LATIN AMERICA News, Apr 01, 2012

Giving Latin American Aviation The Freedom To Succeed AvStop Aviation News I cannot understand why all Latin American governments don't do the same. It can only help.” Following on from IOSA is the IATA Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO). It is improving safety and helping reduce the $4 billion annual cost of ground ... See all stories on this topic » AvStop Aviation News

I hope we would do it all again if we had to, says widow of Falklands hero Telegraph.co.uk In a strongly-worded article for The Daily Telegraph he describes the South American country's recent aggressive actions as “deeply regrettable.” Mr Hague pledges to defend the sovereignty of the islands and says the combative policies adopted by the ... See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk

IATA: Giving Latin American aviation the freedom to succeed Breaking Travel News If this does not improve, then the current rate of traffic growth means that in six years, carriers here will experience a major accident every eight weeks. Clearly that is not sustainable.” “If Latin American aviation is to continue to deliver on its ... See all stories on this topic »

Ford: Expect High Upside This Year Seeking Alpha Third, Ford's overseas operations, specifically in Europe and Latin America, are better positioned than General Motors (GM), Chrysler, and the Japanese automakers. Finally, Ford's brand is perceived as better than General Motors, cheaper South Korean ... See all stories on this topic »

Latin American stocks show strong first quarter Business Recorder (blog) Latin American stocks ended the first quarter of 2012 strongly on Friday with Brazil's Bovespa and Chile's IPSA posting their sharpest quarterly gains since September 2010. With fears of a European debt crisis easing and a slowly improving economy in ... See all stories on this topic »

Harper set to meet with US, Mexican leaders in Washington Montreal Gazette This month, Harper is poised to possibly announce a refreshed version of the “Americas Strategy” he touted in 2007 when he made his first visit to Latin America. The pillars of that strategy were to increase economic prosperity, promote democracy, ... See all stories on this topic »

Palm oil makers urge accounting shift Financial Times By Adam Jones Malaysian palm oil producers are spearheading a push to tailor international accounting rules more to the needs of Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa. The plantation owners are leading calls for the International Accounting ... See all stories on this topic »

Argentina: Small Army, Big Claims on Falklands Wall Street Journal In addition, many Latin American countries have taken advantage of booming commodity prices to strengthen their defense, said Alejandro Corbacho, a specialist in defense at the Center for Macroeconomic Studies in Buenos Aires. See all stories on this topic »

For Danny Glover, artistry and activism work together Reading Eagle Off-screen the 65-year-old actor is an outspoken human-rights activist, having focused in recent years on issues of poverty and disease in developing nations in Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America. That Glover has ended up being a movie star is a ... See all stories on this topic »

Interval Platinum Celebrates Banner First Year MarketWatch (press release) In Latin America and several European markets, more members have upgraded than anticipated, reinforcing its global appeal. "Starting out so strong has been a tremendous validation of Interval's ongoing ability to deliver industry-leading benefits and ... See all stories on this topic »

In Arizona, Censoring Questions About Race New York Times (blog) If siblings — who share the largest amount of DNA — can be identified as being of different races because of the way they look (as is common in Latin America and in my own family), how can race be biological? There just is no clear cut way to map our ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

US, EU blast Argentina s trade restrictions at WTO The News International Guillermo Moreno, Argentina's domestic commerce secretary and the top enforcer of the government's interventionist policies in recent years, has been given a key role in monitoring the import restrictions. He is known in the South American country for ... See all stories on this topic »

Despite papal visits, ministering to Cuba's Catholics still difficult Kansas City Star They cannot approximate the kind of church services or evangelical outreach that's commonplace in the rest of Latin America. There's a strain here on what elsewhere in the Americas is taken for granted — whether it's being forced to celebrate Mass in ... See all stories on this topic »

Obama's Nominee for World Bank Visits Ethiopia Ezega April 1, 2012 - Obama's nominee to head the World Bank went through a global tour to promote his candidacy with stops in Africa, Asia and Latin America, according to media reports. Dr. Jim Yong Kim, the president of Dartmouth College, is on “listening ... See all stories on this topic » Ezega

Gold Blossoming in Colombia: Paul Harris NASDAQ The Gold Report: Colombia's mining and energy sectors received about $12 billion ( B ) in foreign direct investment ( FDI ) in 2011, making it the largest recipient of FDI relative to gross domestic product of any country in Latin America. See all stories on this topic »

Set-in-Miami 'Magic City' delicious, depraved MiamiHerald.com At the end of 1958, Miami's 30000 Cubans were an exotic demographic niche; by 1960, their number would grow to 250000 and the city was well on its inexorable march to becoming the capital of Latin America. Part of the allure of Magic City lies in ... See all stories on this topic »

