News and reports from North, Central and South America.
Dominic Bascombe, 27 October 2003
The world's first black independent state is gearing up for its 200th birthday. But as Haiti's pioneering history is overshadowed by its contemporary crisis, is there anything left to party about?
Rodney Mello, 25 October 2003
International organisations to which Brazil belongs are not being paid. Rent for overseas offices is not being met and bill payments for running costs are late.
Rodney Mello, 22 October 2003
It's all work and no play for five-and-a-half million kids in Brazil, but improvements are continuing to be made, officials say…
Chase Morrison, 21 October 2003
The number of unemployed in the US continues to swell while jobs to the Indian sub-continent are increasing. Market evolution or cruel corporate cost cutting? Chase Morrison investigates…
Rodney Mello, 19 October 2003
Brazilian banks are betting on a growing economy for 2004. But President Lula da Silva's economic advisers are warning a continuous devaluation of the dollar represents a danger to the economy.
Rodney Mello, 9 October 2003
Brazilian President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva's recent assertion that he would not interfere in Cuba's internal affairs has infuriated relatives and friends of Cuban dissidents and human rights campaigners.
Dominic Bascombe, 5 October 2003
On the 20th anniversary of the overthrow and execution of Grenada's leader and the US invasion that followed, Dominic Bascombe looks at how events are remembered.
Tom Phillips, 27 September 2003
Controversial plans to offer state help to Rio de Janeiro's gays have stunned Brazil.
Rodney Mello, 26 September 2003
Brazilian leftist president, Luis Inacio Lula da Silva, told an audience of US investors those who bet against the Brazilian Government will end up losers.
Tom Phillips, 16 September 2003
Death squads are operating in at least 15 Brazilian states, according to a document passed to the United Nations by the Brazilian Government this week.
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