ECONOMICS

New Tiger in the block: Colombia is now open, says President Santos in Wall Street. »

On Friday, May 25, Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia, visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).  During his visit, the President met with NYSE Euronext executives,…

2012 May 26 / Comments Off / Read More »
The Americas Post - Innocent bus riders were caught in the blast that rocked Bogota

Dozens wounded in Bogota bomb attack as Free Trade Agreement takes effect »

A bomb aimed at a hardline former interior minister killed two of his bodyguards and injured at least 31 people in Bogotá’s uptown commercial district Tuesday, in the kind of…

2012 May 16 / Comments Off / Read More »
The Americas Post - Some Mexican authorities may not be happy about Walmart bribery exposure

Mexican authorities investigating Walmart bribery scandal »

Mexico will proceed to investigate allegations that the Mexican unit of Wal-Mart Stores Inc bribed officials to expand its business there. The Mexican federal comptroller’s office said it had begun checking the…

2012 Apr 27 / Comments Off / Read More »
The Americas Post - Tempers are flaring over Argentina's recent move to nationalize YPF

Argentina rejects Spanish demand of nine billion for YPF »

Spanish oil company Repsol-YPF announced it will demand over nine billion dollars from Argentina for nationalizing 51 percent of its YPF division, a price tag that has already been rejected…

2012 Apr 18 / Comments Off / Read More »
The Americas Post - The grass is no longer greener on the northern side of the US-Mexico border

More undocumented Mexicans now leaving US than entering »

Approximately one million Mexicans have returned from the US between 2005 and 2010, according to a new study of Mexican census data….  three times more than the previous five-year period.  As a result,  one…

2012 Apr 09 / Comments Off / Read More »
The Americas Post - Suddenly on-line games like Modern Warfare take on a whole new meaning

US Homeland Security hacking into gaming consoles »

Forensic experts report that pedophiles are increasingly using gaming systems to prey upon children, while terrorists are now utilizing them for online communication. With this in mind, on April 5 the United States Naval…

2012 Apr 09 / Comments Off / Read More »
Security Issues

Peruvian taxi destroyed in old border minefield »

The Americas Post - Apparently a minefield nearly forty years old can still get the job done

Chilean army explosives specialists recovered the remains of a Peruvian taxi out of a minefield on Saturday. At least one person was…

2012 May 28 / Comments Off / Read More »

Women rising in the ranks of Mexican drug cartels »

The Americas Post - Irasema Lopez Garza, partner of Zetas chief Carlos Oliva Castillo, was arrested last year

The high casualty rate in Mexico’s drug war has seen women advance rapidly in the ranks of drug cartels, where they are increasingly gaining more power,…

2012 May 28 / Comments Off / Read More »

Zetas lieutenant “El Loco” arrested for massacre »

The Americas Post - El Loco is the one whose arms are still tired from off-loading 49 bodies

The Mexican army this week accused top leaders from the ultra-violent Zetas drug cartel of ordering the dumping of 49 mutilated bodies in a…

2012 May 23 / Comments Off / Read More »

Top United Nations officials call for war on organized crime in Central America »

The Americas Post - Does the UN have any real hope of accomplishing more than hand-wringing?

Senior United Nations officials yesterday drew the world’s attention to threats posed by transnational organized crime and drug trafficking in…

2012 May 21 / Comments Off / Read More »

Fourth top Mexican army officer arrested for drug trafficking »

The Americas Post - Mexican drug cartel territories are shifting quickly as the body count soars

A fourth high-ranking Mexican army officer has been arrested for possible connections to a drug trafficking cartel. Mexico’s department of…

2012 May 21 / Comments Off / Read More »

Former CIA official says US overrun with foreign spies »

The Americas Post - Hank Crumpton says the United States is infested with foreign intelligence agents

A higher number of foreign spies are active on U.S. soil today than there were during the Cold War, according…

2012 May 16 / Comments Off / Read More »
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POLITICS

US seeks help from South America to counter China »

The Americas Post - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is looking for some neighborly support

During his trip to Colombia, Brazil and Chile this week, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta emphasized the role of those three neighbor countries as military partners in a region where U.S. influence is being challenged by China. And as the military relationships grow, defense officials say it can only…

2012 Apr 30 / Comments Off / Read More »

Guatemala launching new anti-narcotics force »

The Americas Post - Guatemalan Defense Minister Anzueto has a long and isolated Pacific Coast to monitor

The government of Guatemala has formed a new military unit with financial and technical support from the United States to fight drug trafficking in the Pacific Ocean and the San Marcos region bordering Mexico, an official source announced yesterday. Guatemalan Defense Minister Ulysses Anzueto told reporters that Military…