Exhibit Review | Art Access Gallery: Career retrospective has Latin flair Columbus Dispatch The warm, rich colors found in Latin American art have followed her throughout her career. Mosaiclike detail and control characterize the art presented from the 1970s and '80s — such as Spiderman, an intricate web in vivid complementary tones; ... See all stories on this topic » Columbus Dispatch

Argentina hurts itself in Falklands/Malvinas MiamiHerald.com The Kelpers are, among other things, worried about the Argentine president'srecent request to Chile to take over the Lan Chile airline-operated flights to the mainland, the only ones connecting the islands with South America. See all stories on this topic »

Pilot Shortage Means Big Business for Flight Academies Aviation International News “Europe will need 92500 pilots; North America, 82800; Latin America, 41200; the Middle East, 36600; Africa 14300; and the CIS 9900.” The question now is where will all these new pilots be trained? Jason Blair, executive director of the National ... See all stories on this topic »

North Valley Plastic Surgery Introduces Updated, User-Friendly Website Design Albany Times Union Dr. Ramon Robles brings an international approach to the Scottsdale practice with his ability to communicate with Spanish-speaking clients from South American and Latin American countries as well as both Spanish and English speaking patients from the ... See all stories on this topic »

Djokovic beats Monaco to set up Murray final SBS Monaco, who had been cheered on by a largely Latin-American crowd, went long on the decisive point, however, to hand victory to Djokovic. "I started very strong, just going for the shots, being very aggressive, then I just wasn't able to close it out," ... See all stories on this topic »

US, EU blast Argentina's trade restrictions at WTO Business Recorder (blog) Friday's joint statement at the WTO said government officials were apparently using arm-twisting tactics to enforce the agreements - a frequent complaint of local businesses in Latin America's No 3 economy. "Many companies have reported receiving ... See all stories on this topic »

Tensions high on 30th anniversary of Falklands war FRANCE 24 “We are further away than before the war to solving this conflict,” Dr Francisco Panizza senior lecture in Latin American Politics at London's LSE told FRANCE 24 on the eve of Monday's anniversary. “Before the war Britain was prepared to discuss the ... See all stories on this topic » FRANCE 24

Cape Town street festival postzambia.com African, Caribbean, Latin American, and Indian: it is the 'united nations' of rhythm. There is also a kaleidoscope of gyrating bodies performing all kinds of dance as the moon shines bright over Table Mountain. This is carnival - Cape Town style. See all stories on this topic »

Argentina puts Falklands back on political map Sydney Morning Herald More than 30 British diplomatic delegations over the past 18 months have visited various Latin American capitals in part to explain London's position. ''The absolutely vital point is that we are clear that the future of the Falkland Islands is a matter ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Crosstie Market Stays Strong Pallet Enterprise The most recent issue of the Railway Tie Association's (RTA) Crossties magazine carried a few editorial pieces that focused on the healthy crosstie market. Also, the first quarter issue of Forest and People recently carried a comprehensive article on ... See all stories on this topic »

Argentina pressing for role in Falklands UPI.com British diplomats have been visiting various Latin Americancapitals to explain their side of the dispute, and a Royal Navy destroyer was dispatched to the area to reinforce the troops stationed there. "The absolutely vital point is that we are clear ... See all stories on this topic » UPI.com

Sonny Rollins, Pat Metheny, Wynton Marsalis to play at Detroit Jazz Festival Detroit Free Press AP PHOTO By Mark Stryker Anyone concerned that a recent leadership change at the top of the Detroit Jazz Festival might mean a lowering of artistic ambitions or an increase in commercial crossover styles can breathe a sigh of relief. See all stories on this topic »

5 Outperformers Over The Last Year Seeking Alpha For shares to continue to appreciate towards the $100 mark the company needs to expand its current net margin of 3.5% as shares are valued at roughly 30 times earnings already. The rate and the success of its expansion plans in Latin America will be ... See all stories on this topic »

Bookview's April Edition is Posted The Moral Liberal Acemoglu is the Killian Professor of Economics at MIT and Robinson is a political scientists and economist, an expert onLatin America and Africa, teaches at Harvard. The book is a hefty tome, but reads smoothly as the authors explore why some nations ... See all stories on this topic » The Moral Liberal

Brazil considering tax breaks and higher tariffs to help struggling industries MercoPress Brazil will extend a payroll tax break to some manufacturers as part of a package of new measures to help struggling industries in a move to help the recovery of Latin America's top economy, a senior government source revealed to the local media. See all stories on this topic » MercoPress

