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Dominican Reports 5-Year, $500 Million Investment to Combat Cholera is Paying Off
January 15, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Following up on a government announcement that US$500 million would be spent to rid the country of cholera in the next five years, Listin Diario reports that during a visit made to specialized cholera centers early this week there were practically no patients. continue reading »
Latin America’s Renewable Energy Projects Get $30 Million in Funding
January 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved a $30 million loan for the Emerging Energy Latin America Fund II, designed to boost the private sector continue reading »
Natalee Holloway Suspect Joran Van der Sloot Gets 28-Years in Peruvian Prison
January 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Joran Van der Sloot has been sentenced to 28-years in a Peruvian prison for the killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores. The sentence came after the Natalee Holloway suspect pleaded guilty. continue reading »
No Nukes for Guatemala, Ratifies UN-Backed Treaty Banning Nuclear Testing
January 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Guatemala has ratified the United Nations-backed international treaty banning nuclear tests, bringing the number of State parties to 156. continue reading »
2011 Food Prices Highest on Record According to UN
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Global food prices declined in December, but the overall annual average was the highest ever on record, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reported today. continue reading »
Cop in Violent & Drug Plagued Ciudad Juarez Busy Issuing 6-Year Traffic Ticket for Toy Motorcycle?
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The incident occurred on Dec. 27, when the boy, identified only as Gael, was riding his toy motorcycle in the gated subdivision where his family lives and collided with an SUV that had blown a stop sign continue reading »
Dominican Republic Repatriates 1st Group Deported from U.S. in 2012, 132 Ex-Convicts
January 12, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The Dominican Republic repatriated the first group of Dominican citizen’s deported from the U.S. – 132 criminals. This first group arrived yesterday at Las Americas Airport on a special plane chartered by Immigration and Naturalization Service. continue reading »
Iran’s Nuclear Program Gets Boost from Nicaragua’s President Ortega
January 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Daniel Ortega began his second consecutive five-year term as president of Nicaragua with a speech substantially devoted to defending the Iranian nuclear program. continue reading »
Lawyer Recognizes His Client During Armed Robbery Proceeds to Shoot him Dead
January 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
A lawyer in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic apparently shot three robbers, one of which was his client. continue reading »
Allegations of Amazon Indian Child ‘Burned Alive’ by Loggers Surfaces
January 10, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Loggers have invaded the Amazon home of uncontacted Awá Indians, one of whom has reportedly been ‘burned alive’. continue reading »
Speaker John Boehner Leads Delegation to Latin America, Brazil First Stop
January 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives on Monday praised the pacification program being carried out in "favelas," the shantytowns de Brazil's second-largest city, during a visit to one of those neighborhoods. continue reading »
Chile Tries to Rewrite Its History: Eliminates “Dictatorship” Term from School Curriculum
January 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
The public school curriculum of Chilean children in first through sixth grade will no longer include the term ‘dictatorship’. Now that word will be replace with the term ‘military regime’. continue reading »
Bloody Weekend for Guatemala - 19 Murders in 24 Hours
January 8, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
At least 19 people were murdered in Guatemala over the past 24 hours in different acts of violence, police and emergency services officials said Sunday. continue reading »
117 Children Murdered in Colombia in 2011, Over 40% Under Age of 5 Years-Old
January 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
In 2011 117 children were murdered in Colombia, 41 of them under 5 years of age. This is what emerges from the statistics, sent to Fides, on the toll statements released at the end of 2011 concerning violent deaths in America. continue reading »
Colombia, Followed by Mexico Lead in Number of Religious Workers Killed in 2011
December 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Once again this year, Fides publishes an annual document of all the pastoral workers who lost their lives in a violent manner over the course of the last 12 months. continue reading »
Fuel-Tanker Accident in Venezuela Leaves 14 Dead, Many Injured
December 30, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Fourteen people were killed and 16 others injured Thursday when a tanker-truck carrying gasoline flipped over and burst into flames on a busy highway in the Venezuelan capital, authorities said. continue reading »
Latin American Region Closes Out Year with Economic Gains, Poverty Rate Drops to 30.4% Level
December 29, 2011 | by Inter-American Development Bank | Latino Daily News
Latin America and the Caribbean are closing a year marked by economic gains, but the region remains exposed to external shocks, Inter-American Development Bank President Luis Alberto Moreno continue reading »
Another Two-Headed Baby Born in Latin America! This One is Colombian (VIDEO)
December 27, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
22-year-old Yorlibeth Altamar Góngora from Sincelejo, Colombia gave birth to a baby girl with two heads last Thursday. continue reading »
Latin American Growth Expected to Slow Down in 2012
December 24, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Economic growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will slow down next year due to the sluggish performance of the world economy and uncertainty and volatility of financial markets, warns a United Nations report released this week. continue reading »
Nicaragua Files Suit Against Costa Rica at World Court Over Border Violations
December 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff | Latino Daily News
Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of a new road along the banks of the San Juan River. continue reading »
