Monthly Archives: January 2019

Widespread Gas Shortage In Mexico As Government Tries To Thwart Fuel Thieves

Drop by drop, gallon by gallon, thieves have been draining the pipelines and coffers of the Mexican government. Last year, $3 billion worth of fuel was stolen from Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned oil company, according to the country’s new president. But a crackdown by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has left many ordinary Mexicans struggling to find gas. The government has shifted transport… Read more »

Brazil deploys troops to stop violence in Fortaleza

Soldiers will patrol there and across the state of Ceará in a bid to halt attacks on shops, banks and buses. The justice ministry ordered the special deployment after dozens of attacks this week. The attacks are a protest against new, tougher measures in local prisons, largely controlled by criminal gangs. Prison authorities in the state have blocked mobile phone… Read more »

Pre-Aztec ‘Flayed god’ temple uncovered in Mexico

Historically, throughout the region, priests paid tribute to the deity by wearing the skin of human sacrifices. Items relating to the deity were discovered at a site in Puebla state, and believed to date from 900-1150 AD. Mexican archaeologists say the find may be the earliest dedication to Xipe Tótec discovered in Mexico. Worship of the God, who represents fertility and… Read more »

Castro denounces US ‘confrontation’ as Cuba marks revolution

Mr Castro, who is still head of Cuba’s ruling Communist Party, was speaking on the 60th anniversary of the revolution led by his brother, Fidel. He urged Cubans to prepare for all scenarios to defend their independence and said the revolution “had not aged”. The Castro brothers, first Fidel and then Raul, ruled the country between 1959 and 2018. Raul… Read more »

Almost 4,000 caravan migrants preparing to leave Mexico City

The bulk of the migrant caravan travelling from Central America towards the US border are preparing to leave Mexico City to start the most dangerous part of their journey. Almost 4,000 Central American migrants will depart a stadium in southern Mexico City having spent much of the week in the sports complex. The group have spent the past few days in the Mexican capital resting, receiving medical attention… Read more »

Guatemala court blocks government’s bid to expel UN team

The International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) has been running for more than a decade. On Monday, politicians informed the body it had 24 hours to leave. The commission was investigating President Jimmy Morales over alleged funding irregularities during his 2015 election campaign. He has accused it of acting illegally and undermining Guatemalan sovereignty. Last year, the president said… Read more »

Guatemala on the Verge of a Constitutional Crisis After Withdrawl from UN-backed Anticorruption Agreement

“He has engaged in a pattern of behavior that has undermined Guatemala’s justice system and brought the country to the brink of a constitutional crisis,” commented Guatemalan-born Norma Torres, California’s 35th representative. The representative was referring to Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales, after he stated Guatemala will be withdrawing from a UN-backed agreement to prevent corruption within the third-world nation. He… Read more »

Analysis Post #8

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Recently the talk in South America has been directed towards Venezuela. A Country whose population has been dropping. People aren’t dying at rapid numbers they have been leaving, close ot 5,000 each day. Usually when we see this vast amount of people leave it is due to war or religious persecution. That is not the case in Venezuela, they have… Read more »

Government shutdown: Is there a crisis on the US-Mexico border?

President Donald Trump says a federal government shutdown will continue until he receives billions in funding to address a “humanitarian and security crisis at our southern border”. As the partial shutdown pushes through its third week, an estimated 800,000 federal employees are going without pay and the effects are being felt across the US. Nevertheless, President Trump is adamant that… Read more »

Ecuador’s Opposition to Mining Will Lead to a Decline of Business

Ecuador is a beautiful Country with plenty of raw materials . The access to the Amazon allows Billions of dollars worth of land. One of the biggest materials is copper. Copper is one of the most useful and important materials we use everyday without even realising it. Copper is used in most electronics, so it’s in your phone, your car,… Read more »