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Dems Not Letting Immigration Reform Rest in Peace

4:50 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration| Politics · Comments Off

18 Jul 2007

Call it a ploy to make sure they keep (get) the Latino vote, but Howard Dean, scream queen and President of the Democratic Party, is saying that just because the senate said immigration reform is dead doesn’t mean it really is. Instead Dean wants Latino voters to put their hopes on Dems being able to pass smaller bills like the DREAM Act and the AgJobs program (aka the new Braceros). Dean is sitting on the laurels of the 2006 election and how the famous Latino swing vote helped to change the congress (not enough to pass immigration reform though). In the Q&A Dean touts the Dem’s use of Spanish language radio ads (I only listen to public radio so I missed them) and other outreach efforts.

So do you buy what Howard Dean is selling? Read the entire Q&A here (in Spanish) and weigh in.

Do I even need to say how I feel?

Castro accuses rich countries of “stealing brains”

2:01 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cuba| Labor| Latin America| World| society · 1 Comment

18 Jul 2007

Cuban president Fidel Castro is accusing rich countries like the U.S. of “stealing brains”. No, it’s not Invasion of the Body Snatchers; he’s referring to the mass exodus of intellectuals from Latin America and Africa to the U.S. and Europe — a brain drain, as it were. Fidel charges:

In the last 40 years, more than 1.2 million professionals from Latin America and the Caribbean have emigrated to the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. An average of 70 scientists a day has emigrated from Latin America in the course of 40 years.

Of the 150 million people around the world involved in science and technology activities, 90 percent is concentrated in the seven most industrialized nations.

Celia : The Musical

12:55 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Music| New York City| theatre · Comments Off

18 Jul 2007

Being a dead musician (especially a Latino musician) means a posthumous musical. La guarachera Celia Cruz is no different. An off-Broadway show creatively titled “Celia” is set to open September 12 in NYC at the New World Stages. The premise is that Pedro Knight, Celia’s widower, is remembering his beloved from his hospital bed. The musical , with about 30 musical numbers, according to the director, is trying to show the woman Celia Cruz not just the legend. It is being said that Pedro had a hand in the creation of the show before his own death.

Via / El Diario La Prensa

Colombia to put sex criminals on display

11:25 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Colombia| Justice| children · Comments Off

18 Jul 2007

Starting in September of this year, sexual predators in Colombia will have a harder time hiding from their crimes. Colombian prosecutors have turned over the names of 275 child molesters to the Bogota government in order to display their photos all over the capital city.

Colombia’s general prosecutor, Mario Iguarán, calls the campaign “Muros de la la Infamia” (”Walls of Infamy”) and will include the personal information of the offenders. This of course raises the question among many of what would happen if one of the people on the posters is actually innocent.

But Colombia doesn’t seem to be considering that possibility. They are far too concerned with what seems to be a growing problem in Colombia. Back in 2006, 7 out of 10 rapes in the country was committed against a minor, leading the government to propose chemical castration for criminals. Spain’s 20 Minutos reports that this year alone there have been 1,069 molestations in Colombia and 300 aggravated sexual assaults against children.

Via / 20 Minutos

Brazil Airliner Crash Leaves at Least 200 Dead

10:06 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Brazil · Comments Off

18 Jul 2007

Brazil’s busiest airport, Sao Paulo’s Congonhas, was the scene of the nation’s second major airline disaster within the last year. An Airbus A320 airliner crashed into a gas station and busy cargo terminal after skidding off the wet from rain landing strip and exploded in flames yesterday. At least 200 people are thought to be dead. 45 bodies were pulled from the TAM Linhas Aereas wreckage and speculation is that there were no survivors of the 176 people on board. The remaining casualties occurred on the ground. There were 170 passengers and 6 crew members on the plane.

Flames from the crash spread to neighboring buildings. Government officials said that at least 11 people were being treated for injuries at hospitals, where three died.

In September, 154 people were killed when a Brazilian Boeing 737 clipped wings with a private jet and crashed in the Amazon jungle in what was the country’s worst air accident.

Argentina Minister Forced to Close Banco de Baño

8:32 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Argentina| Controversia| Politics · Comments Off

18 Jul 2007

Last week I wrote about Argentina’s economy minister and her unusual saving methods. Well on Monday
Felisa Miceli resigned citing woe is me reasons.”

The publicizing of acts concerning my private life, relating them to my public activity, has caused undeserved damage to my honor which undoubtedly affects our government,” Miceli said in her resignation letter.
She added that she will face justice “like any other citizen” to clarify the case.

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Archive for July 18th, 2007

Dems Not Letting Immigration Reform Rest in Peace

Castro accuses rich countries of “stealing brains”

Celia : The Musical

Colombia to put sex criminals on display

Brazil Airliner Crash Leaves at Least 200 Dead

Argentina Minister Forced to Close Banco de Baño

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