Magnitude-5.7 earthquake rattles southern Mexican coast, felt in Mexico City (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
MEXICO CITY – A magnitude 5.7-earthquake has shaken southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast.
Mexico’s Export Factories to Recover From Crisis by Next Year (BusinessWeek)
Mexican export-assembly factories expect production to recover next year to levels achieved before the global financial crisis, according to the Mexican National Maquiladora Association.
Baylor women’s golf holds 9th place in Puerto Rico (Waco Tribune-Herald)
Puerto Rico apparently agrees with Hannah Burke. Baylor’s top golfer fired a 3-under 69 Sunday in the first round of the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico and currently sits in third place individually.
Cuba releases all dissidents arrested last week (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Cuba has released the last five of a group of 35 dissidents it arrested last week for demonstrating on behalf of a conscientious objector, a Cuban human rights group said.
Luxury Mexican drug rehab clinic lures U.S. addicts (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A Mexican entrepreneur is luring U.S. drug addicts to plush rehabilitation centers south of the border, even as shoddier Mexican clinics earn a reputation for attracting cartel shootouts.
NEW Mexico ST. – Team Notes (USA Today)
New Mexico State, winner of seven of its last eight games after a nail-biter Monday night against Louisiana Tech, is tied with Utah State for first place in the Western Athletic Conference in what figures to be a race to the regular-season finish line.
Costa Rica election win for Chinchilla shows women’s rise in Latin America (The Christian Science Monitor)
Laura Chinchilla won the Costa Rica election Sunday. She’ll be the country’s first woman president, echoing a trend across Latin America where women are being voted into high-level political office in record numbers.
Puerto Rico beats Mexico 8-2 (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Puerto Rico has defeated Mexico 8-2, which means the Dominican Republic will have to win its final game against Venezuela to clinch the Caribbean Series. The victory on Sunday improved Puerto Rico’s Indios de Mayagues to 4-2. The Dominican club Los Leones del Escogido are 4-1 going into their final game later Sunday.
Puerto Rico sheds ‘ugly duckling’ status (Major League Baseball)
Puerto Rico sheds ‘ugly duckling’ status
Dhumal visiting Costa Rica to study environment management (Calcutta News)
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal is visiting Costa Rica to get lessons in environment management, an official said here Tuesday.
Puerto Rico beats Mexico 8-2 (AP via Yahoo! News)
Puerto Rico has defeated Mexico 8-2, forcing the Dominican Republic to win its final game against Venezuela to clinch the Caribbean Series.
Magnitude-5.7 earthquake rattles southern Mexican coast, felt in Mexico City (Brandon Sun)
MEXICO CITY – A magnitude 5.7-earthquake has shaken southern Mexico near the Oaxaca coast. The quake was centred 35 miles (55 kilometres) north of the fishing and resort town of Puerto Angel, according to the U.S. Geological Survey’s Earthquake Information Center.
Mexican troops find 12 tons of pot hidden in truck (AP via Yahoo! News)
Mexican soldiers have seized more than 12 tons of marijuana found beneath a false floor of a tractor trailer.
Mexican Peso Advances on Speculation Greece May Get Bailout (Bloomberg)
Feb. 9 (Bloomberg) — Mexico’s peso gained the most in more than a week on speculation Greece will get European help to tackle its budget deficit, encouraging demand for higher- yielding, emerging-market assets.
