USS Bataan ARG/22 MEU Complete Relief Mission In Haiti
The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) and embarked Marines from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) completed their support to Operation Unified Response and depart Haiti on March 25th.
Brazil Fighter Jet Bid Results To Come After Easter
Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim said that the winner of a multi-billion-dollar contract to supply the Brazilian air force would not be announced until after Easter, April 4.
Prostitution And Drug Trafficking May Increase In South Africa With The World Cup
The soccer World Cup, which will be held in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July, could lead to an increase in prostitution and drug trafficking in the country if preventive measures are not taken, according to a study of both phenomena published Wednesday.
Haiti Promises To Decentralize Its Economy And Make Massive Investments With Aid
Haiti will decentralize its economy and has designed for this purpose an infrastructure investment plan that will be presented at the international donor conference to be held in New York on 31 March, Haitian finance minister Ronald Boudin declared.
International Air Fair Planes Arrive with Humanitarian Aid for Chile
The International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE), considered the most important on the continent, opened this week with 120 planes from around 40 participating countries, and a number of the planes arrived with aid for the victims of February’s earthquake.
Argentine Rear Admiral to Become New Coordinator of the South Atlantic Maritime Area
On March 26, at 10:30 a.m., in the Noble Hall of the “Almirante Tamandaré” Building, located on Praça Barão de Ladário in downtown Rio de Janeiro, the ceremony transferring the position of Coordinator of the South Atlantic Maritime Area (CAMAS) will take place.
Argentina Debuts Satellite to Be Launched from the United States at the End of the Year
The Argentine foreign minister, Jorge Taiana, today introduced the SAC-D satellite, developed in the country and scheduled to be launched from the United States in December for scientific research, as a “true national point of pride.”
Ecuador Sends 405 Tons of Food and Water to Victims in Haiti
Ecuador has sent 405 tons of food and water for victims of the Haitian earthquake, which left at least 220,000 dead on 12 January, the National Risk Management Bureau announced.
A Poem and a Letter by Simón Bolívar and a Lock of His Hair Are Sold in London
A manuscript poem and a signed letter by Simón Bolívar and a lock of his hair were sold in London, as part of the auction of the private collection of the widow of a British military man who fought alongside the Latin American liberator.
U.S. Supreme Court Gives Green Light To Noriega’s Extradition To France
By rejecting his last appeal, the United States Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for the extradition of former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega to France, where he is charged with money laundering.
Santo Domingo Wants to Export Its Rich and Active Cultural Life Throughout the Americas
Santo Domingo will take advantage of its position as cultural capital of the Americas in 2010 to export to the entire continent its rich and active cultural life, a great attraction that “sometimes people have to come from outside to get us to see,” the minister of culture, José Rafael [ … ]
New Brazilian General Named To Head Haiti UN Mission
Brazilian General Luiz Guilherme Paul Cruz was named the new military commander for the UN mission in Haiti, replacing fellow Brazilian Major General Floriano Peixoto, the UN office in Brazil said Thursday.