Honduras: Porfirio Lobo elected new president
In today’s podcast at 11AM Eastern, Honduras elects Porfirio Lobo as new president Rival Elvin Santos concedes defeat as ousted president, Manuel Zelaya, declares vote illegitimate Profile of Porfirio...
View ArticleUruguay: High hopes
Uruguay Has Big Hopes for Pot Industry Uruguay hopes that its status as the only country to fully regulate the cannabis industry will turn it into a magnet for investment in medical and other...
View ArticleElections: No change in Brazil, Uruguay
First Uruguay: Same old, same old, in age and in politics, Since Pepe Mujica could not run for a second term according to the Uruguayan Constitution, an election took place yesterday, which now goes to...
View ArticleHe can have my Volvo for US$500,000
Soon-to-be-former Uruguayan president Pepe Mujica claims that an unnamed Arab sheik (who must have been smoking the Uruguayan government’s most famous crop) has offered to buy Mujica’s VW Beetle for...
View ArticleThe dropping helicopters Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
The Indian helicopters that Ecuador bought keep falling off the sky, but the bigger story is Iran’s continued presence in the region. ARGENTINA China to supply Argentina five “Malvinas Class” offshore...
View ArticleThe Argentinian election Carnival of Latin America and the Caribbean
Argentinians voted yesterday. There will be a runoff, Scioli vs Macri (more on that later today). New Scrutiny on Vote Buying as Argentine Elections Near. The practice, which is not illegal, was called...
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