Saturday, September 08, 2007
TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:
The August 15 earthquake gets attention on opposite ends: a pair of articles in Latin America Press offer critical reviews over the aid and 'underestimating the damage' in Ica; a separate pair of articles focus on aid including a fine review of relief efforts in a Condé Nast's Traveler blog and a benefit led by belly dancers in California.
Free trade talks, particularly but not singularly with the USA, clearly are picking up steam and another incisive story in The Hill digs into back room congressional politics.
Finally, congratulations to world champion Sufia Mulanovich for winning the Rip Curl Girls Festival in Spain!
GENERAL NEWS:
APEC:
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The August 15 earthquake gets attention on opposite ends: a pair of articles in Latin America Press offer critical reviews over the aid and 'underestimating the damage' in Ica; a separate pair of articles focus on aid including a fine review of relief efforts in a Condé Nast's Traveler blog and a benefit led by belly dancers in California.
Free trade talks, particularly but not singularly with the USA, clearly are picking up steam and another incisive story in The Hill digs into back room congressional politics.
Finally, congratulations to world champion Sufia Mulanovich for winning the Rip Curl Girls Festival in Spain!
GENERAL NEWS:
- 'Truth Commission Sees Little Progress' (Latin America Press)
- 'Banking Crisis: The Celine Dion/Peru Theory' (opinion, The Times, UK) a feeble attempt at British humour
- 'FA PANAMAX 2007 Ends, Ensures Continued Security of Panama Canal (Navy Newstand, Barrie Barber) "Brazil and Peru Task Force Commanders took over command and control responsibilities."
- 'Sending of Troops Causes Alarm in Peru' (Prensa Latina) re: Ayabaca
- 'FTA Negotiations With Peru' (China Daily, Qin Jize) second article "The Peruvian president said his country is looking forward to strengthening cooperation in the fields of ports, electricity, mining and tourism"
- 'Rangel, Levin Walk Fine Line on Peru Trade Deal' (The Hill, Ian Swanson)
- 'Peru Not Impose Anti-Dumping Duties on Vietnam's Cloth-Upper Shoes' (Nhan Dan, Vietnam)
- 'Peru Sees Free Trade Pact with China in 2008' (Reuters)
- 'White House Gearing Up Drive for LatAm Trade Pacts' (Reuters, Doug Palmer) US Commerce Secretary heading to Peru next week
- 'Commerce Chamber Invites Support for Peru's Trade Pact' (US Chamber of Commerce) "Chamber has organized a full day of advocacy activities on October 2, in Washington, providing a detailed overview of the US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement."
- 'Bush and Congress Defrost Free-Trade Deal With Peru' (Wall Street Journal) third item
APEC:
- 'APEC Leaders' Attire: Brown Coats, With A Flash of Australian Color' (Associated Press) "Peruvian President Alan Garcia was distracted by something flying overhead, staring straight up for a long moment."
- 'Putin Holds Bilateral Meetings on APEC Forum's Sidelines' (ITAR-TASS) “At a meeting with Peruvian President Alan Garcia Peres an agreement on exchange of governmental delegations was reached."
- 'Peru Is World's Biggest Mover' (Bloomberg, William Freebairn and James Attwood) "Peru's IGBVL index plunged 3% today, the biggest move among global benchmarks, paced by miner Southern Copper Corp. as metal prices fell."
- 'Peru Cancels Monthly Local Bond Auction Amid Global Market Rout' (Bloomberg, Andrea Jaramill0)
- 'Peru's Sept 4 Foreign Reserves $24.03 Bln vs $24.07 Bln' (Dow Jones)
- 'Peru's Manufacturing Sector Up 11.6% in July - Government' (Dow Jones)
- 'Banking Crisis: The Celine Dion/Peru Theory' (opinion, The Times, UK) a feeble attempt at British humour
- 'AJE Group Launches Beer' (Drinks Business Review)
- 'Latin American Execs Optimistic About Growth' (Miami Herald, Jane Bussey)
- 'Union at Peru's Shougang Hierro Sets Strike Date' (Reuters)
- 'Quake Relief Teams in Peru Stay Busy' (Baptist Press)
- 'Belly Dancers to Perform for Peru Benefit' (KGET-17, California) see accompanying video
- 'Benefit to Raise Funds for Peruvian Earthquake Victims' (KHOU-11, Houston)
- 'Langley Woman Is On A Mission To Help Quake Survivors' (Langley Times, Monique Tamminga, British Colombia)
- 'The Illusion of Aid' (Latin America Press, Omar Páez)
- 'Underestimating the Damage' (Latin America Press, Lucien O. Chauvin)
- 'As Peru Quake Relief Continues, School Rebuilding Is Next Step' (Mercy Corps)
- 'Peru Aid Overwhelming' (Park Record, Utah, Kelly Evertsen) Carla Grimaldi "raised $8,000 in Park City that is eight times the amount she expected."
- 'Peruvians' Plight Moves Men to Action' (The Spectrum, Utah, Alyson Van Deusen)
- 'Unnatural Disasters: Human Choices Lead to Inequity in Latin America' (The Tidings)
- 'Earthquake in Peru: How You Can Help' (Conde Nast Traveler blog, John Oseid)
- 'Chile To Respect Fujimori's Extradition Ruling' (Agence France-Press)
- Sofia Mulanovich Wins Rip Curl Girls Festival at Lienceres, Spain (Los Angeles Times)
- Rip Curl Girls Festival has a press release and videos and photographs
- 'Engineering Students Spend Summer Abroad' (Flyer News, University of Dayton, Amy Tiedge) Zach Malosh spent 10 weeks in Callao working with El Instituto Chaminade Marianistas, a tech school for students in the lower economic bracket. Malosh worked in technical support, redoing electrical ground systems and fixing computers. In Callao, Malosh said, every house had cable and computers were readily available."
- 'MVC Student from Peru the First 'Adoption' This Year' (Marshall Democrat-News, Missouri, Brenda Randolph) re: Alonzo Marrozuino
- 'Celebrating Heritage Through Dance' (Prince George Free Press, British Columbia) re: Guilliana Tamblyn
- 'International Child Custody Dispute Underway in South Valley' (KFSN-30, California, Gene Haagenson) see accompanying video; Carol Alcantara and Vincent Pike
- 'Ethnic 101: Authentic Peruvian Food' (ABC-7, Chicago) see accompanying video
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