COHA in the News
Morales wins referendum but opposition hits back
Published by The Real News Network
Released on: Tuesday, August 26th, 2008
ZAA NKWETA (VOICEOVER): Bolivian President Evo Morales accused government opponents on Wednesday of forcing the poor to strike, as he spoke in response to general strikes in five provincial capitals this week.
Diplomatic scene is changing in the U.S. backyard
Published by A.M. Costa Rica
Released on: Monday, August 25th, 2008
The recent decision to reestablish the U.S. Fourth Fleet in the Caribbean Sea and South Atlantic Ocean has raised concerns about military intervention in Latin America at a time when many analysts say the region is distancing itself from the United States.
La face cachée de John McCain
Published by Le Grand Soir
Released on: Thursday, August 21st, 2008
Pièce essentielle du mécanisme de la CIA pour attaquer les gouvernements progressistes latino-américains, l’International Republican Institute que préside John McCain depuis plus de 15 ans, est l’arme secrète de la droite la plus récalcitrante des États-Unis pour atteindre ses objectifs par le biais de gigantesques opérations de tromperie et de manipulation.
Analysis: Venezuela offers oil to Paraguay
Published by United Press International
Released on: Wednesday, August 20th, 2008
MIAMI, Aug. 20 (UPI) -- Venezuela will supply Paraguay "with all the oil it needs," said President Hugo Chavez, who welcomed the election of another leftist leader in Latin America.
USVI reparations movement leader on hunger strike
Published by Caribbean Net News
Released on: Saturday, August 16th, 2008
ST THOMAS, USVI: US Virgin Islands reparations movement leader Shelley Moorhead began a hunger strike earlier this week, refusing to leave the steps of Government House on St Croix until USVI Governor John deJongh allows the monies appropriated by the Territory Legislature to be accessed by his organisation. Friday was the fourth day of Moorhead’s politically motivated fast.
International bodies question government’s performance
Published by The Jamaica Observer
Released on: Friday, August 15th, 2008
A few weeks away from its first year in government, the Bruce Golding-led Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) performance is coming under scrutiny with the assessment from international bodies not being too favourable.
Pesquisas e análises reafirmam liderança de Morales em referendo boliviano
Published by G1
Released on: Thursday, August 7th, 2008
As pesquisas eleitorais coincidem com as opiniões dos especialistas nesta última semana na Bolívia: o presidente Evo Morales e a maioria dos oito governadores do país devem se manter no cargo após o referendo revogatório do dia 10 de agosto.
Washington, atento al proceso electoral en Mexico
Published by El Economista
Released on: Thursday, July 31st, 2008
WASHINGTON- Estados Unidos mantendrá la misma política hacia América Latina al margen de los resultados de la docena de comicios presidenciales que ya han comenzado en la región, en la que candidatos de izquierda se perfilan como favoritos.
Inicia ministro de Defensa de Colombia visita Washington
Published by El Universal
Released on: Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008
El ministro de Defensa de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, iniciará mañana miércoles una gira de trabajo de dos días a la capital estadunidense con ambiciosos alcances, pero que podría quedar corta en resultados, de acuerdo con analistas.
What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like?
Published by The Narco News Bulletin
Released on: Monday, July 14th, 2008
Listening to accounts by the U.S. news media and to the public postures taken by the Bush administration, one would think that there is no freedom of expression in Venezuela. The impression most U.S. citizens have is that the media is virtually under direct state control.
