8/26/2009 - GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Col. Douglas Galipeau, 474th Air Expeditionary Group commander, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., visited the men and women currently deployed to Georgetown, Guyana, in support of New Horizons Guyana 2009.
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Brazilian President’s New Blog Overwhelmed By Hits
A new blog launched by Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva became inaccessible within hours after aides sorely underestimated the number of Internet readers it would attract.
One Hundred Years Later, Work Begins on New Locks for the Canal
Panama City, 24 August (EFE).- One hundred years after the first cement blocks were put in place for the Panama Canal, in 1909, the interoceanic canal, which has been traversed by 983,000 vessels over the course of a century, is getting ready for new locks that can be used by [ … ]
Leader of La Familia Michoacana and Five Bodyguards Captured in Mexico
Mexico City, 24 August (EFE).- A second-ranking leader of the La Familia Michoacana cartel, one of the most active and violent groups in Mexico, was captured by soldiers and law-enforcement agents in the western state of Colima, together with five of his bodyguards, the federal Attorney General’s Office (PGR) announced [ … ]
Mexican Paintings Saved from Fire During the “Bogotazo” in 1948 to Go on Exhibit
Mexico City, 24 August (EFE).- The Mexican authorities will exhibit more than a hundred works by Mexican painters like Rivera, Siqueiros, Velasco, Goitia, Tamayo, and Chávez Morado, among others, saved from fire by Mexican museologist Fernando Gamboa in Colombia in 1948 during the “Bogotazo,” official sources announced today.
Calderón And Lula Call For “New Era” In Relations Between Mexico And Brazil
The presidents of Mexico and Brazil, Felipe Calderón and Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, called for a “new era” in relations between the two Latin American giants, with an effort to increase trade and possible cooperation agreements in the oil sector.
Ex-President of Andean Parliament Points to Technology to Reduce Poverty
Ivonne A-Baki, former president of the Andean Parliament and a candidate to be director-general of UNESCO, pointed to education, public health, and new technologies as keys to reducing poverty in the region and in the rest of Latin America.
Warming and Overfishing Threaten Thousands of Fishermen in Central America
Warming waters, overfishing, the use of unsuitable nets, and poaching are threatening the fishing industry in Central America, where around 100,000 families earn their living from this activity, an official said in Panama City.
De la Hoya Will Fight in Exhibition Bout to Benefit Cancer Patients in Panama
Former world boxing champion Oscar de la Hoya will fight in an exhibition bout in Panama City in September, the organizers of the event announced. Proceeds from the bout will go to the fight against cancer.
Spanish Police Arrest 29 In Drug Bust
Spanish police arrested 29 people, the majority of them members of one clan, for allegedly distributing cocaine in the southern city of Jerez de la Frontera, police spokesmen said.
Mexico Strikes Drug Trafficking, but Violence against Civilians and Police Continues
Mexico City, July 29 (EFE).- The war between the Mexican authorities and organized-crime groups got hotter once again today with the arrest of six members of the La Familia Michoacana cartel and the murder of a police chief and his family in Veracruz.
U.S. Says that Fighting Drug Use Reduces Violence in Latin America
Mexico City, 27 July (EFE).- U.S. drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, speaking today in the Mexican capital, affirmed that preventing and treating addictions, particularly with regard to the use of narcotics, “is fundamental” for reducing violence caused by drug trafficking in Latin America.