Jarrin introduces baseball to Ecuadorian youth (Yahoo! Sports via Yahoo! Sports)
Dodgers Spanish-language broadcaster Jaime Jarrin is helping a youth baseball academy in his native Ecuador.
WWE Paying a Superstar More to Sit Home, WWE Signs a New Mexican Wrestler & More (Lords of Pain)
WWE has signed the original Mystico from Mexico.
Colombian Peso Gains on U.S Growth Optimism; Chile Peso Rises (Bloomberg)
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Colombia’s peso rose for a second day as U.S. initial jobless claims fell more than forecast and orders for durable goods exceeded estimates, boosting optimism the world’s biggest economy is recovering.
Former Venezuelan President Caldera dies at age 93 (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Rafael Caldera, who served twice as Venezuela’s president and released current leader Hugo Chavez from jail after his failed coup attempt in the 1990s, died at age 93 on Thursday, his family and state media said.
Venezuelan discontent over power cuts (UPI)
CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. 24 (UPI) — Public discontent over renewed disruptions in electricity supplies reached new levels as the government of President Hugo Chavez announced further cutbacks in business and domestic use of power.
Venezuela’s Chavez threatens to expel Toyota carmaker (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expel Japanese carmaker Toyota unless it produces an all-terrain model of 4×4 vehicles used for public transportation in poor and rural areas.
Venezuela’s Chavez threatens to oust Toyota (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expel Japanese carmaker Toyota unless it produces an all-terrain model of 4×4 vehicles used for public transport in poor and rural areas.
Chile’s LAN to buy 30 Airbus A320 planes (Business Times (Malaysia))
SANTIAGO : Chile’s flagship airline LAN said on Wednesday it has agreed to purchase 30 new Airbus A320 short- haul planes worth around US$1.97 billion (US$1 = RM3.43) as part of a programme to renew its fleet. LAN said in a statement the new planes would be added to its fleet between 2011 and 2016. LAN said it will sell five Airbus A318 planes during 2011 as part of its fleet upgrade programme …
Mexico: Safety comes in pink taxis (The Christian Science Monitor)
Mexico joins countries as far away as Lebanon and India with its female-only pink taxis that provide smoother and safer transport for female commuters, as more women join the workforce.
Venezuelan ex-President Rafael Caldera dies at 93 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Rafael Antonio Caldera, a two-time president who helped establish democracy in Venezuela and issued the pardon that allowed Hugo Chavez to rise to power, died Thursday in Caracas, his son said. He was 93.
Veron: Argentina Are Not World Cup 2010 Hopefuls (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
The experienced playmaker scotched the idea that the Albicelestes are among the favorites.
Piñera Could Defeat Frei in Chilean Ballot (Angus Reid)
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Sebastián Piñera could become the next president of Chile, according to a poll by Universidad del Desarrollo published in La Segunda. 52.7 per cent of decided voters would support the candidate of the centre-right Coalition for Change (CC) in next month’s election.
Local teacher joins geological project in Chilean desert (Englewood Herald)
While summer vacation may mean leisure time for some school teachers, Bill Gilmore packed up and spent three weeks traveling the desolate Atacama Desert in Chile as part of a team conducting scientific search for 12,000-year-old evidence of comet strikes.
Rafael Caldera, Ex-President of Venezuela, Dies at 93 (New York Times)
Mr. Caldera served two terms as president and issued the pardon that paved the way for Hugo Chávez to rise to power.
