Global Scan
August 15, 2014
Nicaragua is suffering under a terrible drought, which is reducing food stocks and raising food prices. That's made it increasingly difficult for Nicaraguans to have an adequate diet. So government officials are encouraging Nicaraguans to raise and eat lizards. Meanwhile, if you've seen a popup ad recently, the man behind them wants you to know he's sorry. That and more in today's Global Scan.
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Lifestyle & Belief
Latino Catholics in the U.S. embrace Catholic Church's new Argentinian pope
PRI's The World
March 15, 2013
The growing U.S. Hispanic population is largely Catholic, just like much of Latin America, so many of them were particularly excited by the choice of an Argentinian, a latino, as the next pope. But just as in South America, the Latino Catholic Church in the U.S. is not as strong as it once was.
Global Politics
New York has a new mayor and the whole world is watching
PRI's The World
November 06, 2013
New Yorkers have elected Bill de Blasio to replace previous mayor, Michael Bloomberg. And his election has global implications.
Business, Economics and Jobs
Coffee shops, farmers and a banker team up to save Latin American coffee
PRI's The World
December 03, 2013
Leaf rust is eating away at coffee trees in Central and South America. Hundreds of thousands of people are out of work because of it. Now, an unlikely coalition of American coffee chains, coffee shops and bankers are coming to the rescue.
Business, Economics and Jobs
After six years and billions of dollars, the Panama Canal expansion may grind to a halt
PRI's The World
January 10, 2014
The widening of the Panama Canal is nearing completion, and could be ready to allow bigger ships to pass through next year. But a European consortium constructing the new locks says it wants more money to finish the job.
Justice
Tens of thousands of Central American children are fleeing their homes — except in Nicaragua
PRI's The World
August 06, 2014
Over the past year, the US Border Patrol has apprehended tens of thousands of Central American children crossing the US-Mexico border alone. So why are kids from Nicaragua, the region’s poorest country, staying at home?
Global Scan
Nicaraguans are told to eat lizards — because of a drought
August 15, 2014
Nicaragua is suffering under a terrible drought, which is reducing food stocks and raising food prices. That's made it increasingly difficult for Nicaraguans to have an adequate diet. So government officials are encouraging Nicaraguans to raise and eat lizards. Meanwhile, if you've seen a popup ad recently, the man behind them wants you to know he's sorry. That and more in today's Global Scan.
Conflict
How justice for slain Americans took a backseat to Cold War politics
The Takeaway
November 11, 2014
The killing of four Americans in El Salvador in 1980 exposed the brutality of US-backed governments in Latin America. But at the time, the fight against communism obscured justice for the victims — even in the eyes of their own government.
Music
Music is a 'weapon to make change' for this Garifuna guitar player and activist
PRI's The World
December 10, 2014
Growing up in a secluded village on the Honduran coast, Aurelio Martinez received most of his musical education from his mother. Now, the musician from a minority culture called the Garifuna is going back to those roots on his latest album "Landini," while also fighting for the rights of his people.
Environment
China's American canal could sacrifice Nicaragua's great lake
PRI's The World
February 19, 2015
Updated
China's $50 billion plan for a new Central American canal connecting Atlantic and Pacific may damage the freshwater Lake Nicaragua, changing the environment for those who depend upon it. The plan faces opposition in parts of the country.
Economics
Chinese investments are pushing the Latin American economy back in time
PRI's The World
February 19, 2015
China has made major investments Latin America in the last few years. But it's pushing their economies back to a simple export business for raw materials.