Brazil: Social movements reject Belo Monte
60 non-governmental organisations have attacked the partial go-head given to the Belo Monte hydroelectric power station by IBAMA, the federal government’s environmental agency.
Brazil’s MST demands land reform
Activists from Brazil's Landless Movement (MST) are calling on the new President, Dilma Rousseff, to radically reform the country's old agrarian structures, which, they say, perpetuate inequality, injustice and violence.
Argentina: land-grabbing by China
Students, environmental organisations, unions, church groups in Argentina are protesting, as one of China's most powerful agribusiness firms is acquiring thousands of hectares of land
Peruvian elections: Old names and new speeches
The author analyses the election campaign in Peru, three months before Peruvians choose a new President and parliament.
Broadband Cable On its Way to Unplugged Cuba
Fibre-optic cable laid from Venezuela brings the promise of speedy internet to one of the world's least connected countries.
Dominican Republic Confirms First Cholera Death
As cholera sweeps neighbouring Haiti, the Dominican Republic confirms that they have had their first death from the disease.
List of Charges Against Jean-Claude ‘Baby Doc’ Duvalier Continues to Grow
Former dictator moves from hotel to private Port-au-Prince residence as judicial proceedings over his rule gather pace.
Nicaraguan Daily Threatened for Reporting on Corruption
Nicaraguan journalists are threatened for reporting on government corruption.
Undermining Development? EU Trade Policy on Natural Resources
A recent report by Traidcraft Exchange, Oxfam Germany and partner organisations, questions the extent to which countries like Peru benefit from such agreements.
COLOMBIA: 38 indians demobilised through work of local NGO
At least 38 Indians, 20 of them minors and the rest no older than 25, have turned in their weapons and left behind the Colombian armed conflict thanks to a program sponsored by the Association of Indigenous Councils of Northern Cauca, or ACIN.