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Ecuador: The Yasuni-ITT Initiative

Posted by Milton Ramirez on 17/03/2010

In 2007, the Ecuadorian government unveiled the Yasuni-ITT Initiative, which would call for the oil reserves found in the Yasuni National Park to remain underground in exchange for compensation from the international community.

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Saudi Arabia: 1,000 lashes for YouTube video

Posted by Katharine Ganly on 17/03/2010

A Saudi man has been charged for morality crimes after a video appeared on YouTube where he is dressed in police uniform, dancing and flirting with the male cameraman. He has been sentenced to 1,000 lashes, a 5,000 rial ($1,333) fine and a year in prison. Katharine Ganly takes a look at some blogger ...

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Trinidad & Tobago, Barbados: The Order of Things

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 17/03/2010

Barbados-based B.C. Pires posts some observations about the Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister's statements “that a war is on between the PNM government and some elements of the construction sector”: “No matter which way you look at it, everyone in these small islands is firetr ...

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Colombia: Results from March 14 Elections

Posted by Julián Ortega Martínez on 17/03/2010

On Sunday March 14, Colombians went to the polls to elect legislative representatives. It was also viewed as a barometer of what could happen in the May 30 presidential elections.

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Bermuda: Coming to Term

Posted by Janine Mendes-Franco on 17/03/2010

Bermudian bloggers comment on term limits. Politics.bm: “The requirement to prove Bermuda status for entry is draconian and unnecessary…”; Vexed Bermoothes: “I believe that term limits are very dangerous, particularly combined with all the other mixed messages sent by this G ...

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