David Sasaki · October, 2005

Latest posts by David Sasaki from October, 2005

Dominican Republic: Gas Leak Causes Harm

  25 October 2005

Bracuta has a personal account of yesterday's gas leak in Santo Domingo that does not correspond with official statements saying the leak was not harmful. A commenter has already offered legal services. DR1 searched the United States’ Environmental Protection Agency website “and found that it ‘can cause death by respiratory...

Brazil: Firearm Ban Voted Down

  25 October 2005

Luís Afonso Assumpção celebrates the decision of Brazilian voters to against a ban on selling firearms. Made in Brazil hopes it means that the government will start acting more serious when it comes to public security.

Argentina: Sunday's Election Results

  24 October 2005

Robert Wrighton has an entertaining rundown of Sunday's election results in which the current first lady, Cristina Kirchner easily beat out the former first lady Hilda Duhalde to become senator of Buenos Aires Province. Complete with fancy graphics.

Trinidad and Tobago: More on Death March

  24 October 2005

Caribbean Free Radio has an updated summary of Saturday's “Death March” against crime and lack of accountability in Trinidad and Tobago. Dancehall Blog says that local musicians played an integral role.

Argentina: Another Anti-Bush Bomb

  24 October 2005

GoodAirs covers yet another small explosion, this time at a BankBoston ATM, in protest of George Bush's upcoming visit to the Summit of Americas. GoodAirs also digs up some info on the group's apparent inspiration using Wikipedia.

Mexico: Wilma Destroys State of Quintana Roo

  23 October 2005

Eduardo Arcos [ES] and Olganza [ES] both have continuously updated coverage of Wilma's impact on the states of Yucatan and Quintana Roo in Mexico. Alfredo has a bilingual post about a phone line to locate tourists in Quintana Roo.

Ecuador: Bloggers Report on Intel CEO's Visit

  21 October 2005

Both Eduardo Ochoa and Eduardo Arcos comment on the lack of mainstream media coverage of Intel CEO, Craig Barret's visit to Ecuador and wonder if bloggers are already covering certain news items better than traditional journalists.

Puerto Rico: Thoughts on Statehood

  21 October 2005

Gil Schmidt, who lived 20 years in the U.S., argues that Puerto Rico never has a chance of statehood. Following his post, a commenter writes, “That's absolutely right. Puerto Rico's status means nothing to Americans. To Puerto Ricans, it means everything.”