to the U.S. Congress, which now […]
Colombian “Magnicidio” Remains a Mystery After 60 Years
Nothing captures the imagination of the Colombian people, or is more emblematic of the Colombian conflict, than the unsolved mystery of the murder of Jorge Eliecer Gaitan on April 9, 1948. The sixty year anniversary of Gaitan’s assassination provides an opportunity to reflect on the origins of Colombia’s seemingly endless war. […]
Protesters Target Canada’s Iamgold in Ecuador
Residents from the southern Ecuadorian province of Azuay used rocks and burning tires to block a stretch of the Panamerican Highway on April 2 to protest a planned industrial-sized goldmine, which they say will contaminate the local water supply. Canadian gold giant Iamgold has been eyeing entry into the region.
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Ecuador’s Oil Change: An Exporter’s Historic Proposal
Noted for its political upheavals and popular protest, Ecuador is now raising eyebrows in the international policy arena with a bold proposal aimed at achieving the seemingly impossible: leaving its oil in the ground. […]