Chapter 22 A fast walk to Arzua and a lesson about euro’s JAMES Camino – Day 22 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today took us from the place we were yesterday to Arzua. If this message reaches anyone in any kind of readable format, it will be solely down to the editorial talents of my […]
Samar’s forests dwindling fast
I was somewhat appalled to read Juan Mercado’s column on the rape of forests in the poor province of Samar. And one of the biggest culprits is pointed to be the logging concession owned by Sen. Juan Ponce Enrile. For how long has Enrile owned San Jose Timber Corp. in Samar is beyond anybody’s knowledge. But surely, he got […]
Part 21: El Camino de Santiago
JAMES Camino Day 21 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today took us from Porto Marin to some other place that I can’t remember the name of at this precise moment, (Palas del Rei-Larry) approximately 65 kms from the Holy Grail at Santiago. Today did not start, as on many other occasions, well! It is difficult enough to […]
Paraguay: Ex-Bishop Becomes Next President
– by Eduardo Avila Paraguay went to the polls to elect its next president on April 20th. Gathering nearly 41% of the vote was the former Roman Catholic bishop Fernando Lugo. His victory ends a 61 year run by the Colorado party and the exit of outgoing president Nicanor Duarte, who will leave on August 15. Although it […]
New Oil in Brazil Unleashes a Gusher of Media Controversies
Twisted information about the discovery of what may possibly be the third largest oil field in the world turned into a hot issue on the Brazilian blogosphere this week. The trigger was a comment from the head of Brazil’s National Petroleum Agency [ANP], Haroldo Lima, mentioning that the recently found Carioca [or Sugar Loaf] field in […]
Uruguayan Clausura- Week 9
Saturday Danubio Bardaro (45′) 1 – 3 Nacional Fornaroli (37′, 63′) Arismendi (87′) Bella Vista 0 – 1 Miramar Melonio (8′) Cerro Molina (61′) 1 – 0 Progreso Sunday River Plate Urretaviscaya (20′) Rodríguez (31′) Silva (88′) 3 – 0 Central Español Defensor Sporting Cazulo (38′) Mercado (42′) Fernández (46′) Ferreira (72′) 4 – 0 Wanderers […]