Good Friday Now a Catholic Holiday in Cuba after Pope Makes Plea to Castro ... Hispanically Speaking News Cuba's government has declared Good Friday a holiday to comply with a request by Pope Benedict XVI during his recent visit to the island, a decision taken as an “exception” this year while awaiting the “definitive ruling.” The official daily Granma, ... See all stories on this topic » Hispanically Speaking News

Cholera in Haiti San Antonio Express Haiti had escaped the cholera that raged through Latin America in the 1990s, and even the cholera that struck the Caribbean in the 19th century. It appeared “extremely unlikely” that cholera would present itself, a CDC post-earthquake brief said. See all stories on this topic »

Milton gardeners helping museum Boston.com The members - Ruth Culleton, Joan Faulkner, and Mary McLaughlin - will identify the common name for each tree, along with its Latin name, species, and family. The museum will create a map with a self-guided tour of its trees and flowering shrubs, ... See all stories on this topic » Boston.com

2012 Economic Report on Africa shows continent has potential to be pole of ... Ghana Business News The 2012 edition of the report titled 'Unleashing Africa's Potential as a Pole of Global Growth', examines recent developments in the world economy and implications for Africa and analyses the economic and social prospects for 2012. See all stories on this topic » Ghana Business News

110 years of the Malibay 'cenaculo': Pasay's living heritage GMA News Granada is also the son of the current director (and third-generation sinakulista) and was the only one in the family who did not leave for the US, much to the father's chagrin. Granada's father joined the Malibay passion play at the age of 17, ... See all stories on this topic »

Novelist McCann Pays Tribute to Tom Wolfe at W&L (Audio) Washington and Lee University News Office (blog) "The word 'fiction' comes from the Latin 'to shape.' Fiction doesn't lie; fiction shapes things," McCann said. "Literature reveals a truth that the world so often obscures or wants to obscure." The theme of the annual Wolfe Seminar was “Knowing the ... See all stories on this topic » Washington and Lee University News Office (blog)

Buenos Aires confronts infrastructure challenge MarketWatch It needs to raise train fares to encourage investment, but it can't easily do so without accelerating inflation, said Santiago Urbiztondo, an economist at the Latin American Economic Research Foundation in Buenos Aires. This situation also discourages ... See all stories on this topic » MarketWatch

4/5-15: Playwright tackles big 'Spirits' in own way at ASU Arizona Republic Allende's best-selling debut novel, published in 1982, is a magical-realist epic that follows four generations of the Trueba family in an unnamed Latin American country (a version of the author's native Chile). It climaxes with the torture and ... See all stories on this topic »

Celebrity Chefs Line Up for NRA Show 2012 Rmgt magazine Maneet Chauhan– Executive chef at Indian-Latin fusion restaurant Vermilion (Chicago, Manhattan), Iron Chef challenger and Chopped judge, repeat representative at James Beard House's annual awards dinner, active supporter of culinary academies and ... See all stories on this topic »

Democracy a distant dream for most of Central Asia Today's Zaman The professor argues that the issue of Central Asia takes a bottom spot on the agenda of Turkish authorities, who Özbay says, are more focused on working on relations with Latin American countries. Özbay notes Turkey cannot compete with Russia in terms ... See all stories on this topic »

GM may mull bigger global role for India Hindu Business Line While there was no reference to India (the emphasis was actually on Latin America), it is likely that GM and PSA will explore options in this area. These are still early days yet to look so far ahead, but GM clearly wants to make up for lost time in ... See all stories on this topic » Hindu Business Line

Teresita Fernandez: A Singular Cuban Troubadour Havana Times Internationally, she has been involved in the “Jornada Dariana” in Nicaragua and the “2nd Latin American Festival of Oral and Dramatic Narrative” in Monterrey, Mexico, where she won the Chaman Prize. Her lifelong work was crowned with a series of ... See all stories on this topic »

Latin America's Start Ups Expand: From Silicon Valley to Tequila Valley Venture capitalists take note, Latin America's Internet entrepreneurs are ramping up. A recent panel at SXSW Interactive entitled “Accelerating Killer Latam ... latino.foxnews.com/.../latin-americas-start-ups-expand-from-si...

EMERGING MARKETS-Latin American stocks show strong Q1 The MSCI Latin America index shot up 13.9 percent this quarter. ... where Mexico sends near 80 percent of its exports, though recent reports have showed signs ... Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international multimedia news agency, ... www.reuters.com/.../markets-latam-stocks-idUSL2E8EUCVV2...

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