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Guatemala's Incoming President Must Balance Competing Business And Social Agendas, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

Guatemala's Incoming President Must Balance Competing Business And Social Agendas, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Human Rights Commission Says Heavy Harassment Of Journalists Continued In 2007, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

Human Rights Commission Says Heavy Harassment Of Journalists Continued In 2007, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


More Than A Dozen Musicians Killed In Less Than Two Years In Apparent Drug-Related Murders, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

More Than A Dozen Musicians Killed In Less Than Two Years In Apparent Drug-Related Murders, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Brazil: Senate President Renan Calheiros Resigns, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

Brazil: Senate President Renan Calheiros Resigns, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Cuba Moving To Reform Homophobic And Gender-Discriminatory Policies, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

Cuba Moving To Reform Homophobic And Gender-Discriminatory Policies, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


With U.S. Presidential Campaigns Under Way, Immigration Policy Likely To Remain Hot-Button Issue In 2008, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

With U.S. Presidential Campaigns Under Way, Immigration Policy Likely To Remain Hot-Button Issue In 2008, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


U.S. Billionaire Bill Gates Invests In Lucrative Mexican Beverage, Beer Industry, Ladb Staff Jan 2008

U.S. Billionaire Bill Gates Invests In Lucrative Mexican Beverage, Beer Industry, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Ec-Funded Mine Action In Latin America Volume 2 - Country Reports, Russell Gasser Jan 2008

Ec-Funded Mine Action In Latin America Volume 2 - Country Reports, Russell Gasser

Global CWD Repository

The EC Anti-Personnel Landmine Regulation of 2001 mandated evaluations of EC Mine Action strategy every three years. The first report was a Global Evaluation published in 2005, but this report forms one part of the 2008 evaluation by regions and covers Latin America, 2002-2007.

Total EC funding for mine action in Latin America in the period 2002-2007 was about 8 million euros, roughly 2% of the EC total world wide budget for mine action. Sixty-eight percent of the eight million euros was from the dedicated thematic Anti-Personnel Landmine budget line and 31% was from the geographic budget for Colombia. There …


Proyecto Acceso: The Use Of Popular Culture To Build The Rule Of Law In Latin America, James Cooper Jan 2008

Proyecto Acceso: The Use Of Popular Culture To Build The Rule Of Law In Latin America, James Cooper

Faculty Scholarship

This article is about developing the rule of law in Latin America using popular popular culture and modeling the United States' experience.


Corporate Governance In Latin America: A Functional Análisis, Francisco Reyes Jan 2008

Corporate Governance In Latin America: A Functional Análisis, Francisco Reyes

University of Miami Inter-American Law Review

No abstract provided.


Qubit, January 2008 Jan 2008

Qubit, January 2008

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The January 2008 issue of the Qubit.


Renewable Energy 2008 - Solar Energy, Energías Renovables Jan 2008

Renewable Energy 2008 - Solar Energy, Energías Renovables

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

This report provides a description of solar energy and its uses in Argentina. In addition, it provides information about projects and legislation relating to renewable energy in Argentina.


Draft For The Energy Policy Of The Republic Of Haiti, Bureau Des Mines Et De L'Energie Jan 2008

Draft For The Energy Policy Of The Republic Of Haiti, Bureau Des Mines Et De L'Energie

Latin American Energy Dialogue, White Papers and Reports

Due to the fact that Haiti faces several years in a major energy crisis, largely due to the lack of a national energy policy expressing a coherent vision and objectives and clear guidance, this document was made to fill this need. In particular it targets the status of the country's energy independence, the source of energy sources and the distribution of consumption; the level of access to energy resources and delivery standards; conservation actions and control of environmental effects; and the incentives to stimulate the energy market. It also promotes research and development operations of renewable energy resources available in …


Experiences, Attitudes And Beliefs About Interpersonal Violence: A Study On Costa Rican Adolescents, Monica Mendez Jan 2008

Experiences, Attitudes And Beliefs About Interpersonal Violence: A Study On Costa Rican Adolescents, Monica Mendez

