Latin America – Uruguay’s Long-Term Sovereign Ratings Raised to BB by Standard & Poor’s
Uruguay’s Long-Term Sovereign Ratings Raised to BB by Standard & Poor’s Uruguay had its long-term sovereign ratings raised to BB from BB-, with outlook stable, at Standard & Poor’s.
Chilean miners could be out by mid-November There is some promising news for the 33 miners trapped underground in Chile, with government officials now saying they [...]
Latin America – Salvadoran police find $9M in cash in oil drum
Salvadoran police find $9M in cash in oil drum Police in El Salvador say officers found $9 million in cash crammed into an oil drum buried at a ranch near the capital.
1993 Pontiac Sunbird SE review from El Salvador What things have gone wrong with the car? The radiator went wrong. General comments?
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Latin America – Trapped Chilean miners await rescue options from NASA
Trapped Chilean miners await rescue options from NASA NASA experts will present options and recommendations Friday evening after assessing the situations and needs of the 33 miners trapped far below the surface of the Earth.
Paraguay police kill second rebel chief Paraguay police kill second rebel chief
Chile Miners to Get Advice From ‘Alive’ Survivors [...]
Latin America – Bolivia President Evo Morales Ready To Receive FIFA Inspectors In Bid To Resolve Football Crisis
Bolivia President Evo Morales Ready To Receive FIFA Inspectors In Bid To Resolve Football Crisis Bolivian President Evo Morales today accepted the arrival of a FIFA delegation to the South American country, as officials attempt to avoid the country’s suspension from international football competitions after a strong clash between the state and the football authorities. [...]
Latin America – Mexico, US open joint office to combat drug gangs
Mexico, US open joint office to combat drug gangs Mexican and US officials opened a first joint office to manage the distribution of more than 1.3 billion dollars in US security aid to help fight brutal drug gangs.
Jonathan Dos Santos gets warning from Mexico Barcelona midfielder Jonathan Dos Santos was warned by a top-ranking [...]
Latin America – SPAIN: Puppet Marathon for Building School in Bolivia
SPAIN: Puppet Marathon for Building School in Bolivia The 17th Titirilandia (Puppetland) Festival will conclude with a marathon puppet show, to be held Sunday Aug. 29 in Spain’s capital city in aid of a school in the remote Bolivian mining province of Potosí.
GUATEMALA: New Challenges for Anti-Corruption Commission New challenges and [...]
Latin America – Chile Mine Addicent Highlights Enforcement Deficiencies
Chile Mine Addicent Highlights Enforcement Deficiencies Although mining in Chile is overall quite safe, smaller companies and operations have persistent inadequacies.
Mercado leads El Salvador El Salvador rode Christian Mercado’s penalty kick into the final of the Brandon Senior Men’s Soccer League.
Mexican Mayor Gunned Down During Attack Gunmen shot and killed the mayor of [...]
Latin America – Brookline resident receives support for youth programming in El Salvador
Brookline resident receives support for youth programming in El Salvador Kids to Kids, a youth-led program of World Connect, announces that it has awarded a grant to Marissa Trevisan , originally from Brookline, to support her work in El Salvador. This grant will fund a soccer team for 15- to 17-year-old boys who have never [...]
Latin America – MEXICO: Junk Food Regulations in Schools Fall Short, Consumer Groups Say
MEXICO: Junk Food Regulations in Schools Fall Short, Consumer Groups Say What was initially announced as a government ban on sales of junk food in schools has failed to keep fried and sugary foods out of the classrooms to which Mexico’s 25 million primary and secondary students returned Monday after summer break.
Chile [...]
Latin America – Views on Cristina Kirchner Improve in Argentina
Views on Cristina Kirchner Improve in Argentina (Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Fewer people in Argentina are expressing a negative opinion of Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, according to a poll by Poliarquía Consultores. 38 per cent of respondents hold a negative view of their president, down 16 points since December.
Chile set up Equatorial Guinea [...]
