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International Outcry Over Honduras Prison Fire, President Vows Full Investigation
February 16, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The fire that killed more than 300 inmates at the Comayagua prison farm in central Honduras will be investigated with full transparency and "international observation," President Porfirio Lobo said Wednesday. continue reading »
Sen. Robert Menendez to Hold Hearings on Iran’s Influence in Latin America
February 14, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, will hold a hearing to examine the implications continue reading »
Colombian Hen May Break Guinness Record with 245-gram Egg (VIDEO)
February 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Hernando Nino, owner of Altamira ranch in Colombia and of the now famous hen, is convinced 245-gram egg is the biggest of its kind and will break the Guinness Record. continue reading »
Number of Dead, Undocumented Dominicans Tops 40 from Shipwreck
February 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The death toll from the sinking over the weekend of a small boat carrying migrants from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico has risen to 43, with the search for the missing continuing, a navy commander told Efe Wednesday. continue reading »
Cuba Using “Sulfurizing” Method on Sugar, Will Reduce Cost to Manufacturers
February 6, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Cuba has begun to employ a new technology to produce white sugar, a measure that improves its quality, avoids the refining process and reduces the cost of manufacture, local media reported Sunday. continue reading »
Chilean Man Steals 11,453 Pounds of Glacier Ice with Plans to Sell to Local Bars
January 31, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Chilean police surprised a man who was transporting in a refrigerated truck 5,200 kilograms (11,453 pounds) of ice that had removed from the Jorge Montt glacier, the cargo apparently destined for bars and restaurants here in the capital. continue reading »
Former Univision TV Personality, Neida Sandoval, Helping Children of Honduras
January 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
After leaving her job as newscaster on Univision television's "Despierta America" (Wake Up America) morning show, Neida Sandoval has invested her time in campaigns to help needy children. continue reading »
Papal Events Should be Free Urges Mexican Archbishop
January 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Pope Benedict XVI's March 23-26 visit to Mexico should serve to inspire unity and people should not be charged to attend papal events, Leon Archbishop Jose Guadalupe Martin Rabago said. continue reading »
Two FARC Rebels Killed by Colombian Army
January 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Two guerrillas were killed and one was wounded in counterinsurgency operations launched over the weekend by the army after the FARC rebel group staged ambushes in northwestern Colombia, killing two civilians and a police officer, military spokesmen said. continue reading »
Foreign Investment to Latin America Increases by 35% in 2011
January 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In spite of the economic turmoil that shook countries last year, global foreign direct investment (FDI) rose by 17 per cent, according to a United Nations report released, which predicts it will continue to increase this year but warns of the risks posed by the frail economic climate. continue reading »
Reggaeton Pair Edgardo Y D’niel Join Fight Against Child Obesity in Puerto Rico
January 24, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Reggaeton duo Edgardo Y D'niel will be the spokesmen for the "A moverse" (Let's Move) campaign to motivate children and teens to exercise and combat juvenile obesity, which affects some 32 percent of the population in their native Puerto Rico. continue reading »
Brazil Nominates Maria das Graças Foster to Head Oil Giant Petrobras
January 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Brazilian government has nominated Maria das Graças Foster to succeed Jose Sergio Gabrielli as CEO of state-controlled oil giant Petrobras, the company said Monday. continue reading »
Comedy Central Comes to Latin America on February 1st
January 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Today, Viacom announced the broadcast launch of Comedy Central Latin America across the region starting February 1, 2012. continue reading »
ABC’s ‘Brothers and Sisters’ Being Remade for Latin American Audiences
January 23, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Disney company is hoping to strike gold twice with its ABC ‘Brothers and Sisters’ television show. The now cancelled show is getting a Latin American remake with a Colombian version being produced. continue reading »
Liberian Grounded Vessel Blocking Argentina’s Main Shipping Port
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A Liberian-flagged vessel that ran aground last Tuesday near the port of Rosario, Argentina's main grain export hub, is blocking some 20 cargo ships from leaving the port, local media reported Sunday. continue reading »
1,300 Year Old Kiln Used by Ancient Zapotecs Discovered in Mexico
January 22, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Mexican archaeologists have discovered in the southern part of the country a kiln used by the ancient Zapotecs to make ceramics more than 1,300 years ago, the National Anthropology and History Institute, or INAH, said. continue reading »
Auto Theft in Mexico at Record High, Increased 87.5% Since 2005
January 20, 2012 | by Estelle Gonzales Walgreen | Latino Daily News
Thefts of insured motor vehicles in Mexico rose 3.4 percent last year to 82,510, a new record, an organization representing insurance companies said. continue reading »
Dominican Selling Fake Visas Calls in 13 Bomb Threats to U.S. Embassy to Cover Up Fraud
January 20, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Dominican, Maria Velez de Alli is accused of making 13 false bomb threats to the American consulate in the Dominican Republican to cover visa fraud activities. continue reading »
Birth Rates in Spain Continue to Decline
January 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The 230,537 births recorded in Spain in the first half of 2011 represents a decline of 1.1 percent from the same period of the previous year and continues a trend that began in 2009, the National Statistics Institute, or INE, said Wednesday. continue reading »
First Company to Market Educational Products to Poor is Launched in Brazil
January 19, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
New social business enterprised launched in Brazil has obtained financing to roll out innovative early childhood development program benefitting as many as 224,000 pre-school children in Brazil continue reading »