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Research in Latin America regarding interpersonal violence and adolescents is rare if not nonexistent. In a collaborative effort with the Costa Rican Ministry of Education and the National Institute of Women (INAMU), qualitative data were collected from three high schools and one after-school program from rural and urban locations of the Central Valley. The discussion groups/open-ended questionnaires were done with a total of 154 students ranging from ages 14 to 17 and grade levels 8th to 12th. Information was obtained concerning students' perceptions, definitions and opinions on issues relating to interpersonal violence and gender roles and rules. The results show …


Disparo En Red, December 14, 2007, Disparo En Red Dec 2007

Disparo En Red, December 14, 2007, Disparo En Red

Disparo en Red (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The December 14, 2007, issue of Disparo en Red.


Cuba To Permit Human Rights Monitoring; U.S.-Led Critics Downplay Cuban Gains, Ladb Staff Dec 2007

Cuba To Permit Human Rights Monitoring; U.S.-Led Critics Downplay Cuban Gains, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Colombian President Uribe Rescinds Venezuelan Mediation In Peace Talks, Ladb Staff Dec 2007

Colombian President Uribe Rescinds Venezuelan Mediation In Peace Talks, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Venezuelan Voters Reject Constitutional Referendum, Ladb Staff Dec 2007

Venezuelan Voters Reject Constitutional Referendum, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Fidel Castro Nominated To Cuba's National Assembly, Unleashing Speculation On Return To Power, Ladb Staff Dec 2007

Fidel Castro Nominated To Cuba's National Assembly, Unleashing Speculation On Return To Power, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


High Court Rules That Puebla Governor Did Not Violate Journalist's Rights, Ladb Staff Dec 2007

High Court Rules That Puebla Governor Did Not Violate Journalist's Rights, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


Qubit, December 2007 Dec 2007

Qubit, December 2007

Qubit (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The December 2007 issue of the Qubit.


Venezuelan Legislature Approves Constitutional Reforms; Referendum Next, Ladb Staff Nov 2007

Venezuelan Legislature Approves Constitutional Reforms; Referendum Next, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


Central American Sustainable Energy Strategy 2020, United Nations Economic Commission For Latin America (Ecla); System Of Central American Integration (Sica) Nov 2007

Central American Sustainable Energy Strategy 2020, United Nations Economic Commission For Latin America (Ecla); System Of Central American Integration (Sica)

Latin American Energy Policies

This report includes information on the various energy sectors in Central America. It includes two sections on renewable energy with supplemental graphics and charts.


Disparo En Red, November 29, 2007, Disparo En Red Nov 2007

Disparo En Red, November 29, 2007, Disparo En Red

Disparo en Red (Cuban science fiction magazine)

The November 29, 2007, issue of Disparo en Red.


President-Elect Alvaro Colom Could End Corruption In Guatemala, Ladb Staff Nov 2007

President-Elect Alvaro Colom Could End Corruption In Guatemala, Ladb Staff

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Mexican Congress Seeks Weapons-Control Provision In U.S. Anti-Drug Plan, Ladb Staff Nov 2007

Mexican Congress Seeks Weapons-Control Provision In U.S. Anti-Drug Plan, Ladb Staff

SourceMex

No abstract provided.


More International Warrants For 1994 Jewish Center Bombing In Argentina, Ladb Staff Nov 2007

More International Warrants For 1994 Jewish Center Bombing In Argentina, Ladb Staff

NotiSur

No abstract provided.


After Referendum, Costa Rica Still A Long Way From Cafta Implementation, Mike Leffert Nov 2007

After Referendum, Costa Rica Still A Long Way From Cafta Implementation, Mike Leffert

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Un Votes Again For End To Us Blockade Of Cuba, Mike Leffert Nov 2007

Un Votes Again For End To Us Blockade Of Cuba, Mike Leffert

NotiCen

No abstract provided.


Un Votes Again For End To Us Blockade Of Cuba, Mike Leffert Nov 2007

Un Votes Again For End To Us Blockade Of Cuba, Mike Leffert

NotiCen

No abstract provided.