Latin American Herald Tribune | Headline News - September 27, 2009

Venezuela (Click here for more Venezuela news)

9/26/2009	Chavez and Gadhafi to Sign 8 Accords in Caracas after 2nd ASA Summit
9/24/2009	Shootout Leaves 10 Suspects Dead, 3 Cops Wounded in Venezuela
9/23/2009	Venezuela Plans $25 Billion in Investment with France’s Total
9/22/2009	Suspicious Fire in Venezuela Destroys Investigation Files of Former Chavez Governor
9/22/2009	Venezuela Foreign Minister Rakes over Old Coals with Colombia

Colombia (Click here for more)

9/26/2009	Priest Goes Missing in Southwestern Colombia
9/25/2009	Nephew of Colombia Rebel Chief Found Dead
9/25/2009	$24 Million in Seized Drug Money Stolen in Colombia
9/25/2009	Ecuador and Colombia to Start Talks Aimed at Normalizing Relations
9/24/2009	Sharp Drop in Colombian Coffee Production, Exports

Panama (Click here for more)

9/17/2009	Three Tons of Cocaine Seized from Panama-Flagged Vessel
8/26/2009	Panama Canal Forecasts Revenue of More than $2 Billion in 2010

Ecuador (Click here for more)

9/25/2009	Ecuador and Colombia to Start Talks Aimed at Normalizing Relations
9/24/2009	Chevron Files International Arbitration Claim against Ecuador
9/24/2009	Ecuador to Buy Warplanes from South Africa
9/20/2009	Two Arrested for Smuggling Drugs in Coconuts in Ecuador
9/18/2009	Ecuador Marks U.S. Departure from Airbase

Bolivia

9/27/2009	At Least 1 Dead, Several Injured in Bolivia Land Clash
9/23/2009	Peasants Take Over Bolivian Gold Mine
9/22/2009	Bolivia Says Lithium Plant 70 Percent Done
9/22/2009	Ecotourism, an Alternative for Bolivia’s Amazon Indians
9/18/2009	Bolivia’s “Rich Mountain” Miners Face Poverty, Early Death

Central America

9/27/2009	Brazil Tells Honduras It Does Not Accept “Ultimatum”
9/27/2009	Costa Rica’s Oil Bill Cut in Half
9/27/2009	Guatemalan Police Seize Pseudoephedrine, Arrest Four
9/27/2009	Legislative Candidate Gunned Down in Honduras
9/26/2009	Zelaya in Good Health Despite Alleged Toxic Gas at Embassy in Honduras

Cuba

9/25/2009	Cuba to Experiment with Ending Free Meals at State Workplaces
9/25/2009	Cuba Seeks World Heritage Designation for Cigar-Factory Readers
9/23/2009	Castro Praises Obama’s “Courageous” Stand on Climate Change
9/22/2009	Cuba: U.S. Prevented 30 Scientists from Traveling to the Island
9/22/2009	Juanes Concert a Blow Against U.S. Embargo, Fidel Says

Brazil (Click here for more)

9/27/2009	Brazilian Police: France’s Alstom Paid $1.3 Million to “Phantom” Company
9/27/2009	Lula, Other Leaders Spied On in Brazil After Dictatorship
9/27/2009	Swatch to Invest $100 Million in Brazil
9/26/2009	Famed Brazilian Centenarian Released from Intensive Care
9/26/2009	Brazil Seeks Closer Trade Ties with Iran

Mexico

9/27/2009	Ex-Cop Who Worked for Drug Traffickers Arrested in Mexico
9/27/2009	Top U.S., Mexican Diplomats Meet to Discuss Drug War
9/26/2009	City Cops Make Up 90 Percent of Police Corruption Arrests in 2009
9/26/2009	Pemex’s Export Revenues Down 55.5 Percent
9/26/2009	U.S. Extradites Kidnapping Suspect to Mexico

Caribbean

9/25/2009	Puerto Rico Teachers Slam Deteriorating Working Conditions
9/23/2009	Cuban Migrants Could Face Charges in Dominican Republic
9/22/2009	Puerto Rico Looking to Shrink Legislature
9/22/2009	Dominican Authorities Cite Increase in Child Prostitution
9/21/2009	Powerful Drug Trafficker Arrested in Puerto Rico

