Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Daily Headlines: October 7, 2009

* Latin America: Scientists have discovered seven glowing mushroom species in several countries including Brazil, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico.

* Brazil: An arrest warrant has been issued against TV crime reporter Wallace Souza who has been accused of masterminding at least five murders in order to boost ratings.

* Dominican Republic: Dominican officials and the International Monetary Fund reached an agreement in principle on a $1.7 billion loan to the Caribbean country.

* Puerto Rico: According to analysts approximately 80% of murders in Puerto Rico are drug-related.

Image- wired.com (“Mycena luxaeterna (light eternal) was collected in Sao Paulo, Brazil and was found on sticks in an Atlantic forest habitat.”)
Online Sources- National Geographic, forbes.com, MSNBC, The Latin Americanist, LAHT

2 comments:

Kepler said...

Perhaps you can be interested in how crime in Venezuela is evolving, see
this:

http://venezuela-europa.blogspot.com/search/label/crime%20in%20Venezuela

Erwin C. said...

We've previously discussed the issue of crime in Venezuela's urban centers as well as the proposed ban on violent video games:

http://ourlatinamerica.blogspot.com/2009/08/venezuelan-considers-violent-videogame.html