· December, 2009

Stories about Latin America from December, 2009

El Salvador: The Role of the Media as Watchdogs

  22 December 2009

In El Salvador, Willian Marroquín writes about the role of the media as watchdogs for the new programs of the administration of President Mauricio Funes [es], including those from the Ministry of Education. He writes that hopefully the media would stop being ‘spokespersons’ for the government as had been the...

Peru: Deaths in Huancabamba Protests

  22 December 2009

Two residents of the Peruvian province of Huancabamba were killed during a recent protest against mining activity, and Caviar de Cianuro [es] writes about the recent investigation findings that they were shot in the back.

Honduras: Christmas Songs

  19 December 2009

Nacer en Honduras [es] shares Christmas music from Honduras, including an album by the group The Speeds, which released the Christmas album in 1969.

Bolivia: Deforestation Rate Twenty Times Global Average

  19 December 2009

With the end of 2009 fast approaching, Carlos Gustavo Machicado of Guccio's [es] takes a look back at some of the economic and environmental issues in Bolivia, including noting the fact that the country's deforestation rate is 20 times the global average.

Ecuador: Debates Over New Communication Law

  18 December 2009

In Ecuador, there is an ongoing debate about a proposed Communication Law, which would require practicing journalists to hold degrees, require journalists to reveal sources, and other changes. Opponents are calling this a new 'Gag Law.'

Cuba: Growing Blogosphere

  16 December 2009

Generation Y is encouraged by the fact that “the alternative Cuban blogosphere continues to propagate itself.”

Cuba, U.S.A.: American Arrested in Havana

  15 December 2009

The Cuban Triangle comments on press reports that “an American citizen working on a USAID contract was arrested in Cuba” for allegedly “distributing ‘cell phones, laptops, and other communications equipment’.”

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