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President Calderon Inaugurates Mexico’s First Solar Power Plant
October 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican President Felipe Calderon inaugurated a large-scale solar power plant that he touted as the region's first, a pilot facility in the northwestern state of Baja California that features 4,000 photovoltaic panels and 1 MW in generating capacity. continue reading »
Sinaloa Cartel Cell Leader Killed in Clash with Mexican Army
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican army soldiers killed a suspected high-ranking leader of the Sinaloa drug cartel in a clash early Saturday, the Sinaloa state Attorney General's Office told Efe. continue reading »
DOL Announces $10M in Funding to Reduce Child Labor in Ecuador, Panama
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is seeking eligible applicants under two competitive grant solicitations to implement projects that will reduce child labor in Ecuador and Panama. continue reading »
Declassified Documents Shine New Light on Cuban Missile Crisis
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Declassified Kennedy Library documents reveal further details of a secret U.S. effort to reach an accord with communist Cuba and avoid a nuclear war during the 1962 missile crisis. continue reading »
Indigenous, Afro-Hondurans Receive $4.4M Aid To Cope with Climate Change
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $4.4 million grant to boost indigenous and Afro-Honduran peoples’ ability to adapt to and mitigate climate change and to reduce their vulnerability to extreme weather events. continue reading »
Mexico Ranks 4th-Most Desirable Investment Location
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico is the fourth-most interesting country for investors after Nigeria, Indonesia and South Korea, according to study released Friday by German magazine WirtschaftsWoche on high-potential economies. continue reading »
Hundreds of Thousands of Colombians Protest Inequality Across Country
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Colombian counterparts of Spain's "indignados" took to the streets of the Andean nation's major cities on Friday to protest inequality. The "Day of Dignity" events in Bogota included students participating in an apprenticeship program and judicial employees, who walked off the job Thursday to demand the government comply with a 20-year-old mandate to standardize their pay. continue reading »
Mexican Senate Passes Money Laundering Bill
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico's Senate passed a long-awaited bill to address money laundering, which is estimated to be a $12 billion a year business. The measure has been sent to President Felipe Calderon's desk for his signature. continue reading »
Honduran Teachers Surround Education Ministry in Protest
October 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A group of teachers surrounded the Honduran education ministry on Thursday in response to a government threat to punish them if they mount protests in schools. continue reading »
Fidel Castro in Good Health, Says Son
October 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
One of Fidel Castro's sons said the former Cuban president "is well" and maintains a daily routine that includes reading and physical exercise. continue reading »
Mexican Olympian Calls On Lawmakers To Take a Stand Against Childhood Obesity
October 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican diver Paola Espinosa, a medalist in the London Olympics, urged lawmakers to do more to ensure the nation no longer leads the world in childhood obesity. continue reading »
Mexico Researches Non-conventional Oil and Gas Resources
October 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexico plans to invest 3.13 billion pesos (some $242 million) in a project that will use state-of-the-art technology to assess the nation's prospective non-conventional oil and gas resources, the Energy Secretariat said. continue reading »
Army Colonel, 8 Soldiers Charged For Deaths of Protesters in Guatemala
October 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
An army colonel and eight troops were arrested Thursday for the deaths of as many as eight protesters during a confrontation last week, Guatemala's attorney general said. continue reading »
Son of Murdered Activist Marisela Escobedo Calls Suspect in Custody “Scapegoat”
October 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The son of rights activist Marisela Escobedo, who was shot and killed in northern Mexico in 2010 while demanding justice for the murder of her daughter, said a suspect arrested in his mother's slaying is a "scapegoat." continue reading »
Biodegradable Rainforest Gum Presented at Green Forum in Mexico
October 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A biodegradable, non-stick gum that won't sully sidewalks and trash cans made of "natural plastic" were some of the products on display at the just-concluded 2012 Green Solutions Forum, held in the Mexican capital to seek ways of combating climate change. continue reading »
President Chavez Chooses Maduro as New Vice President
October 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, just days after winning reelection for the 2013-2019 term, on Wednesday launched reforms in his Cabinet and named Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro as his new vice president, replacing Elias Jaua, who will compete in a regional gubernatorial election in December against opposition leader Henrique Capriles. continue reading »
Police Arrest Man Suspected of Murdering Family Over Land Dispute in Guatemala
October 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The man suspected of leading the slaughter of seven people inside a home south of the Guatemalan capital is in custody, police said Wednesday. Cesar Chavez, 38, was arrested in the village where the killings took place, police spokesman Pablo Castillo told the media. continue reading »
Brazilian Politician Resigns After Corruption Conviction
October 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The former chairman of Brazil's ruling Workers Party resigned on Wednesday as special adviser to the Defense Ministry after his conviction on corruption charges. continue reading »
Tomb With 1,300 Year Old Remains Discovered in Mexico
October 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican archaeologists discovered the tomb of a person who may have led a region in what is now the southern state of Oaxaca approximately 1,300 years ago, the National Institute of Anthropology and History said. continue reading »
Opposition Calls For Justice Against Government’s Role in Protesters’ Deaths
October 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Guatemalan opposition party filed a formal criminal complaint Tuesday against President Otto Perez Molina and other top officials for the deaths of eight protesters at the hands of the army. continue reading »
