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Iceland Dumps Government & Arrests Bankers
ICELAND. No news from Iceland?… why? How come we hear everything that happens in Egypt but no news about what’s happening in Iceland: In Iceland, the people has made the government resign, the primary banks have been nationalized, it was decided to not pay the debt that these creat...
Peru Law Bans GMO Import, Cultivation, Breeding
Lima, jun. 07 (ANDINA). The Plenary Session of the Congress, approved the opinion of the law project that declares a moratorium of ten years that prevents the import of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) on the national territory for cultivation, breeding or of any transgenic product...
Water Contamination Threatens Mexican Capital
Pollution threatens Mexico City water. Supply of clean water in peril due to growing contamination of ancient canals. Water contamination is threatening residents of Mexico City, the Mexican capital, where many people rely heavily on surrounding water basins for fresh wa...
Video:    Machu Picchu reopens in Peru
One of the world's most treasured archaeological sites - the Machu Picchu in Peru - has formally re-opened after it was closed for two months following heavy rains and landslides in January that destroyed access to the 15th century Inca site.It the most visited site in Latin America an...



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Video: Fighting Hunger in Brazil
Video (2min 37sec) About a billion people suffer from hunger everyday throughout the world, according to the UN, and millions of those...
Video: Civilians Caught Up in Colombia war
Video (2min 30sec) Colombia's government forces have been embroiled in fighting with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, the c...
Video: Relationship Between Canada and United States
Video: (6min 16sec) Relationship Between Canada and United States This is a fascination video about the relationship between Canada a...
Video: Canada Stepping Up Military in Arctic
Video: (17min 41sec) Canada Stepping Up Military in Arctic As the scramble for Arctic resources intensifies, Canada is stepping up it...
Video: Difficult Bermuda Triangle Rescue Missions
Video: (3min 38sec) Difficult Bermuda Triangle Rescue Missions Bermuda Triangle coastguards demonstrate a rescue mission by helicopte...
The Benefits Of Trade With Latin America
Before researching business opportunities and trade Latin America, you must first learn about the region. It is divided into four bloc...
Belize As Tax Haven In This Global Slowdown
The global slowdown has affected each and every industry and the investment capacity of people. Tax havens have not been an exception....
Nicaragua & Costa Rica Find A New War To Fight
There is no doubt that real estate in Nicaragua is vastly cheaper than its southern neighbour Costa Rica, and the recent upturn in int...
Panama Energy Plan Envisions Two Billion Dollar Investment
Panama’s energy authority has just presented a national plan for investment in the energy sector for the next fifteen years. Accordi...
Video: Future of Panama Canal And How It Works
Video: (4min 55 sec) Future of Panama Canal And How It Works Future of Panama canal - how it works. Panama economy and regional role...
Video: Honduran Poor Pay Price of Coup
Video: (2min 45sec)Honduran Poor Pay Price of Coup While the stand-off in Honduras between Roberto Micheletti, the interim president,...
How To Help Poor Orphans In Mexico
The number of orphaned and abandoned children is increasing dramatically in Baja California, Mexico. All the orphanages in the state ...
Video: Mexico drug cartels hit Guatemala
Video (2min 51sec) : Mexico drug cartels hit Guatemala. Guatemala is increasingly being used as a base for Mexican cartels who are u...
Video: Past is Present in Latin America
2 Videos: Over recent years there's been a tendency in the international media to attribute the arrival of left wing parties to power...
Video: Brazil's Poor Hit by Economic Crisis
Video (2min 37sec): Brazil's Poor Hit by Economic Crisis. As Latin America's business elite meet at the World Economic Forum in Bra...