“Haiti Needs a Social Policy for Housing”
As many, many people are still living in tents following last year's earthquake Ronal Thelusmond discusses the need for a clear social housing policy to allow everyone to work together in securing a future for Haiti's people.
Water Evaporates in Peru’s For-Export Crops
In Peru, water is in short supply because of the need to export agricultural produce. And the problem is getting worse.
Panama: Clashes as Guaymi protest over copper mining law
Police in Panama have clashed with dozens of indigenous protesters trying to prevent copper mining on their ancestral lands.
Haitian Renaissance: Youth Paint a New Country
Despite the earthquake and extreme physical poverty Haiti's youth express themselves richly through art, promoting human rights, aided by organisation APROSIFA.
An Undying Obsession: Cuba in the Wikileaks Mirror
Wikileaks disclose the United States' ongoing cold war rhetoric when it comes to the Cuban question and their continued efforts to isolate this small Caribbean nation. However the tide is turning and increasingly countries refuse to follow the US lead.
Brazil: tension in Sister Dorothy’s settlement
Six years after Sister Dorothy Stang was murdered, settlers are once more being threatened by loggers near where she lived in the state of Pará.
Latinos and U.S. Foreign Policy: A Lesson for the Future
The author explains how immigration has played an important role in Salvadoran elections.
Guatemala: A Mayan-Qeqchi Community Is Re-Filling The Empty Spaces With Courage...
In the remote Mayan Qeqchi [kek-chi] community of Lote 8, high in the mountains on the north side of Lake Izabal, eastern Guatemala, we stand in thick brush, in the empty space where the home of Amelia Cac Tiul used to be.
Aristide return not helpful before Haiti vote – U.S.
As the second round of elections approaches for Haiti, Ex President Aristide has been issued a passport for return after years in exile in South Africa. Washington is concerned about the distraction in the run up to the deciding vote.
Colombia and the FARC – Full Circle?
Following the death of ‘Mono’ Jojoy, the guerrilla’s military chief (pictured left), many analysts, including the president himself, predicted that it was the beginning of the end for the FARC.