Contributor ReportsRecession adds nine million to ranks of Latin American poor
Source: NewKerala
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Fri Nov 20 01:11:16 -0800 2009 | business-news
In its Social Panorama of Latin America 2009, the Santiago-based institution projected that the region's poverty rate will rise by 1.1 percent and that extreme poverty will climb by 0.8 percent compared with 2008. In other words, the number of...
Supersol to Set Up Self-Service Checkouts
Source: Israel National News
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Sun Oct 11 02:24:59 -0700 2009 | technology-news
IsraelNN.com) Self-service grocery checkouts are coming to Israel: The Supersol supermarket chain will soon institute self-service checkouts in its stores, where customers will swipe products over bar code readers, tally up their totals, and pay by credit card, as is...
Protester killed on Columbus anniversary
Source: The Age
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Mon Oct 12 20:23:47 -0700 2009 | business-news
Roadblocks went up at dawn on Monday as protesters demanded a halt in operations at a controversial open-pit gold mine and the construction of a hydroelectric dam, arguing the "mega projects" cause excessive environmental damage. Nineteen-year-old Imer Boror was shot...
Scientists try to calm '2012' hysteria
Source: Los Angeles Times
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Fri Oct 16 21:03:35 -0700 2009 | technology-news
If you scan the Internet or believe the marketing campaign behind the movie "2012," scheduled for release in November, you might be forgiven for thinking so. Dozens of books and fake science websites are prophesying the arrival of doomsday that...
Salinas families help Mexico cactus project succeed
Source: The Herald
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Tue Nov 17 01:48:39 -0800 2009 | political-news
28:45 AM PST An agricultural project in Oaxaca, Mexico, sustained in part by remittances from Salinas residents, won second place at an international contest sponsored by a United Nations commission. The Ayoquezco nopal processing plant, built with investments from about...
Minnesota winter may be on the warm side, NOAA says
Source: Star Tribune
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Fri Oct 16 03:24:01 -0700 2009 | political-news
The coming winter stands a good chance of being warmer than normal in Minnesota and much of the northern U.S., according to a long-range outlook issued today by the U.S...The outlook was non-committal on precipitation, though, meaning chances are about...
Submarine carrying 10 tons of cocaine seized
Source: NewKerala
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Thu Oct 22 22:51:37 -0700 2009 | political-news
Authorities estimate that inside the vessel are about 10 tons of cocaine, although the quantity will not be able to be accurately determined until the vessel is docked in the coming hours at Puerto Quetzal, the minister said. He said...
Nervous W Connection edge Real Espana --
Source: Trinidad Express
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Fri Oct 23 21:08:23 -0700 2009 | sports-news
Champions League match on Wednesday night at Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella. W Connection blew a two-goal lead against Honduran champions Real Espana on Wednesday night at Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella...W Connection got the perfect start through two goals from recently-signed...
Officials Favor Asylum for Abuse
Source: The New York Times
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Fri Oct 30 13:31:15 -0700 2009 | political-news
In an unusually protracted and closely watched case, the Obama administration has recommended political asylum for a Guatemalan woman fleeing horrific abuse by her husband, the strongest signal yet that the administration is open to a variety of asylum claims...
Sub caught carrying £120m of cocaine
Source: The Scotsman
Guatemala City :: Guatemala | updated Fri Oct 23 16:26:13 -0700 2009 | political-news
The makeshift vessel was seized by coast guards 175 miles off Guatemala's Pacific coast. Four Colombians and a Mexican man on board the vessel were arrested.
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