2009 – Page 18 – Upside Down World

El Salvador: Pacific Rim Mining Co. Shares Up, Tensions Remain High in Cabañas

September 18, 2009 Jason Wallach 0

At the recent Pacific Rim Mining Company shareholders’ meeting in Vancouver, BC, shareholders voted to extend repayment on $6.7 million of stock-like warrants for another year. About $800,000 of the extended warrants belong Pacific Rim Executive Board members themselves, so the move sent a clear signal to investors that the company is committed to carrying through with its $77 million investment arbitration claim against the government of El Salvador. […]

Honduran Lobster Divers: Risking it All in the Hunt for ‘Red Gold’

September 18, 2009 Kate Warburton 0

Paulino, 42, is an ex-diver from Brus Laguna. He has been paralysed from the waist down for 11 years, after being exposed to such a high level of nitrogen that his nerve system shut down. He is one of hundreds and hundreds of young handicapped ex-divers along the coast. […]

Paraguay Rejects U.S. Military Deal

September 18, 2009 Democracy Now! 0

Source: Democracy Now! Paraguay has rejected an extension of a military cooperation deal with the United States. On Thursday, Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo said his government would stop conducting a series of military exercises with […]

Paraguay: Marches call for Lugo to act

September 16, 2009 Adolfo Gimene 0

Source: Green Left Weekly The anniversary of the first year of President Fernando Lugo’s government coincided with a five-day national protest over August 10-15 organised by the United Popular Space (EUP). The EUP is a […]

Honduras: Colombian ex-Paramilitaries Recruited by Pro-Coup Forces

September 16, 2009 Jason Wallach 0

The Colombian newspaper El Tiempo reports that high powered ex-paramilitary leaders with ties to narco-trafficking in Colombia are recruiting mercenaries to work for pro-coup forces in Honduras.

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The Mapuche Nation Ups the Ante

September 16, 2009 Jason Tockman 0

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Todos Somos Guerreros: A Documentary on Political Hip-Hop in El Alto, Bolivia

September 15, 2009 Eli Breitburg-Smith and Meredith Webb 0

The following is a documentary made in the city of El Alto, Bolivia, telling of the success that hip-hop has had in helping the youth voice be heard. It features Ukamau y Ke and other hip-hop groups based out of the youth center Wayna Tambo.

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Honduras: National opposition to coup becomes a social force

September 15, 2009 Jennifer Moore 0

Source: ALAI, Latin America in Movement A lead Honduran researcher believes coup backers will not be able to sustain their support for the de facto regime until elections in November. Director of Scientific Research […]

Bolivia: A Presidential Race with a Foregone Conclusion

September 15, 2009 Franz Chávez 0

President Evo Morales and Vice President Álvaro García are set to handily win the Dec. 6 elections in Bolivia, against a fragmented opposition. In a Gallup International poll published early this month, more than 57 percent of respondents said they would vote for the left-wing Morales. […]

Bolivia – Constantino Lima: La Otra política nace de lo cotidiano

September 15, 2009 Raúl Zibechi 0

Fuente: Programa de las Américas Si no hubiera recibido la más importante distinción que otorga el Estado de manos de Evo Morales, la vida de Constantino Lima sería apenas conocida por sus amigos y compañeros, […]