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Weekly Report - 19 April 2005
MEXICO-US: Row revives over US agents at airports
A year after the official human rights commission, CNDH, strongly criticised the government for allowing US agents to conduct 'abusive' checks in Mexican airports during a terrorism alert [WR-04-14], the government finds itself fending off criticism for allowing US security agents to return to the country's air terminals. Angry Mexican airport police say that the move was decided at the 22 March summit between presidents Vicente Fox and George Bush Jr, and Canada's Prime Minister Paul Martin.
- Ecuador is left without a supreme court and with a president a majority wants out
- REGION: IMF expects 'strong' 4%-plus growth this year
- COLOMBIA: On all fronts, prospects for peace wobble
- VENEZUELA: Mixed debut for new supreme court
- BOLIVIA: Morales in drive to expand his regional base
- Tracking trends
- BRAZIL: Watchdog reveals roster of congressional malfeasance
- CHILE: Bachelet consolidates lead as Lavín slips
- Tracking trends
- MEXICO: PRD's Cárdenas woos the business community
- MEXICO-US: Bush orders review of Mexican passport requirement
- MEXICO-US: Row revives over US agents at airports
- Tracking trends
- Exchange rates
- Inflation in the region
- The stockmarket in figures
- Bolaños (and others) see their paypackets slashed
- Quotes of the week
- DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Mejía interrogation in Paulino case is 'postponed'
- GUYANA: Angry US reaction at reinstatement of Gajraj
- SURINAME: Defiant Bouterse will run for president
- HAITI: As violence continues, UN ponders reinforcements
- HAITI-DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: US, France & Venezuela to help on border control
- Tracking trends