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Hispanic y Latino News :: November 12th, 2009 Edition :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Monterrey (Mexico’s 3r-largest city) has fired almost a quarter of its traffic police for failing tests designed to detect corruption and ineptitude. And half of Monterrey’s traffic cops were ordered to undergo more training after performing poorly on the tests. Only a bit more than a quarter were found to be completely fit for the job.

Song banned, band pulls out of Luna Awards TV show – Los Tigres del Norte is initially barred from playing its latest drug-trade lyrics. – “La Granja”

Mexican journalist Lydia Cacho to receive the University of Michigan Wallenberg Medal

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 30th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Anti-illegal immigration groups protest Mexican Consulate After reports of suspected corruption at Mexican Consulate in Dallas, local group rallies this morning in Santa Ana.

Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S. – one in three would immigrate to the United States if they could – new Pew Research report

¡Una Celebración de Cine en Español! VeneMovies On Demand Premiering with Avail-TVN

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: September 9th, 2009 :: 5 Minutes to Empowerment

Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes tends to reflect the realities of his country in his books, but never to the extent that he does in his latest novel, “Adan en Eden” (Adam in Eden), a journalistic report on drug trafficking and political corruption in Mexico to be published in November.

Hispanic y Latino News/Info :: August 12th, 2009

One side effect of a broken immigration system — corruption — thrives on this side of the border too

Busts of corrupt US border police rise

Justice in the Rough – As a border town becomes a murder capital, Mexico pushes for dramatic rule-of-law changes

Hispanic y Latino News for Friday June 5th, 2009

Mexican drug gangs are moving operations to Guatemala, where weak law enforcement and deep-rooted corruption provide fertile ground, officials and analysts say.

Federal forces detained 10 mayors and 17 state and municipal officials for alleged drug ties Tuesday in an unprecedented anti-corruption sweep in the Pacific coast state of Michoacan.

Al Sanchez, Former Streets And Sanitation Commissioner Under Daley, Found Guilty Of Fraud In Corruption Trial – Chicago

Puerto Rico Governor Acevedo Found Not Guilty of Corruption

Attorneys fighting corruption charges against former Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila surprised a judge Tuesday by announcing they would not present any witnesses in his defense.

Testimony in federal corruption trial details Mayor Richard Daley’s machine – Men say mayor’s brother, William Daley, and longtime top strategist Timothy Degnan helped form Hispanic Democratic Organization

The Mexican president has blamed US “corruption” for hampering his nation’s efforts to combat violent drug cartels. Felipe Calderon also told the AFP news agency that the main cause of Mexico’s drug gang problems was “having the world’s biggest consumer [of drugs] next to us”.

News Summary – January 23rd-26th, 2009

Five of former Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila’s co-defendants were pleading guilty Friday in a federal corruption case, leaving him increasingly isolated ahead of the trial for alleged campaign finance violations – Puerto Rico

Emmy Winning Comedy ‘Noticreo’ Looks to U.S. Hispanic Market

News Summary for Friday – December 5th, 2008

A federal judge ordered a Puerto Rican lawmaker, Sen. Jorge de Castro Font, to be jailed ahead of his corruption trial, ruling Thursday that he violated his bail by contacting a government witness.

New Summary for Wednesday – December 3rd, 2008

Venezuelan prosecutors say they have summoned a leading opponent of President Hugo Chavez for arraignment on corruption allegations. The Attorney General’s Office said Tuesday that Manuel Rosales must appear in court next week

News Summary for Tuesday – December 2nd, 2008

The attorney for Puerto Rico’s governor Anibal Acevedo Vila says a federal judge has thrown out most of the federal corruption charges against his client.

Hispanic Firm Casals & Associates to Co-Sponsor International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Athens

Video: 2008 Siempre Mujer Siempre Inspiran Honorees Celebrated at Awards Reception and in the October-November Issue – Magazine Honors Myrka Dellanos, Mayte Prida, Laura Posada, Maria Elena Salinas, Ingrid Betancourt, Maria D. Roberts and Marisol Gonzalez, with a Personal Introduction by Adamari Lopez

2008 Siempre Mujer Siempre Inspiran Honorees Revealed in October/November Issue – Magazine Honors Myrka Dellanos, Mayte Prida, Laura Posada, María Elena Salinas, Ingrid Betancourt, Maria D. Roberts and Marisol González

Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month at the University of Arkansas

News Summary for Monday – August 18th, 2008

A U.S. report showed improvements in coordinating antidrug efforts in Latin America, but cited corruption and lack of funding as top reasons the effort has not been more effective.

