RSSAccording to the World Health Organization, gun-related fatalities are the leading cause of death among Latin Americans between ages 15 and 44. Overall, gunshot wounds kill between 73,000 and 90,000 people annually in Latin America, demonstrating that the region is inundated with fire-arms. In fact,[...]
Archive for the ‘Nicaragua’ Category
August 18th, 2009 - 9:33 am § in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Front Page, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Uncategorized
Small Arms in Latin America in the Aftermath of the NACLA Study
Nicaragua Under Daniel Ortega’s Second Presidency: Daniel-Style Politics as Usual?
Daniel Ortega, popular from his days as the leader of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN), has twice served as President of Nicaragua. First known as a fiery revolutionary during his initial term in office, Ortega now presents himself as a mature politician devoted to enacting social cha[...]
Water in Latin America: The Importance of Gender Relations
Intergovernmental organizations (IGOs), private corporations, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have explored possible solutions to the worldwide water crisis in the past. Consequently, water policy has been shaped by debate, discussion, and field work alike. As these players refine their arg[...]
Déjà Vu in Central America: Iran’s recent push into Nicaragua
On January 23, 1981, President Reagan chose to suspend aid to Nicaragua, fearing that the Sandinista revolution and Daniel Ortega’s subsequent rise to power could turn the small Central American country into “another Cuba” that eventually would destabilize the region. Today, Ortega is presiden[...]
Nicaragua Under the Second Coming of the Sandinistas
Last November 9, the Frente Sandinista de Liberacion Nacional (FSLN) won majorities in most of a series of municipal elections throughout Nicaragua. Because these elections were the first since the national balloting in 2006, in which the FSLN captured the presidency as well as gained influence in [...]
November 19th, 2008 - 10:58 am § in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Front Page, Nicaragua, Press Releases, Venezuela
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to Embark on a Highly Revealing Latin American Journey Sure to Give Washington Heartburn
• After attending the APEC Summit in Peru, Russian leader to visit Brazil, Venezuela and Cuba • Could a new order for Russian military equipment be placed in Caracas? • Russia continues to secure a position as a growing ally of rising-star Brazil • First visit of a Russian leader to Cuba in [...]
November 17th, 2008 - 11:05 am § in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Front Page, Honduras, Nicaragua, Press Releases
Dealing with a Bad Deal: Two Years of DR-CAFTA in Central America
Critics argue that for over a decade, the United States has been striving to create commercial inroads into Latin America by way of bilateral free trade agreements that benefit U.S. economic interests to the detriment of those of Latin America. A recent example of this trend was the passage of the D[...]
Disputa geopolítica Chávez vs. EE.UU.
“La generosidad de Venezuela es una realidad porque ofrece a América Latina más o menos cuatro o cinco veces más dinero del que ofrece Estados Unidos.” El que habla no es un presidente populista incondicional del presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez. Tampoco Daniel Ortega o Evo Morales. Se [...]
October 24th, 2008 - 10:10 pm § in In the News, Nicaragua
UN Affairs: Championing the downtrodden – such as Ahmadinejad
Published by The Jerusalem Post By Allison Hoffman Miguel d’Escoto Brockmann, the Nicaraguan diplomat who presides over this year’s UN General Assembly, didn’t name names when he welcomed the world’s heads of state to their annual powwow in New York last month, with speeche[...]
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[...]