UPDATE: Argentina Econ Min:Plan Debt Holdouts Offer In 30 Days (Nasdaq)
ST. ANDREWS, Scotland -(Dow Jones)- Argentina hopes to make an offer to holdouts from its 2005 debt restructuring in the next 30 days, Economy Minister Amado Boudou said Saturday.
Paraguay president sacks chief of armed forces (Press TV)
Paraguay’s President Fernando Lugo has fired the head of the country’s armed forces, two days after firing three top commanders amid rumors of a potential coup.
Storm Ida Strengthens as Mexico Posts Hurricane Watch (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) — Tropical Storm Ida strengthened over the northwest Caribbean Sea, prompting the Mexican government to issue a hurricane watch for the Yucatan Peninsula, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
Doctors, five others held in Mexican stolen babies case (CNN)
Mexican authorities have arrested three doctors, a nurse and a receptionist accused of stealing newborns at a private hospital and selling them, the Mexico City attorney general’s office says.
Govt launches tender for US$560mn Limón-Moín container terminal – Costa Rica (Business News Americas)
Costa Rica’s government has launched a tender to design, build and operate a new container terminal at the Limón-Moín port complex in Limón province, national concessions board CNC project design director Eduardo Navarro told BNamericas.
Argentina: Independiente topples Gimnasia LP (Sports Illustrated)
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Eduardo Tuzzio scored a late goal to give Independiente a 1-0 win over Gimnasia La Plata in Friday’s opening matches of Round 13 in the Argentine Apertura tournament.
Chile’s Marco Enríquez-Ominami: Jorge Castaneda (Newsweek)
An upstart could become president.
Argentina’s Redrado Says Economy to Grow 3% in 2010 (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Nov. 7 (Bloomberg) — Argentina’s central bank President Martin Redrado expects the economy to grow at least 3 percent in 2010 and sees further strong demand for food products.
Ida regroups into tropical storm off Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ida strengthened back into a tropical storm early on Saturday off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and was moving north toward the Cayman Islands, where the government issued a tropical storm warning.
Mexican mayor vows war against drug lords (UPI)
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 6 (UPI) — The mayor of a town caught in the crosshairs of Mexico’s drug turf wars says he is ready to do whatever is necessary to fight back, even break the law.
Storm Ida revives, churns toward Gulf of Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Tropical storm Ida regained strength off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on Saturday and spun north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane.
Constitutional Court of Costa Rica Issues Initial Ruling (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Infinito Gold Ltd. announces that its subsidiary in Costa Rica, Industrias Infinito S.A. , has received notification from the Constitutional Court, or SALA IV, that the SALA IV has voted in favour of a component of the legal challenges which have halted construction on the Company’s Crucitas project.
Storm Ida revives, churns towards Gulf of Mexico (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ida strengthened back into a tropical storm early on Saturday off Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and was moving north toward the Gulf of Mexico, where it could again become a hurricane.
Mexican prison director arrested for torture (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mexican police caught a prison official who spent a year on the run from charges of killing a 19-year-old inmate, whose beating death sparked riots that left nearly two dozen dead, including two American prisoners.
