Month: December 2012
Haiti’s New Dictatorship
Source: The Bullet What constitutes a dictatorship? Haiti had an election in 2006, which the popular candidate won. It had an election in 2011, which had one of the lowest turnouts in recent history and […]
Paraguay: Government speeds up arrival of electro-intensive company
Source: Latin America Press Despite unfavorable conditions for the business, multinational will produce aluminum, taking advantage of cheap hydroelectric energy. Paraguay has no bauxite mines, nor the necessary supplies — pitch, calcined coke, tar or […]
Colombia: Dismantling a Half-Century of Conflict
The negotiations between the government and the guerrilla forces are seen by a large part of the Colombian public as a good opportunity to seal a peace deal. Many believe that the hour has come and that the main actors in the conflict will not let this opportunity escape. The reality, however, is much more complicated.
Obama signals four more years of bad relations with Latin America
Source: Al Jazeera President Obama’s crass comments about newly-elected Chavez only serve to further alienate himself from Latin America. President Obama went too far in throwing gratuitous insults at President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela on […]
Soccer and Sea Turtles: Community Conservation in Guatemala
In the coastal village of La Barrona, residents make their living through small scale fishing, and sea turtle egg harvesting, and build their houses and fires from the local Mangrove forests. These are all resources that will dry up if not cared for, particularly the eggs of the vulnerable olive ridley sea turtle. UK-based non-profit Akazul and former turtle egg collector Melvin Monterroso created a soccer and environmental education program to teach children to learn to conserve the community’s resources.
Venezuela’s 2012 State Election: Lessons for Chavismo and the Opposition
While the voting trends described above do not show a sudden surge in support for the PSUV beyond previous levels, it would certainly be fair to say that the PSUV managed to hold up their vote well across the country in an election marked by lower levels of participation, and in particular managed to increase their absolute vote in key “swing” states to make gains from the opposition.
The Honduran People under a Permanent Coup d’Etat
Source: Organización Fraternal Negra Hondureña, OFRANEH The latest Coup d’Etat perpetrated in the early hours of December 12 in Honduras, when the National Congress voted to remove four Supreme Court justices, places front and center […]