RSS-Implications of Ecuador Joining an Uncertain Alliance Just at a time that analysts were crossing out Hugo Chávez as a ranking regional player, with the days ago adhesion of Ecuador to the Venezuela-inspired organization, he has managed to propel a new spurt of momentum to the Caracas grouping and [...]
Archive for the ‘Chile’ Category
June 8th, 2009 - 12:45 pm § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Front Page, In the News-Front Page, Opinion, Reports, Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela
COHA on Ecuador’s adherence to ALBA
The G20 and Latin America: A “Rendezvous With Destiny” or a False Start?
- Argentina, Mexico and Brazil represent their region at what could be a momentous summit - Calling for accountability from the developed world - Preparing the way for a new world order - Mexico’s Calderón calls for developing world to assume responsibilities Today, world leaders will convene in [...]
March 30th, 2009 - 11:15 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Front Page, Paraguay, Peru, Press Releases
Global Recession: Protectionism and Diversification in the U.S. and South America
- Peru and Chile maintain free market principles and diversification of trading partners - Brazil, Chile, Colombia and the U.S. implement huge stimulus packages - Argentina, Paraguay, and Ecuador attempt to protect their economies by imposing new tariffs - The G-20 summit this April could offer glob[...]
Chile: A Fading Concertación on the Road to Losing the Presidency?
- The Concertación has never lost a ballot since 1999 - The coalition’s model is threatened by internal squabbles and an increasingly well-organized right wing movement - An ill-portent for the moderate left throughout the continent? Local Elections May Foreshadow Presidential Ballot As the camp[...]
October 28th, 2008 - 10:59 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, In the News, Mexico, Venezuela
Latin America feels the heat
The region’s stockmarkets are tumbling, international finance is drying up, currencies are depreciating and jobs are under threat. BUENOS AIRES—Things are bad but we’re doing well.” So former Argentine president Carlos Menem liked to say, just before his country plummeted i[...]
October 9th, 2008 - 7:56 am § in Bolivia, Chile, Cuba, Ecuador, Guatemala, In the News, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Venezuela
Bolivian Press: Liberation sweeping Latin America
Published by FinalCall.com News UNITED NATIONS – Speaking at a press conference after his address to the UN General Assembly, Bolivian President Evo Morales said a “great feeling” of liberation is sweeping Latin America and cannot be stopped. “The combat of our people is a historic st[...]
Bolivia: A Profound Breakdown of Communication with Latin America
• Upwards of Thirty Dead in Bolivia • The Unforgivable has Again Happened, The Taking of Innocent Life • Was the Expulsion of the U.S. Ambassador Inevitable? • The import of UNASUR’s Strong but Dignified Role With UNASUR having just met in Santiago, Chile to discuss the escalating[...]
The Failings of Chile’s Education System: Institutionalized Inequality and a Preference for the Affluent
While the structure of Chile’s elementary and secondary education has changed considerably since the demise of the Pinochet dictatorship, the Chilean system is currently undergoing intense scrutiny due to the recent mass student protests against President Bachelet’s proposed 2006 education polic[...]
Chile’s violent reaction against student protests is undemocratic
The interruption of the recent student demonstrations against President Bachelet’s General Education Law (LGE) have threatened the right of Chileans to express opposition toward government policy (”Chilean Education Debate Explodes in Nationwide Protests,” June 19 2008). Though LGE[...]
Chilean Women’s Resistance in the Arpillera Movement
During the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship, many Chilean women created complex tapestries depicting the harsh conditions of life and the pain resulting from the disappeared victims of Pinochet’s repression. These tapestries, known as arpilleras, get their name from the Spanish word for the burlap b[...]