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; [ … ]
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Nicaragua Eliminates Last Vestige Of War With Removal Of Antipersonnel Mines
With the removal of 179,000 antipersonnel mines scattered throughout its territory, Nicaragua has closed one of the most painful chapters of its postwar period, which killed and mutilated dozens of victims over the last twenty-one years, military spokespersons announced. With the removal of 179,000 antipersonnel mines scattered throughout its territory, [ … ]
Chile Has Finished Demining Border With Bolivia, According To Consul In La Paz
The Chilean consul in La Paz, Jorge Canelas, has affirmed that his country has finished demining its border with Bolivia, where antipersonnel and antitank mines were laid during the 1970s, and is now in the process of seeking international certification. The Chilean consul in La Paz, Jorge Canelas, has affirmed [ … ]
Stadium Demolition Marks Beginning Of Construction In Bahia For The 2014 World Cup
The demolition of the old Fonte Nova Stadium in Salvador, in the state of Bahia (in northeastern Brazil), began Monday, to be followed by the construction of a new stadium that will be a site for World Cup matches when Brazil hosts the event in 2014.
Colombian Army Finds 775 Anti-Personnel Mines Belonging To The FARC
The Colombian army has found 775 anti-personnel mines that the FARC guerrilla group was apparently going to plant on the roads leading to the town of Vistahermosa, in the department of Meta in central Colombia, a military report indicated Monday.
Costa Rica’s First Female President Takes Office
Laura Chinchilla became Costa Rica's first female president Saturday, promising a more inclusive, transparent and green government, which she immediately put to work by suspending all open-pit mining projects in the country.
Controversy in Brazil over Risk that Morumbi Will Be Left Out of 2014 Cup
The Brazilian press was swamped this week by a fierce controversy over the possibility that popular Morumbi Stadium will be ruled out by FIFA as a game site for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, although the soccer federation officially denied having made such a decision, according to local media.
UN To Open New Haiti Camp, Transfer 8,000 People
The United Nations will Saturday begin to transfer 8,000 homeless Haitians out of a high-risk location to a new site that can accommodate up to 250,000 people, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Chile Announces Proposal for Telescope for Which Spain Is Also Competing
Chile has announced its proposal to become the site for the European Extremely Large Telescope (E-ELT), the world’s largest, for which the Spanish Canary Islands are also competing, the local press reported.
Bolivia Is Sitting On a ‘Gold Mine’
A worker operates a drill at the state-run Lithium pilot plant in Río Grande, Bolivia, where the largest salt flats in the world are found. Underneath the salt flats are the world’s largest reserves of lithium — a key mineral used in medicine and especially in rechargeable batteries used in [ … ]
Brazil Hosts International Military Sports Tournament
Along with pride at being named the site of the 2016 Summer Olympics, Rio de Janeiro is proud of hosting international military tournaments. In 2011, the city will host the fifth Military World Games, which take place every four years.
Transformation in Communications
A new fiber-optic cable is set to increase Guyana’s bandwidth capacity, reported the Web site Caribbean Net News. The cable is set to increase Internet capacity by 3,000 times and will bring national development opportunities including e-governance, e-health, e-learning and e-security, among others, said officials from the Guyana Telephone and [ … ]