'Crouching Tiger' - Latin America in China's sights
Columnist: Thomas Manning
FEATURE STORIES

Mexico wants to decriminalize all drugs and negotiate with the U.S. to do the same

Mexico’s president released a new plan last week that called for radical reform to the nation’s drug laws and negotiating with the United States to take similar steps.

The plan put forward by the administration of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, often referred to by his initials as AMLO, calls for decriminalizing illegal drugs and transferring funding for combating the illicit substances to pay for treatment programs instead. It points to the failure of the decades-long international war on drugs, and calls for negotiating with the international community, and specifically the U.S., to ensure the new strategy’s success.
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Chile seeks to extradite NZ farmer for allegedly killing over 1500 calves

A New Zealand dairy farmer faces possible extradition to Chile for allegedly brutally killing more than 1500 calves while working in the South American country.

Leyla Chahin Valenzuela, deputy prosecutor in Puerto Montt, said Zachary Reuben Ward was wanted for alleged crimes relating to the mistreatment of animals.
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A notice filed by Valenzuela with the Court of Appeal of Valdivia says "urgency is implicit" in getting New Zealand authorities to hand Ward over because he was considered a flight risk...
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'The House of Flowers' creator Manolo Caro lands unprecedented Netflix deal

Mexican director-writer-producer Manolo Caro whose hit Netflix series “The House of Flowers” (“La Casa de las Flores”) was renewed for two more seasons last year, has inked an exclusive production pact with the streaming giant. In an unprecedented multi-year deal for a Mexican director, Caro has committed to creating several TV series for Netflix.
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"I'm grateful to the team at Netflix for trusting me and Noc Noc Cinema to create content in different languages and across diverse borders," 
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'New Zealand and the Loss of Innocence'
Columnist: Thomas Manning'
DIPLOMATIC, TRADE & CULTURAL NEWS

​Jacqui Caine, former NZ Ambassador to Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador & Peru, appointed as a Royal Commissioner for Christchurch Terror Attack Inquiry 

NZ Prime Minister Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern has announced former diplomat Jacqui Caine, the former New Zealand Ambassador to Chile (pictured left presenting her credentials to the President of Bolivia, HE Evo Morales) and most recently Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu Director of Special Projects in Christchurch has been appointed the second and final commissioner, joining the Commission Chair Sir William Young. 

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Soledad Aragón Is Bringing Mexico City's Domestic Workers Out of the Shadows

Soledad Aragón is the Employment Secretary of the recently installed Mexico City government who has been in the job since early 2019.

As we talk in her downtown office, a nanny sits in the back room with her infant son. This is her first position in public office; she is not a career politician — her efforts to integrate the demands of mothering with her new responsibilities are genuine. They are also a logical extension of her academic interests since entering university, where she earned an undergraduate degree, followed by a master’s and a Ph.D. in employment-related studies.

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How Scotland erased Guyana from its past
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The mangrove-fringed coast of Guyana, at the north-eastern tip of South America, does not immediately bring to mind the Highlands of Scotland, in the northernmost part of Great Britain. Guyana’s mudflats and silty brown coastal water have little in common with the lush green mountains and glens of the Highlands. If these landscapes share anything, it is their remoteness – one on the edge of a former empire burnished by the relentless equatorial sun and one on the edge of Europe whipped mercilessly by the Atlantic winds.

But look closer and the links are there: Alness, Ankerville, Belladrum, Borlum, Cromarty, Culcairn, Dingwall, Dunrobin, Fyrish, Glastullich, Inverness, Kintail, Kintyre, Rosehall, Tain, Tarlogie, a join-the-dots list of placenames (30 in all) south of Guyana’s capital Georgetown that hint of a hidden association with the Scottish Highlands some 5,000 miles away....
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'Brazil's Messiah' - A new President takes Charge
Columnist: Thomas Manning

​VIDEO - LATAM/NZ BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
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The Poorest and Richest South American Countries Today

In this video you can see list of South American countries according to GDP and poverty rate. So this video can be named as Most poor South American countries or richest South American countries.
Bolivia ranks 1st in economic growth in South America

President Evo Morales Highlights The Importance Of Promoting Policies In A "Social Economic Model.” He Also Pointed Out That His Country Ranks First In Economic Growth In South America,
The NZ Reserve Bank Governor and the forest god

​A weekly New Zealand Herald  Videocast  about the NZ economy by Business Editor Liam Dann & Guests. 
'Quid Pro Quo for Venezuela'
Columnist Thomas Manning
LATIN AMERICAN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS
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Latin America's prospects cut with activity seen remaining sluggish overall in 2019

Latin America’s economy is seen improving this year due to a faster recovery in Brazil and a smaller drag from Argentina. However, prospects were cut this month and activity is seen staying sluggish overall, weighed on by slowing exports and high uncertainty. Political risk, especially in Argentina in the run-up to elections, and concerns over fiscal accounts cloud the outlook.

Latin America is projected to grow 2.1% in 2019, down 0.1 percentage points from last month's forecast. For 2020, Latin America is expected to grow 2.5%.
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The Other Panama

Panama is more than the Panama Papers and offshore business.

Thanks to the leaks known as the Panama Papers, Panama now finds itself in the middle of a global storm over revelations of famous politicians and business people that have used offshore companies both in Panama and other locations in what appears to be – in many cases, but not all -- efforts to evade taxes in their home countries.
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However, Panama is more than an offshore company center. In fact, it is Latin America’s leading regional business hub. Companies such as Denmark-based Maersk (the world’s largest shipping company), Germany-based sportswear giant Adidas, US-food products company Mars and Switzerland-based packaged food company Nestle have set up Latin American headquarters there, while US-based Caterpillar (the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining machinery) moved its regional training center from Miami to Panama to avoid the problems of delayed US visas for its clients in the region.
'Demented Reef Fish'
Columnist Thomas Manning

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CUBA IN NEW ZEALAND

  1. Cuban Ambassador, HE Mario Alzugaray, took part in a seminar organized by activist Paul Maunder in the city of Blackball, birthplace of the NZ Labor Party.
  2. Cuban Ambassador Mario Alzugaray Rodríguez took part in the National Commemoration Ceremony for ANZAC Day 20p19, which was presided by Governor General, Dame Patsy Reddy and Finance Minister Grant Robertson.
  3. Leima Martínez Freire, director of Asia and Oceania of the Cuban Institute of Friendship (ICAP), met in Wellington on 3 April 19 with members of the Association of Friendship with Cuba
  4. Cuban Ambassador signs condolence book at New Zealand Parliament
  5. Cubans in New Zealand, stars of the Aotearoa Cuban Festival​



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