by the El Reportero’s wire services
Sebastian PiñeraPeru registered a significant maritime victory over Chile on 27 January; a victory which proved elusive on the high seas during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) but was achieved on terra firma in a courtroom at The Hague.
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) finally brought down the curtain on six years of legal conflict when it announced its verdict on the bilateral maritime dispute brought by Peru in 2008.
Both Chile’s President Sebastián Piñera and his Peruvian peer Ollanta Humala expressed their satisfaction with the ruling but the visual contrast between them was stark enough to conclude that Humala’s assessment that Peru had got 70 percent of what it had sought was accurate: it was a grave looking Piñera who read a public declaration from the La Moneda presidential palace in Santiago; a jubilant Humala who cavorted around with First Lady Nadine Heredia, cabinet ministers and congressional deputies, all smiles and hands aloft, in Lima. By Latin News.
CIA & DEA covert actions in Colombia and Mexico revealed
Two major reports published by newspapers in the US and Mexico have revealed details of covert U.S. operations in Colombia and Mexico — run by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the former and by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the latter. In Colombia the CIA acted with the full knowledge of the government; in Mexico, apparently not. In the case of Colombia it has confirmed Ecuador’s suspicions about US involvement in the 2008 strike against a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (Farc) camp in its territory; in that of Mexico it has added substance to repeated claims that the Sinaloa drug trafficking organisation (DTO) has enjoyed special treatment. Security & Strategic Review – January 2014 (ISSN 1741-4202). By Latin News.
Hague ruling leaves Humala without unity card
On 27 January, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague issued a ruling largely in favour of Peru in a maritime dispute with Chile, filed by Peru in January 2008. The Lima government led by President Ollanta Humala hailed the ruling, claiming that it awarded “more than 70 percent of Peru’s demands”, giving it “some 50,000km2 of [additional territorial] waters”.
In the run-up to the ICJ decision President Humala had called for unity among the political establishment and there was widespread public enthusiasm for the ruling. The political gains for the unpopular president and his administration, however, may turn out to be quite meagre. By Latin News.
Central American Fair For Thoroughbred Horses concludes in Nicaragua
The Fifth Annual Central American Fair of Spanish Thoroughbred Horses has ended in the Nicaraguan city of Granada, 46 kilometers of the capital, after four days in which about 200 horses were shown off.
Delegations such as Costa Rica, Guatemala and Nicaragua, participated in the event held at the Cocibolca Jockey Club, and were satisfied at its conclusion by the performance of their horses, which won awards during the event.
According to various media, the award for the best show example was given to a Nicaraguan horse, while Costa Rica was awarded for young champion with best moves and Central American sub champion.
The award for the adult champion with best moves was given to a horse from Guatemala, along with the gold medal for the grand champion.
Nicaragua also won awards for champion colt, young champion and champion in functionality, reported the press’s citing sources of the Nicaraguan Association of Breeders of Spanish Thoroughbred Horses.
In recent statements, the general coordinator of the fair, Alberto Gallegos, said that the event would be attended by more than 43 horse breeders from Central America, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, the U.S. and Spain. By Prensa Latina.
