The Seedier side of NY's Dollar -dance clubs

" NEW YORK (AP) -- As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them...

A new law of nature

This is the kind of news that makes my heart sing!––Imagine that! –-Ecuador is the first nation on the earth to legally acknowledge the rights of nature and all in it on an equal standing with...

Chavez, Morales, Lula and Correa to meet tomorrow

Margarita Island, Nueva Esparta State,Venezuela. It has emerged tonight that Bolivian Presiedent Evo Morales will join the Heads of States from Venezuela - Hugo Chavez-, Brazil, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, and Ecuador...

Ecuador's Correa claims poll win

"They say it was backed by at least two-thirds of voters. Left-wing President Rafael Correa hailed an "historic win". He has said the new constitution will help bring about a more just society and tackle instability in Ecuador. It will enable him to run for two new,...

Bolivian Evo Morales: UNASUR stops US domineering ambitions in Latin America

" New York, Sep 24 (ABI).- President Evo Morales declared on Wednesday, thanks to consolidation of UNASUR (Union of South American Nations), United States won’t lead politically to Latin America.   On an...

Ecuador seizes Brazilian Odebrecht assets and demands compensation

"  President Rafael Correa of Ecuador has ordered troops to seize the assets of a major Brazilian construction company.  The move follows a dispute over the country's second largest dam, which was built by the Odebrecht company but shut down just a year after it...

Oil soars as global financial turmoil continues

" Oil prices have jumped more than $25 a barrel to record their biggest ever one-day gain as US stocks took another beating amid the continuing global financial turmoil.  Uncertainty about what the US...

Bolivia Versus the Empire: Morales Si, Secession No!

The vociferous and facile condemnation expressed by many Americans in response to the democratic revolution occurring in Bolivia led by Indian President Evo Morales is truly astounding.  Those who claim to...

Bolivia, Venezuela, Paraguay and Argentina: threatened by one and the same enemy

"  by Guillermo Almeyra. Things have reached boiling point in Bolivia, where right-wingers emboldened and encouraged by Washington have set out on an upsurge in violence likely to culminate in civil war....

Vague News: Portentous Headlines:Trouble Brewing?

Nine months ago... Anti-American Movement: Chávez's Budget: $250 Million.Present day headlines suggest Planted seed could bloom."Diplomatic scene is changing...   Leftist Latin America challenges US Venezuela, Bolivia Expell Ambassadors Ecuador, Honduras support...

Evo restrained despite US-backed havoc

As Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to show restraing in confronting unrest fuelled by right-wing regional governments and US-backed-opposition movements. After expelling the US Ambassador to...

Brazil doesn't want to join OPEC

As Indonesia prepares to leave and Ecuador just joined amid soaring oil prices, Brazil refuses to become an OPEC member. " Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:43:43 GMT Brazil has turned down a “formal invitation” by...

Ahmadinejad: Iran, Bolivia are allies (updated II)

"Yesterday, Evo Morales, Bolivia’s President, and his counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Iran) had dinner with orphan children at a mosque at Tehran, after fast beginning ,over Ramadan’s first day, the most...

Venezuelan cargo plane found in Ecuador Andes

"  2008-08-31 19:54:02 - QUITO (AP) - Authorities located a downed Venezuelan cargo plane on Sunday after it went missing in the snowcapped Andes five minutes before it was due to land in central Ecuador, civil aviation officials said. The Boeing 737-200, operated by...

Venezuela Advances Economic Cooperation with Argentina and Ecuador

"  August 30th 2008, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com President Chávez and President Correa celebrate the launch a joint oil project in the Orinoco River Belt Friday. Mérida, August 29, 208...

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