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Haiti Earthquake The earth may continue to shake under Haiti, at least 40 aftershocks since the 7.0 Richter that still has to yield or for that matter identify most of its victims. The longer term consequences will be as momentous for the survivors in Haiti and the global community, particularly the United Nations. Perhaps it [...] Diego Arria in Honduras Mr. Diego Arria, the editor of our Democracy in Venezuela Blog was among the international observers of the Honduran presidential elections on November 29, 2009. He met with the acting Honduran President, Mr. Roberto Micheletti. Mr. Arria has been an outspoken critic of the ousted president, Mr. Manuel Zelaya and his [...] Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva November 10th brought much attention to Brazil as a blackout in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo shrouded Brazilians in darkness. The rest of the world on the other hand is starting to see Brazil in a new light as the BBC World Service reported the announcement of the first [...] 1. Venezuela When the Spanish explorers reached the territory of today’s Venezuela they found it inhabited by two main groups of natives: one, the Arawaks, friendly, enjoyed a diet of plantains and corn. The other, the Caribs, unfriendly, enjoyed a diet of Arawaks. Even today you never know which of the two types of Venezuelans you [...] |
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