Argentina

9/26/2009	Laid-Off Workers Battle Police at Plant in Argentina
9/23/2009	Australian Firm Announces Lithium Project in Argentina
9/23/2009	Pilot of Argentine “Death Flights” Arrested in Spain
9/21/2009	Argentine Firms Offered Role in Brazil Oil Sector
9/16/2009	42 Dead Whales Found in Southern Argentina

Chile

9/26/2009	Forestry Company in Chile to Lock Out 35,000 Workers for Plant Blockade
9/21/2009	29 Die on Chile’s Highways over Long Holiday Weekend
9/20/2009	23 Die in Traffic Accidents in Chile Over Long Holiday Weekend
9/20/2009	Daughter of Shining Path’s No. 2 Got Asylum in Chile
9/17/2009	Six Die in Chile Bus Crash

Peru

9/24/2009	Peru Gives Doe Run More Time to Complete Clean-Up Work
9/24/2009	Four Foreign Tourists Injured in Accident in Peru
9/23/2009	Peru Seizes 4.5 Tons of Cocaine Bound for Spain
9/21/2009	Peru Criticized for Keeping Radio Station Off Air
9/21/2009	Peruvian Police Capture Suspected Shining Path Commander

Latin America (Click here for more)

9/23/2009	U.S. Agents Open Fire on Vans Trying to Run Border, Wound 4
9/22/2009	Paraguayans Block Road, Demand Land Donated by Moonies
9/19/2009	IAPA Warns of Growing “Harassment” of Latin American Press Freedom
9/19/2009	Pesticides Suspected of Killing 7 Paraguayan Indians
9/16/2009	Central America Celebrates Independence Mired in Crisis

World (Click here for more)

9/26/2009	Spain Approves Abortion-Reform Bill
9/26/2009	Zapatero Optimistic Spain Will Have Continued Role in the G-20
9/25/2009	60 Percent of Undocumented Hispanics Lack Medical Insurance, Survey Finds
9/25/2009	Spain, at G-20 Summit, Presses for Bigger Vote in IMF
9/24/2009	White House Aide Stresses Importance of Latinos’ Learning English

Business (Click here for more)

9/21/2009	Slim Buys 60 Percent of U.S. Oil Services Firm’s Mexican Unit
9/18/2009	Presence of Hispanic Women in Business Grows
9/6/2009	Telefonica and China Unicom in $1 Billion Strategic Alliance
9/2/2009	Remittances to Mexico Fall 19 Percent
8/22/2009	Spain’s BBVA Acquires Failed Texas Bank in Government-Brokered Deal

Oil & Minerals (Click here for more)

9/17/2009	Venezuela To Get $36 Billion in Oil Investment from Russia, China
9/14/2009	Venezuela's Chavez Says Huge New Gas Find Another Reason to Boost Defense Against USA
9/10/2009	Non-OPEC Brazil to Have World's 8th-Largest Crude Reserves
9/8/2009	Pemex Signs Offshore Exploration Deal with France’s CGG Veritas
9/3/2009	Brazil to Have 8th-Largest Crude Reserves

Opinion (Click here for more)

9/27/2009	Las Líneas de Chávez – ¡Somos África…Somos Suramérica!
9/25/2009	VenEconomy: On the Subject of Being Doubled-Faced
9/25/2009	VenEconomía: Hablando de Dobles Caras
9/24/2009	VenEconomy: Another Surprise Law to Be Imposed By the Venezuelan Government
9/24/2009	VenEconomía: Otra Ley Sorpresa

Sports (Click here for more)

9/27/2009	One Fan Dead, Two Injured by Rival Team’s Supporters in Colombia
9/24/2009	American Cowboy Hurt During Rodeo in Spain
9/23/2009	Spain to Host Switzerland in First Round of 2010 Davis Cup
9/21/2009	Golfing Great Ballesteros Says He’s Happy and Feeling Well
9/20/2009	Spain-Israel Davis Cup Tie Wraps Up

Living (Click here for more)

9/27/2009	Rivera Finished Kahlo’s Paintings, Daughter Says
9/27/2009	Spanish Ham Enters Chinese Luxury Market
9/26/2009	Actor with Down Syndrome Wins Prize at San Sebastian Film Festival
9/26/2009	Spanish Pianist Alicia De Larrocha Dies at 86
9/25/2009	Marelisa Gibson Crowned Miss Venezuela