Archive for the ‘Latin America’ Category

Moviementos @ the Salmon and Compass

Friday, April 28th, 2006

MOVIMIENTOS @ The Salmon and Compass -Thursday 4th May (7pm -2am) "A politically inspired night of Latin boogie & documentary films on Latin America. The finest in Afro-Latin, Boogaloo, Brazilian, Funk, Ska, Hip Hop, Reggaeton, Salsa, Cumbia, Bachata, Manguebeat, Tango, Drum and Bass, Broken Beats, Rhumba House, Electronica etc.....Music hosted by ...

US trade pact with Peru

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

In the meantime, what’s happening in Peru? Well the outcome of the election is still not clear and looks like it won’t be for a while, seeing as its gone off into a ‘run-off’’ second round. The interesting news is that given the state of play, a dodgy manoeuvre ...

election fever: italy and peru

Tuesday, April 11th, 2006

Elections in Peru and Italy- so what's happening? Most of the focus is what's going on with Berlusconi -who's apparently not admitting defeat yet. the latest news indicates that Romano Prodi, the centre-left opposition leader has won by a slim majority, but nothing will be confirmed till the expat votes ...

Newsnight - Inside Latin America

Tuesday, April 4th, 2006

last night's Newsnight was hilarious, just superb: a look at what's happening in Latin America, with the upcoming elections in Peru, and discussions related to whether there is such a thing as a 'continental drift to the left'. ( and if so, what could the US administration's reaction possibly be..) Gavin ...

Live from Caracas..World Social Forum 2006

Sunday, January 29th, 2006

Happening now in Caracas, Venezuela (January 24-29, 2006) also, its a polycentric Forum this year,so the Karachi bit will be in March 2006. Check this ...

Molotov Cocktails and the Free Trade Area of the Americas

Sunday, November 6th, 2005

the Summit of the Americas is being celebrated: molotov cocktail: an incendiary bomb made from a breakable container, such as a bottle, filled with flammable liquid and provided with a rag wick. Used by the Soviets against the invading German armies in World War II, these bombs were nicknamed after V. ...