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Articles in SourceMex, NotiCen and NotiSur, November 28-30
Signs That Climate Change Is Already Spelling BigTrouble For Tiny El Salvador
Sobering studies by development organizations, government
offices, and UN agencies continue to underscore what many
in El Salvador say they have already learned firsthand:
climate change is a real and present danger for the
disaster-prone Central American country. El Salvador
contributes a relatively tiny share of the global output
of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other greenhouse-gas emissions
thought to be responsible for rising temperatures and
dangerous shifts in weather patterns. -Benjamin Witte-Lebhar
Lima Mayor Faces Recall
Lima Mayor Susana Villarán insists that she does not fear
the recall referendum that the Jurado Nacional de
Elecciones (JNE) has scheduled for March 17, 2013, which
will decide whether she and 39 municipal councilors keep
their jobs. The law does not specify the conditions for
carrying out a Consulta Popular de Revocatoria, although
such a process must be based on serious legal grounds,
although not necessarily on evidence. Marco Tulio
Gutiérrez, promoter of the recall effort, says that the
main reason is the Villarán administration's "extreme
incompetence," but at no time has he given solid arguments
for the measure. -Elsa Chanduví Jaña
Ghana, US Court Side with Argentina's "Vulture-Fund"Bondholders
In October,a Ghanaian judge unexpectedly upheld the claim
of a "vulture fund" of US financial speculators and,
consequently, impounded the Frigata Libertad, the
Argentine Navy's training ship, at the port of Tema. The
judge took the action at the request of the investment
group NML Capital Ltd. , which had made several
unsuccessful attempts to take over Argentine assets to
cover 100% of the debt bonds that it bought at junk prices
(5% of their value) in 2001 when the Argentine economy
tumbled and the country defaulted on its debts. NML is an
investment firm belonging to US hedge fund manager Paul
Singer, who for the past 11 years has tried in every way
possible to pressure Argentina. -Andrés Gaudín
U.S., Mexico Sign Landmark Water-Sharing Agreement forColorado River
The US and Mexico have signed a landmark agreement by
which the two countries will share and manage water from
the Colorado River, allowing them to better respond to
drought and other environmental challenges. The agreement
also offers opportunities for cooperation in border
infrasturcture and restoration of the Colorado River
Delta. -Carlos Navarro
Cuba Alert to Possible Brain Drain with IncreasedMigratory Flexibility
Cubans’ eagerness to travel off the island may lead to a
stampede of professionals leaving the country beginning on
Jan. 14, the date when, after decades of waiting, a more
flexible immigration policy will finally come into force,
despite warnings from the government of President Raúl
Castro that restrictions will be maintained for
individuals deemed important for national security and
development The "brain drain" and the departure of the
skilled work force has been one of Cuba’s most
controversial subjects since 1959, when Fidel Castro took
power and the country headed toward communism. -Daniel Vázquez
Mexican Senate Overwhelmingly Approves Two Nominees for SupremeCourt
In late November, the Senate overwhelmingly confirmed two
candidates proposed by President Felipe Calderón to
replace Justices Guillermo Ortiz Mayagoitia and Sergio
Aguirre Anguiano on Mexico’s high court (Suprema Corte de
Justicia de la Nación, SCJN). The two retiring justices
both completed their 15-year terms. Their replacements,
Alfredo Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena and Alberto Gelacio Pérez
Dayán, will assume their new posts on Dec. 1, the same day
that President-elect Enrique Peña Nieto will be
inaugurated. Pérez Dayán will replace Ortiz Mayagoitia,
while Gutiérrez Ortiz Mena will take the spot vacated by
Aguirre Anguiano. -Carlos Navarro
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