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Earthquake Death Toll Climbs After Additional Bodies Discovered in Guatemala
November 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Guatemalan emergency agencies recovered two bodies that had been buried in rubble since the powerful earthquake that struck the country last week, bringing the official death toll from the disaster to 44, authorities said Tuesday. continue reading »
2 Major Drug Traffickers Apprehended in Colombia
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two drug traffickers suspected of having taken over for Diego Perez Henao, a Los Rastrojos gang boss arrested in Venezuela in June, have been captured by police, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos said. continue reading »
Rights Group Condemns School That Strip Searched Children Over Missing $14
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The government of the western state of Michoacan should take action to "repair the damage done" to about 20 schoolchildren who were strip searched at a public school where 180 pesos ($13.80) had been reported missing, the Mexican National Human Rights Commission, or CNDH, said. continue reading »
IDB Loan Will Support the Productive Community Secondary Education Model in Bolivia
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a loan for $40 million to finance the 2010 “Avelino Siñani-Elizardo Pérez” Education Law in Bolivia, which requires that secondary education be obligatory and that it follow a humanistic and technical model, among other things. continue reading »
IACHR Commends Cuba’s Immigration Reform
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) welcomes the reforms to Cuba's Immigration Law that eliminate some restrictions for Cuban nationals seeking permission to travel outside the country. continue reading »
Mexican Pecan Exporter Sentenced to 4 Years For Scheme to Defraud Ex-Im Bank
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The owner of a pecan brokerage company in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico, was sentenced today to serve 48 months in prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) of approximately $400,000. continue reading »
Costa Rica to Improve Education Infrastructure with $167M Loan
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Costa Rica will improve the physical conditions of educational infrastructure, the learning environment, and the efficiency in elmentary and secondary schools with a $167 million loan approved by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). continue reading »
Chevron Subsidiaries Appeal Asset Embargo in Argentina
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two Argentine subsidiaries of Chevron Corp. have appealed a court ruling freezing the U.S. oil supermajor's assets in the South American country. continue reading »
Spanish Companies Invest $15 Billion in Chile, Says Rajoy
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Accumulated Spanish investment in Chile exceeds $15 billion, Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a message to the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the South American country. continue reading »
Dutch Firm To Expand Mexican Shipping Port with $2 Billion Investment
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Netherlands-based APM Terminals plans to invest $2 billion to expand the containers terminal of the Mexican Pacific port of Lazaro Cardenas, a project that will create 3,000 direct jobs, officials said. continue reading »
Police Operation Kills 6 in Rio de Janeiro Slums
November 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Brazilian police killed at least six suspected drug-gang members in two operations early Saturday in Rio de Janeiro slums. continue reading »
IDB Loan To Improve the Quality of Human Resource Training in Colombia
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $100 million loan to the government of Colombia to reform its human capital formation system. The program aims to improve the quality and relevance of human resource training as a means of raising productivity and labor qualifications in the country. continue reading »
Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Robbing Four New Mexico Banks
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Yesterday morning, Jaime Jesus Sanchez-Ramos, 23, a Mexican national, pleaded guilty to a bank robbery charge under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. continue reading »
IDB Loan Will Improve 1.7 Million Nicaraguans’ Quality of Life
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $35 million loan to improve electricity service in Nicaragua, the third part for the National Sustainable Electrification and Renewable Energy Program (PNESER, the Spanish acronym). continue reading »
3 Mexican Minors Arrested for Killing 7 on Behalf of Los Zetas Cartel
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Three minors accused of killing seven people while working at the service of a drug cartel have been arrested in northern Mexico, authorities said. continue reading »
Brazilian Federal Police Clash with Munduruku Indians Killing 1, Injuring 9
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An indigenous man was killed in a gunfight between Brazilian federal police and Munduruku Indians earlier this week in a remote Amazonian village, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Cuba to Allow Workers to Run State-owned Restaurants
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Starting in December, the Cuban government will lease select state-owned eateries to their workers to run as independent businesses, a possibility that has been available to barber shops and beauty salons for some time. continue reading »
Brazilian Police Arrest 5 Men Who Took Family Hostage
November 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Five men who were on the run after firing shots at a police patrol here in Brazil's largest city invaded a private home and held the family hostage for more than an hour before surrendering, authorities said Friday. continue reading »
Aspiring Honduran Journalist Murdered For His Laptop
November 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An aspiring journalist was killed in Tegucigalpa Thursday when he resisted assailants who wanted to take his laptop computer, Honduran police said. continue reading »
Caterpillar Begins Construction on Mexican Factory that Will Create 1,000 New Jobs
November 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. heavy equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. began construction Thursday on a $500 million factory in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. continue reading »
