11.17.2006
Friday's News
The Colombian government probe into ties between certain Sucre congressmen and paramilitaries has not been good for president Alvaro Uribe, as the implicated are members of parties loyal to Uribe. Economist
Since the end of Guatemala's civil war ten years ago, violence continues to plague the country. President Oscar Berger has been unsuccessful in his efforts to reform the tax system, improve security forces, and provide land holdings to peasants. Economist
President Nestor Kirschner of Argentina fired his housing secretary, Luis D'Elia, for making comments accusing Argentina of supporting an American-Israeli alliance by issuing a warrant for Iran's former president. Economist
Under president Evo Morales, Bolivia appears to be leaning towards a more moderate, pragmatic left. Venezuela's influence is waning in areas such as regional integration and natural resource ownership, and foreign companies are doing better now after the "nationalization" than they were in previous goverments, due to soaring gas prices. Financial Times
Mary O'Grady urges the US Congress to ratify bilateral FTAs with Peru and Colombia. She argues that preferencial access to US markets has already existed for both countries, and that doing the same for the US would benefit both countries. In addition she points out that the murder of labor leaders in Colombia is due to generalized violence rather than a reflection of poor labor standards in that country. Wall Street Journal
The most recent poll in Ecuador's presidential election has leftist Rafael Correa surging to within three points of Alvaro Noboa. AP
US Ambassasador Paul Trivelli has confirmed that he will meet with Nicaraguan president-elect Daniel Ortega. AP
Since the end of Guatemala's civil war ten years ago, violence continues to plague the country. President Oscar Berger has been unsuccessful in his efforts to reform the tax system, improve security forces, and provide land holdings to peasants. Economist
President Nestor Kirschner of Argentina fired his housing secretary, Luis D'Elia, for making comments accusing Argentina of supporting an American-Israeli alliance by issuing a warrant for Iran's former president. Economist
Under president Evo Morales, Bolivia appears to be leaning towards a more moderate, pragmatic left. Venezuela's influence is waning in areas such as regional integration and natural resource ownership, and foreign companies are doing better now after the "nationalization" than they were in previous goverments, due to soaring gas prices. Financial Times
Mary O'Grady urges the US Congress to ratify bilateral FTAs with Peru and Colombia. She argues that preferencial access to US markets has already existed for both countries, and that doing the same for the US would benefit both countries. In addition she points out that the murder of labor leaders in Colombia is due to generalized violence rather than a reflection of poor labor standards in that country. Wall Street Journal
The most recent poll in Ecuador's presidential election has leftist Rafael Correa surging to within three points of Alvaro Noboa. AP
US Ambassasador Paul Trivelli has confirmed that he will meet with Nicaraguan president-elect Daniel Ortega. AP
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