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BY PACIFICA GODDARD

VENEZUELA: Student hunger strike ends with prison release

Pacifica Goddard

Venezuelan student protestors have agreed to end a hunger strike that they had been taking part in for the previous 23 days. Organised by opposition youth group Active Youth, Venezuela United (JAVU), the strike began on January 31, with only nine students but quickly grew until more than 80 people were participating.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) Council of Ministers has drawn a curtain over the longest running trade dispute in the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) history – approving December 2009 deals on reducing EU banana import tariffs. These had been struck with the USA, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela solving complaints the EU unfairly favoured Caribbean island banana exports with quota and tariffs.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

VENEZUELA: Student hunger strike ends with prison release

Pacifica Goddard

Venezuelan student protestors have agreed to end a hunger strike that they had been taking part in for the previous 23 days. Organised by opposition youth group Active Youth, Venezuela United (JAVU), the strike began on January 31, with only nine students but quickly grew until more than 80 people were participating.…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

A WORLD Bank report has told Latin American countries with major hydrocarbon resources, such as Mexico and Venezuela, to diversify their economies by reinvesting windfall export earnings from emerging markets. ‘Natural Resources in Latin America and the Caribbean: Beyond Booms and Busts?’…

BY KEITH NUTHALL

THE INTERNATIONAL Organisation for Standardization (ISO) is developing standards for natural gas fuelling stations to help promote vehicles using this alternative fuel. A new committee ISO/PC 252 will coordinate the work, developing two standards: on fuelling stations for compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied natural gas (LNG).…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

THE ORGANIC cosmetics market has been booming over the last few years, generating substantial consumer interest in the US and Europe. As cosmetics companies scramble to offer the latest, most effective natural ingredients, many are turning to the biodiverse region of Latin America for inspiration.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

According to the US department of agriculture (USDA), about 70% of the 2.5 billion litres of fruit and vegetable juices sold in Mexico in 2009 were produced domestically. Mexico exported USdollar USD266.99 million worth of juices in 2009, compared to USD308.23 million in 2008 and USD247.29 million in 2007, according the UN Comtrade database.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

A decade ago, Latin America was considered to be one of the beer industry’s toughest markets, due to frequent bouts of economic uncertainty and political turmoil. But a lot has changed in the region since the year 2000, and recently instead of recoiling from this region, the biggest beer companies in the world have been fighting tooth and nail for shares of it.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

INTRODUCTION

LATIN America has never been a strong player in the global drinks marketplace, but maybe, as much of the region struggles towards unprecedented prosperity, this could change. Mexico has shown the way with the international profile of its beers, notably Corona, and its world-beating Tequila and Mezcal industries.…

BY PACIFICA GODDARD

The carbonated soft drink segment has suffered recently in the United States and Europe, as consumers have become more health conscious and switched to less sugary alternatives, but in Latin America carbonated beverages have continued to perform well.…