2012 Apr 02 / Comments Off / Read More »

23 Reasons why not decriminalize drugs use. »

The following is stated in the investigation made by the Norwegian Narcotics Governmental Committee  which members, more than 100 consultative bodies, has made a public statement in late February. The picture that emerges is the following: 1) the drug situation in Norway is improving, 2)…

2012 Mar 11 / Comments Off / Read More »

European observers denounce Nicaraguan election fraud »

The Americas Post - It's beginning to look a lot like the 80's again in Nicaragua

A European Union mission that observed Nicaragua’s presidential election in November, in which President Daniel Ortega was reelected, announced on Wednesday that there was a lack of transparency and that the elections were not credible. Ortega, the Sandinista leader who ruled Nicaragua after the revolution of…

2012 Feb 24 / Comments Off / Read More »

How to design and implement public security policies. Former Uruguayan President calls for security overhaul. »

According to former Uruguayan President Luis A. Lacalle de Herrera, a necessary overhaul of that nation’s security policy would entail proper enforcement and adaptation of its laws, prosecution for minor violations, streamlining the judicial process, improving prisons and establishing standards of accountability for juveniles. In…

2012 Feb 24 / Comments Off / Read More »
WORLD

Former CIA official says US overrun with foreign spies »

The Americas Post - Hank Crumpton says the United States is infested with foreign intelligence agents

A higher number of foreign spies are active on U.S. soil today than there were during the Cold War, according to a former top CIA…

2012 May 16 / Comments Off / Read More »

Hitachi camera can scan 35 million “biometric” faces per second and find any target. »

New Big Brother story. A new CCTV camera technology from Hitachi Hokusai Electric can scan days of archived camera footage instantly, and find any face…

2012 Mar 25 / Comments Off / Read More »

23 Reasons why not decriminalize drugs use. »

The following is stated in the investigation made by the Norwegian Narcotics Governmental Committee  which members, more than 100 consultative bodies, has made a public…

2012 Mar 11 / Comments Off / Read More »
NORTH AMERICA

23 Reasons why not decriminalize drugs use.

The following is stated in the investigation made by the Norwegian Narcotics Governmental Committee  which members, more than 100 consultative bodies, has made a public statement in late February. The picture that emerges is the following:…

2012 Mar 11 / Read More »
SOUTH AMERICA

2000-2010: Another lost decade for South America´s economic competitiveness and social welfare.

“There’s no doubt that with the growth of China, we’ve seen a re-commoditization of Latin America,” said Colombia’s Mining Minister Mauricio Cárdenas, an economist and former Director of the Latin America program at the Brookings Institution…

2012 Jan 17 / Read More »
Spain The Americas Post - This Spanish fishing boat outran the Argentine Coast Guard

Spain protests Argentine harassment of fishing boat in the Falklands

This weekend a unique diplomatic standoff took place when a Spanish ship, authorized by Britain to fish in the Falkland Islands, was pursued by Argentine authorities but successfully fled to Uruguayan waters. The incident began when…

2011 Dec 20 / Read More »
We heard... Look who's more popular than Obama

Poll shows popularity boost for Hugo Chavez

The battle that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is waging against cancer appears to be bearing political fruit, according to a new poll that shows his approval rating climbing to 58.9% among that nation’s voters in September.…

2011 Oct 05 / Read More »
SECURITY INFORMATICS The Americas Post - US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is looking for some neighborly support

US seeks help from South America to counter China

During his trip to Colombia, Brazil and Chile this week, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta emphasized the role of those three neighbor countries as military partners in a region where U.S. influence is being challenged by China. And as the…

2012 Apr 30 / Read More »
LIFE STYLE The Americas Post - Chevron's Brazil Corporate Affairs Director Rafael Jaen Williamson has a headache

Brazilian prosecutor doubles down on Chevron

A crusading federal prosecutor in Brazil this week opened his second 20 billion real ($10.9 billion) lawsuit against U.S. oil company Chevron and driller Transocean, doubling the charges against both companies while drawing criticism from other Brazilians. The new lawsuit, the second…

2012 Apr 06 / Read More »
Sectors

New Tiger in the block: Colombia is now open, says President Santos in Wall Street.

On Friday, May 25, Juan Manuel Santos, President of the Republic of Colombia, visited the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).  During his visit, the President met with NYSE Euronext executives, participated in an executive roundtable breakfast,…

2012 May 26 / Read More »
Sports

Widespread suspensions in FIFA bribery scandal

The president of the Dominican Soccer Association, Osiris Guzman, has been suspended for 30 days by the FIFA Ethics Commission, in relation to a potential bribery case. On August 11, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)…

2011 Oct 20 / Read More »

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