Full Coverage: Latin America & Caribbean

31.05.2006 According to a new report, China, India, and Brazil could cut their rapidly rising energy use and greenhouse gas emissions by more than 25 percent using existing energy efficient technologies.

31.05.2006 The solution to the decades-long human rights agony inflicted on Colombia's people lies in a revived form of regional solidarity, argues international relations professor and long-time Colombia resident Juan Gabriel Tokatlian.

29.05.2006 With world energy prices and climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions ballooning in tandem with a surge in energy demand from the hot economies of China, India and Brazil, the world has a major stake in the success of energy reduction efforts, particularly in those three countries, say experts concluding a four-year international project.

26.05.2006 QUITO, May 26 (IPS) - Showing the door to Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and scuttling U.S. free trade negotiations have long been agenda priorities for Ecuadorian social movements and political sectors. But following government steps that have all but made these goals a reality, the atmosphere seems more anxious than celebratory.

24.05.2006 Interview with Nicaraguan lawyer Vilma Núñez de Escorcia.
Below are extracts from an interview by Noticias Aliadas collaborator Suzanne Timmons, with Nicaraguan lawyer Vilma Núñez de Escorcia, who presided over the hearings in the Permanent Tribunal of the People.

24.05.2006 O povo mexicano vai às urnas no dia 2 de julho para escolher seu novo presidente. Felipe Calderón é o candidato do PAN, que hoje é governo. Contra ele, o principal nome é o de Lopéz Obrador que apesar de aparecer como um candidato de esquerda sofre a crítica de setores mais radicais que o consideram moderado demais.

24.05.2006 Après six années de crise politique, dont les deux dernières furent marquées par l’occupation militaire étrangère et la mise sous tutelle du pays, Haïti renoue avec un optimisme relatif, à la suite de l’annonce des résultats du second tour législatif.

22.05.2006 In the past few days Greenpeace has repeatedly blocked the operations of US multinational Cargill, which it says is one of the leading culprits in the invasion of soya into the Amazon.

22.05.2006 The 'Usina Verde' project seeks to generate energy in Brazil while eliminating urban waste and helping to curb global warming. But its good intentions have not won over environmental groups because the plan involves burning the garbage.

19.05.2006 Charges that the Amazon is being internationalised by the presence of more than 3,500 NGOs are being debated at a meeting of Brazilian state legislatures.
* Kentucky Fried Amazon

19.05.2006 Caribbean Telecommunications Union (CTU) organises symposium in Jamaica on the theme of “ICTs: Facilitating Caribbean Integration”.

19.05.2006 If the Colombian authorities fail to act swiftly to protect the Nukak - caught up in a civil war between guerrillas and government - the country's last nomads face extinction, the director of Survival International warned yesterday.

18.05.2006 As Mexico’s President Vicente Fox enters the final months of his term, the ambitious human rights agenda that he brought with him to office remains largely unfulfilled, says a new report.

17.05.2006 One Man Uses Gas And Oil Money To Help The Poor. The Other Uses It To Buy Guns. Guess Who Gets Vilified.Civilisation has a new enemy. He is a former coca grower called Evo Morales, who is currently the president of Bolivia.

16.05.2006 UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (IPS) - Every year, the U.N.'s Department of Public Information unveils its list of the world's 10 most under-reported stories, implying that politics, murder and sex scandals still take precedence over poverty, peace-building or economic development.

16.05.2006 Energy, climate change, free trade and fair trade, the always boisterous Evo Morales--check out Oxfam's Amy Barry's blow-by-blow blog from last week's summit.

15.05.2006 Even though Ecuador has signed various international agreements for the protection of human rights, the country lacks a system to protect minors as well as an accurate count of how many Colombian children have sought refuge within its borders.

15.05.2006 President Chávez - currently on a visit to Britain - and Venezuela deserve the support of all who believe in social justice and democracy, says Ken Livingstone.

15.05.2006 Haiti's new president deserves a fair opportunity to provide health care, education, and potable water for the impoverished nation, says a U.S.-based organization campaigning for debt relief.

13.05.2006 VIENNA, May 13 (IPS) - The governments of Argentina and Bolivia joined civil society organisations, in the Austrian capital, to accuse European companies of disregarding laws on the environment, civil rights and labour in their operations in Latin America and the Caribbean.