Hip-hop star Wyclef Jean said he wanted to become president of Haiti as he was “the right person” for his impoverished quake-battered country, in an interview to be published Monday. “While I don’t pretend to be a miracle worker, I wholeheartedly believe that at this important time in Haiti’s history, [ … ]
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USS New Orleans Arrives in Colombia in Support of A-SPS 2010
USS New Orleans along with Amphibious Squadron (PHIBRON) 5, and other embarked units arrived at Naval Base Bahia Malaga, Colombia for the third stop in support of this year’s Amphibious-Southern Partnership Station (A-SPS) 2010.
Colombia’s New Defense Chief Promises Continuity
President-elect Juan Manuel Santos named Rodrigo Rivera as Colombia’s next defense minister on Wednesday, picking a former member of Congress with a history of supporting tough security measures.
New Colombian Military High Command Named To Serve Under President Santos
Outgoing Colombian president Álvaro Uribe’s administration announced the new armed forces high command that will serve under Juan Manuel Santos, who takes office on 7 August.
FARC Leader Who Guarded Betancourt Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison In United States
A Colombian guerrilla commander involved in the kidnapping of Ingrid Betancourt and of three Americans was sentenced in New York to twenty-seven years in prison on drug-trafficking charges.
Buenos Aires Moves to Lower Taxes on Audiovisual Industry
Buenos Aires will move forward on a law to promote the development of the audiovisual industry by granting tax benefits to producers who locate in areas of the Argentine capital, city mayor Mauricio Macri announced.
Cities Unite Against Crime
Mayors from across Latin America and the Caribbean are part of a new Cities Alliance for Citizen Security that combines best practices for violence and crime prevention. Bogotá Mayor Samuel Moreno and the Inter-American Development Bank hosted an event in the Colombian capital this year to form the group to [ … ]
New Horizons in Haiti
The U.S. Southern Command-sponsored humanitarian and civic assistance exercise New Horizons was conducted in Haiti during a four-month stint which ended in September 2010
Aid Through Text Messages
Kenyan citizen journalists developed Ushahidi, a website to map violence during election time based on reports submitted via the Web and mobile phones. Ushahidi, which means “testimony” in Swahili, has also been used to map xenophobic attacks in South Africa in 2008; monitor elections in Burundi, India, Mexico and Sudan; [ … ]
The Fight Against Human Trafficking
Mexico has become the first country to launch a national version of the United Nations-led Blue Heart campaign against human trafficking. As part of Mexico’s launch in April 2010, more than a dozen iconic buildings were lit up in blue across the capital, Mexico City.
Bogotá Celebrates Fall In Coca Production And Attributes Success To Plan Colombia
Colombian authorities celebrated a “significant” drop in cocaine production Tuesday and attributed the success to ‘Plan Colombia,’ a program financed by Washington, which has announced a cut in funds and a shift in its anti-drug policy. Colombian authorities celebrated a “significant” drop in cocaine production Tuesday and attributed the success [ … ]
Correa Ready To Work With Santos To Normalize Quito-Bogotá Ties
Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa affirmed that he will work with Colombian president-elect Juan Manuel Santos to fully normalize relations following the diplomatic crisis of 2008. Ecuadorean president Rafael Correa affirmed that he will work with Colombian president-elect Juan Manuel Santos to fully normalize relations following the diplomatic crisis of 2008. [ … ]