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  • Chilean Development Still Tied to Copper Mining May 22, 2013
    Chile’s position as the world’s top producer of copper is not under threat, but the country faces the challenge of transforming its copper mining industry into social capital for the long term, and addressing high energy costs, which have grown seven-fold over the last decade, experts told IPS. “The country’s comparative advantages, in contrast to […]
    Marianela Jarroud Z.
  • Organic Cooperative Proves that Agriculture Can Prosper in Cuba May 21, 2013
    Continuous upgrading and a “vocation” for farming are two keys to the success of a cooperative that could serve as a model for boosting agriculture in Cuba. […]
    Ivet Gonzalez
  • Indigenous Brazilians Learn to Fight for the Right to Food May 21, 2013
    The lack of prospects for Ticuna and Kokama indigenous youth in the far northwest of Brazil led to high rates of alcoholism and suicide. […]
    Clarinha Glock
  • Seeking Justice for Dictatorship Victims – Two Continents Apart May 21, 2013
    As news of the death of former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla in a prison cell spread around the world, Julia Parodi, who was in this South Korean city to receive the Gwangju Prize for Human Rights on behalf of HIJOS, said he died in the right place. HIJOS, the acronym for “Sons and Daughters […]
    Supalak Ganjanakhundee
  • Caribbean Farming Gets Its Roots Wet May 21, 2013
    As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region’s stagnating agricultural sector can be made more profitable. For the past six years, the University of Central Florida (UCF) has teamed up with the St. Kitts-based Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College (CFBC) to impleme […]
    Desmond Brown
  • Small and Large Steps towards Equality for Gays in Cuba May 20, 2013
    The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in Cuba has won advances on issues like the change of name of pre-operative transgender persons, while they continue to fight for the right to same-sex civil unions. For the first time since 1997, a transsexual woman who had not undergone sex-change surgery was issued a photo ID […]
    Ivet Gonzalez
  • Brazil Lagging in Fight against Human Trafficking May 20, 2013
    In contravention of international law, in Brazil trafficking in human beings remains invisible and unpunished, which encourages the practice of trafficking for sexual exploitation, forced labour, illegal adoption and the trade in human organs, according to experts. Local laws punish drug trafficking more severely than human trafficking. The sale of drugs car […]
    Fabiola Ortiz
  • Caribbean Scientist Warns of Climate Change Disaster May 19, 2013
    The Caribbean does not have the luxury of time for decisive action on climate change and global warming. In fact, it is on the brink of calamity, according to a prominent scientist. Conrad Douglas, a Jamaican scientist who has published over 350 reports on environmental management and related matters, has warned that “urgent action at […]
    Desmond Brown
  • Has Caribbean Diplomacy Lost Its Mojo? May 18, 2013
    Whether by accident or coincidence, recent days have seen a variety of Caribbean leaders and journalists question whether the region is failing to pursue leadership roles within international organisations – and thus losing its voice in global issues like trade, climate change, and peace and security. “These days, it is difficult to find CARICOM citizens [.. […]
    Peter Richards
  • Videla Dies in Prison – a Victory Against Impunity May 17, 2013
    Thirty-seven years after leading the coup d’etat that ushered in the most brutal dictatorship in the history of Argentina, former army commander Jorge Rafael Videla died in a common prison Friday. Convicted in several cases for crimes against humanity, the former dictator was found in his cell without a pulse, according to the medical report […]
    Marcela Valente