As Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez aims to consolidate his supporters into one political party, tensions among his coalition are becoming evident. New York Times
The governor of the state of Rio de Janeiro requested the deployment of the national security forces to the state as a response to recent acts of violence against civilians. BBC
Operation Tijuana was launched yesterday as Mexican federal authorities began investigating police stations, which are believed to be worked in concert with drug gangs. AP
Ten days before being sworn in as Ecuador’s president, Rafael Correa has reaffirmed several of his contentious election promises, which has made investors wary as well as casting uncertainty over the payment of the country’s $11 billion debt. Financial Times
In the Peruvian Amazon, a local program funded by USAID is promoting a fish-farming venture to export the paiche as an alternative to coca cultivation. Christian Science Monitor
Argentina’s rapid recovery from its 2001-2002 sovereign debt collapse has resulted in a windfall for certain investors in the country’s debt restructuring. Financial Times
Guatemalans who have lived in the United States for over a decade may run the risk of being deported as their asylum claims are finally being processed and denied. AP
Cubans resort to unorthodox measures in order to supplement their meager incomes. BBC
Pat Holt argues that Cuba was never a threat to the United States. Christian Science Monitor
Marifeli Perez-Stable advocates for an economic opening under the successor government in Cuba. Miami Herald
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