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Weekly Report - 2 November 2004
HONDURAS: Prosecutors fired, corruption cases dismissed
The dismissal of ten public prosecutors and the shelving of dozens of corruption cases has provoked strikes in the prosecution service and demonstrations on the streets, all protesting at what is seen as yet another example of how entrenched corruption is within the Honduran establishment. Chief prosecutor Ovidio Navarro, who ordered the dismissals and the shelvings, says these prove the exact opposite.
- Elections in Uruguay, Venezuela, Chile and Brazil produce a clutch of unexpected outcomes
- CHILE: Using a Pinochet law against the Mapuche
- PARAGUAY: Borda scuttles early redistribution of land
- Tracking trends
- BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz and allies call halt to hydrocarbons bill
- ECUADOR: Impeachment ball starts rolling
- COLOMBIA: Uribe offers Farc talks in embassy venue
- Tracking trends
- MEXICO: PRD tries to play international card
- MEXICO: Double coup against Gulf cartel & Los Zetas
- MEXICO: Marcos resurfaces with barbs for all
- Tracking trends
- COSTA RICA: Third ex-President accused of shady dealings
- CUBA: UN victory, but clobbered on media freedom
- HONDURAS: Prosecutors fired, corruption cases dismissed
- HAITI: Gonaí¯ves rebels threaten to rise again
- ST KITTS & NEVIS: Douglas sails through into third term
- Tracking trends
- Inflation in the region
- The stockmarket in figures
- Exchange rates
- 'Spirit' addresses Brazilian congress
- Quotes of the week