Paraguay’s new leftist president returned Saturday to the province where he spent 11 years a bishop, and pledged to raise living standards by eradicating chronic poverty and corruption in this South American nation. Hugo Chavez joined President Fernando Lugo in San Pedro

News Summary for Sunday – August 17th, 2008

In Mexico, allegations of corruption caught on tape

Blogante News Summary for Wednesday – August 6th, 2008

Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a list barring hundreds of candidates suspected of corruption from running in elections is constitutional, despite complaints that it singles out opponents of President Hugo Chavez

HBO Latino Launches Women’s Prison Drama ‘Capadocia’ with National Red Carpet Tour

Blogante News for Thursday – July 10th, 2008 (most posts)

Blogante Essentials for Thursday – July 10th, 2008 (no rss)

Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila says no proof of corruption in first detailed response to charges

U.S. helps ransom Reyes’ kin

Which country is best for business? Brazil or Mexico? An in-depth comparison of key indicators in both countries. – Latin Business Chronicle

U.S. House Approves Human Rights Rules for Mexico Anti-Drug Aid

Mexico’s War on Drugs is a Sham – Mexico’s strategy against organized crime is failing because it has not attacked the larger financial or political structure behind drug trafficking, writes La Opinión’s Mexico City correspondent.

New Jersey landlord sued over renting to illegal immigrants

Union of the Snake, en Español – Mexico’s Teachers’ Union

Blogante News for Tuesday – June 3rd, 2008

Mexico army marches into drug war — again – Troops have been deployed to a greater extent than ever to fight narcotics traffickers. But critics fear the corruption that afflicts the police will envelop the military.

Weekly Review of Blogante News

SEIU Urged: End Attacks Against Puerto Rico Teachers

Blogante News for Tuesday – May 27th, 2008

As Border Efforts Grow, Corruption Is on the Rise – Border Agents, Lured by the Other Side

Jose Padilha Gets Some Action in Hollywood

Puerto Rico approves Acevedo candidacy

Blogante News for Thursday – April 24th, 2008

Mexican general makes explosive accusations – about police corruption

Immigrant crawled over mountains, won lottery to find good life in Asheville, North Carolina

Pazmino Concludes Journey Into Ecuadorian Politics – University of Tampa

Puerto Rico party creates fund to ease court costs for indicted Gov.

Puerto Rico governor (and demorcratic superdelegate) Anibal Acevedo Vila indicted on federal criminal charges – On Deadline – USATODAY.com

Latino-theme water park developer files $1.5 billion claim against Garden Grove, California

Mexican Military returns guns to border police – (Tamaulipas border)

Mexico police caught between drug crackdown, cartels

Yahoo! Telemundo Reveals BUZZ-worthy Searches for January, Highlights Top 10 Searches in Three Popular Search Categories

Cuban-American titans face to face – Race for the 21st congressional district in Florida pits incumbent Rep. Lincoln Díaz-Balart, 53, against former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez, 58, two guys who neither like nor respect each other.

Battle of the titans: Martinez vs. Diaz-Balart – Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez will run against one of South Florida’s most powerful Cuban-American Republicans. – Sourthern Flordia

Profile: Guatemala’s new president Alvaro Colom Caballeros

Mexican Sprinter Ana Guevara Retires from Track

‘El Señor Presidente’: The Venezuelan film that said ‘NO’ to Hugo Chávez

Wall Street and Immigration: Financial Services Giants Have Profited from the Beginning

R&B/Hip-Pop Latin Trio the D.E.Y. Selected as MTV Tr3s ‘Descubre & Download’ Artist

Study finds brutal, corrupt police patrol black, Latino neighborhoods – Chicago

Dealing With Latin Populists – Populist rhetoric and policies will continue as long as natural resources prices remain high. But what happens after they fall?

Blogante Headlines for Wednesday – November 14th, 2007

Puerto Rico governor meets with political allies as US corruption probe nears end

Blogante News for Friday – October 26th, 2007

Experts: Mexico-US drug plan won’t work unless police corruption eliminated

BOPE – Tropa De Elite (a Brazilian movie hit)

Dominican judges in NY say 85% of city’s judicial cases involve Hispanics

Winners of 69th Annual Maria Moors Cabot Prize for Outstanding Reporting on Latin America and the Caribbean – Honored on October 9 at Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Award Ceremony

Carlos Ward leader Matos facing New Jersey sentence

Mexican Drug Cartels Move North – U.S. Effort to Battle Groups Is Flawed, GAO Report Says

Story of Guatemalan bishop’s murder is a true tale of intrigue – book review of “The Art of Political Murder”

North Carolina’s Que Pasa Spanish Language Media Network Names New Executive Editor – Alejandro Manrique

Blogante News for Thursday – August 16th, 2007

Spanglish Offers Stepping-Stone to English, Professor Says

Did You Know? To those who worry that Spanglish will corrupt English or Spanish, Stavans says: “Language exists in a state of perennial corruption. Spanglish doesnt pollute English or Spanish more than the languages of adolescents, sports, advertising, etc. — or, for that matter, any other foreign language.

Prometeo takes on an ambitious drama – International Hispanic Theatre Festival – Miami

Bilingual trio The DEY ‘Get The Feeling’

Great books and the Mexican cop’s soul

Latino politicians are experiencing growing pains – California

National Board Of Forensic Accountant Appointee, Raimundo Lopez-Lima, Beings Two-year Term

Mexico Demotes Senior Police Officials in Graft Crackdown

Review shows U.S. broadcasts reach Cubans but few numbers cited

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