News Briefs
Economy in El Salvador: Passing the Poisoned Chalice
(IPS) – Warnings about the dire state of the Salvadoran economy and its weak position for coping with the global recession were ignored by outgoing President Antonio Saca for political reasons in an election year, […]
Crime in Venezuela: Opposition Weapon or Serious Problem?
Source: Venezuela Analysis "Caracas: one of the most dangerous cities of the planet…" goes the blurb for the movie ‘Express Kidnapping’ – the only Venezuelan film so far viewed internationally, and the top grossing movie […]
Venezuela Expropriates Cargill Rice Plant that Evaded Price Controls
Source: Venezuela Analysis Mérida, March 5th 2009 (Venezuelanalysis.com) — Following a week of inspections of privately owned rice processing facilities aimed at assuring the supply of essential foods at regulated prices, the Venezuelan government initiated […]
UN human rights report blasts Bolivian opposition
Source: World War 4 Report The UN High Commissioner of Human Rights issued a report March 25 finding that opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales were responsible for some of the Andean country’s worst human […]
CISPES 2009 Elections Analysis: The Road to Victory and Beyond
Download this report as a PDF March 24, 2009: Please see http://cispes.org/09electionsblog/ for more complete coverage from Election Day Starting at 7am on Sunday March 15, Salvadorans headed en masse to the polls to cast […]