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VENEZUELA: Yukpa Indians Clash with Ranchers and Soldiers
"The army's rifles should be used to protect Venezuela or its people, not to fire over our heads," Sabino Romero, the young deputy "cacique" (chief) of the Yukpa community of Chaktapa, complained to reporters, describing the behaviour of the armed forces in the northwestern mountains of Perijá, near the Colombian border.BOLIVIA: Divided Along Regional, Social and Ethnic Lines
The dialogue with opposition governors that Bolivian President Evo Morales has called for in the wake of Sunday’s recall referendum, to overcome the growing polarisation in the country, will run up against regional, social and ethnic divisions, according to analysts.LATIN AMERICA: Unimpressive Medal Haul Expected at Beijing
Some 1,200 athletes from Latin America and the Caribbean will be taking part in the Olympic games in Beijing, but only a handful stand a real chance of landing a medal, to judge from their past performance and their own expectations.VENEZUELA: Socialism Through the Side Door
On the last night of the 18-month period he was granted by Congress to legislate by decree, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez handed down 26 laws that, according to his critics, usher in many of the socialist-style reforms that voters rejected in a referendum on proposed constitutional amendments last December.
LATIN AMERICA: Ingenuity at the Service of Sustainable Business
A company will extract silver from the same contaminants it proposes to clean up; a cooperative of the formerly unemployed will export designer clothing; some small farmers are planting new varieties of manioc that double the yield with fewer agro-toxins; others are linking agriculture in the Amazon with protection of the forest.
Ingenuity at the Service of Sustainable Business
Businesses of all kinds in Latin America are setting their sights on the pillars of sustainable development: creation of wealth, respect for the environment, and social equality.OIL-CARIBBEAN: Petrocaribe Building ‘Anti-Crisis, Anti-Hunger Shield’
Seventeen countries in Central America and the Caribbean are to make down payments of only 40 percent on Venezuelan oil, while cooperating to expand their food supply, and calling on the North to take measures to curb speculation on futures markets, which is resulting in surging crude prices.OIL: New Global Energy Order Emerging
By bringing together the world’s major oil producers and consumers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia marked a turning point in the negotiations for a new global energy order that is emerging under the weight of soaring oil prices, which are driven by factors other than supply and demand.PARAGUAY: President-Elect Embraced by Fellow Leaders on Regional Tour
Paraguayan president-elect Fernando Lugo visited the three countries with the most left-leaning governments in South America - Bolivia, Ecuador and Venezuela - this week to strengthen political ties, seek economic alliances and, in particular, address his country’s fuel and energy problems.
VENEZUELA: Co-operatives Turn Idle Landed Estates Green
"As far as you can see, there was not one litre of milk produced, not even an ear of corn," says José Tapia Coirán, turning with his arms outstretched, pointing to the horizon of the Venezuelan savannah dotted by trees. "Now we produce 500 litres of milk per day and we harvested one million kilos of maize."VENEZUELA: Smart Repeal of Intelligence Law
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez repealed on Tuesday a controversial decree-law on intelligence and counterintelligence that he issued a few days ago, which ordered citizens to collaborate with military and police intelligence agencies.
Cooperatives Turn Idle Landed Estates Green
A small dairy cooperative is harvesting its first achievement in the middle of the savannah in Venezuela, a country dependent on food imports.ENERGY: Indonesia Leaves OPEC, General Motors Downsizes
Indonesia pulled out of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) almost at the same time as U.S. automobile giant General Motors decided to build fewer pickup trucks and make an electric car.LATIN AMERICA: Factors in Climbing Food Prices – A Baker’s Dozen
Where today’s high food prices are concerned, there are 13 villains of the piece: the structural and circumstantial causes associated with supply and demand, according to the Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA), which says that to tackle them, regional cooperation is essential.VENEZUELA: Fifty-Two Violent Deaths a Day, and No Respite in Sight
On the day a report was released ranking Venezuela as one of the most violent countries in the world, a local anti-drugs prosecutor was murdered, a mob lynched a suspected criminal in the capital, and gunmen fired 20 shots, killing another suspect.LATIN AMERICA: Big Debates Over Small and Medium Enterprises
Microbusinesses and small and medium enterprises in Latin America remain a valid path for maintaining and improving economic growth and fighting poverty, while the spotlight in the region shines on summits, conflicts and major political problems such as integration or energy security.SOUTH AMERICA: Leaders Warn of Autonomy Attempts in Venezuela, Ecuador
Presidents Hugo Chávez of Venezuela and Rafael Correa of Ecuador warned of possible "contagion" in their countries by the autonomy movement in the eastern Bolivian province of Santa Cruz.BOLIVIA: ALBA Closes Ranks Around Morales
A Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) summit warned Wednesday of the danger of Bolivia "exploding" as a result of the "separatist plan behind the (May 4) autonomy referendum" in the eastern province of Santa Cruz.LATIN AMERICA: Reconciling Oil and the Environment
Years of public scrutiny, ever-newer technologies, more government regulations, notions of corporate responsibility and the market-driven need for greater efficiency are all factors behind improvements in the environmental policies of Latin America's petroleum industry.ARCHAEOLOGY-VENEZUELA: Treasure Island
Cubagua, a 24-square-kilometre island off of Venezuela’s northern Caribbean coast, is uninhabited but guards the archaeological testimony of three stages of human history and prehistory in the Americas.
Latin America's Bid to Reconcile Oil and Environment
The Latin American petroleum industry is on its way, with varying levels of success, towards practices that attempt to be less harmful to the environment.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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