The contenders in Peru’s June 4 Presidential run-off election battled it out in a nationally televised debate, May 22.Most media outlets gave Ollanta Humala a slight edge in debate performance. Alan Garcia leads Humala in […]
Convicted Terrorist Luis Posada Carriles is being investigated by an El Paso-based grand jury. Carriles just celebrated a year of incarceration in El Paso’s Federal Immigration Detention Center. The investigation seems to be centered around […]
Ecuador’s Energy Minister Ivan Rodriguez suspended the oil drilling operations of Occidental Petroleum on Tuesday May 16. The company has been the target of huge protests by indigenous groups and those opposed to foreign exploitation […]
If you think Evo Morales’ moves to re-nationalize Bolivia’s petroleum isn’t having a regional impact, consider this: Ecuador’s move to void the operating contract for Occidental Petroleum has led the US to suspend Free Trade […]
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