Two weeks after the massive 8.0 magnitude earthquake that cracked open south-central Peru, homelessness, disease, and despair still lay in all directions while international aid has been staggered at best and painfully inadequate at worst. But the magnitude of the …
Monthly Archive: August 2007
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Regarding “Brazil: A Scandal a Day…”
Hello COHA staffers, I write because I have just read the simplistic and bombastic “Brazil: A Scandal a Day…”. This analysis is an embarrassment to COHA. I do not make this claim because I am a huge Lula supporter. I …
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PARAGUAY-US: ‘Base’ story revived, with twists
The stories about a putative US base in Paraguay currently circulating on the Internet have been given a new lease of life, in two different quarters that had subscribed to the original version. In both cases Paraguay is said to …
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JAMAICA: Cocaine shipments increasing
One of the boasts in the ruling People’s National Party (PNP) election manifestos is a significant reduction in the cocaine trade. It says that transportation of cocaine to the US through Jamaica “fell from 20% to 2% between 2004 and …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.coha.org/jamaica-cocaine-shipments-increasing/
Competition, Contributions and Contracts: Chávez’s Checkbook Mission in the Caribbean Basin
While crowds of cheering supporters gathered outside the National Assembly in Venezuela on Wednesday, August 15, President Hugo Chávez outlined what could be the most radical phase of his proposed amendments to the constitution yet, the elimination of any term …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.coha.org/competition-contributions-and-contracts-chavez%e2%80%99s-checkbook-mission-in-the-caribbean-basin/
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