- Mexico and Cuba reach immigration deal to “avoid Mexican territory being utilized by the mafia as a route for trafficking Cubans.” In other words, no more easy defections.
- Massive academic effort results in a 1200 page encyclopedia of the Spanish language. “…from the beginnings of the language in the 16th century to more modern manifestations of teenage slang on the Internet…to the ‘Spanglish’ phenomenon…” Sounds interesting…and no doubt expensive!
- In Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega targets investigative journalist Carlos Fernando Chamorro, son of Violet Chamorro, who defeated Ortega in elections in 1990. Some say it’s a move towards repression of dissident voices and a slow shift to a totalitarian regime. The Post wonders why the U.S. government hasn’t paid closer attention…
- Argentina’s government seizes private pension funds to help pay off debt. It always sounds so ominous when another country’s government intercedes in the free market, doesn’t it?
- Brazil’s Central Bank to the rescue again, this time to help exporters.
- The Excrement has an analysis of how falling oil prices may impact the Venezuelan economy. I was actually wondering about this myself. How does a megalomaniac maintain his profligate spending ways when oil drops from $140 to $70/barrel in a matter of months?
- Modern-day slavery in Brazil? Low, low wage workers find themselves trapped by financial hardship.
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