Full Coverage: Central America
April 2008
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29.04.2008
In the wake of World Malaria Day, an anti-pesticide advocacy organization discusses the danger of spraying DDT to kill mosquitoes carrying the disease and promotes malaria prevention alternatives.
more...From: Pesticide Action Network North America (PANNA) Related topics/regions: [Mexico] Image: Malaria sign, Kenya. © Peter Armstrong
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24.04.2008
This week's closed-door meeting of leaders from Canada, Mexico, and the United States is likely to produce changes that "will favor narrow corporate interests over the public good," write trade analysts Sarah Anderson and Manuel Pérez Rocha.
more...From: Institute of Policy Studies Related topics/regions: [Canada] [Mexico] [United States] Image: U.S. President Bush and Mexican President Calderon shake hands at an Aug. 2007 summit. © Eric Draper - White House
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11.04.2008
The recent economic downturn in the United States is causing a dramatic decrease in remittances -- the amount of money migrant workers send home to support their families.
more...From: New America Media Related topics/regions: [United States] [Mexico] [India] Image: With nearly 40 million immigrants, U.S. global remittances exceed $300 billion per year. © American Friends Service Committee
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10.04.2008
"Show your support of trade agreements that assure job security and decent livelihoods, and take a stand against the NAFTA model that displaces millions from their homes and jobs and furthers environmental destruction," urges a group advocating fairer globalization.
more...From: Global Exchange Related topics/regions: [United States] [South Korea] [Peru] [Panama] [Colombia] Image: © American Friends Service Committee
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