	Sylvia Longmire South America Policy Examiner \| Bio My Bio Subscribe RSS Feed Favorites

Find out more about Sylvia:

Sylvia Longmire is a retired Air Force officer and former senior Latin America and border security analyst for the State of California. She has a Master's degree in Latin American Studies from the University of South Florida.

Subscribe to Sylvia's Email Alerts

Get alerts when Sylvia submits a new article

Sylvia has been added to your favorite examiners

View my favorite Examiners

South America Policy Examiner's Articles

Showing: Most recent articles

Ecuador opens two military outposts on Colombian border

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa led the inauguration on Monday of two new military outposts along the country’s 720-mile border with...
Keep Reading »

Venezuelan government takes control of 31 farms suspected of being ‘idle’

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 · 1 comment

Venezuelan officials supported by troops and police took control of 31 farms totaling more than 48,000 acres on Monday, accusing owners of not holding...
Keep Reading »

China to loan Bolivia $60 million for investment in hydrocarbon sector

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

The Bolivian government issued a decree today authorizing a contract with China’s state-owned bank for a $60 million loan. According to EFE...
Keep Reading »

Venezuela’s economy continues to shrink in the face of declining oil prices

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Venezuelan Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez said yesterday the economy might shrink 2.2 percent in 2009, slashing an earlier forecast for zero growth...
Keep Reading »

Chile interested in significant purchase of U.S. weapons and radar systems

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Chile is joining the growing ranks of South American nations seeking to bolster their defense capabilities. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency...
Keep Reading »

Cuba and China sign several economic cooperation deals over the weekend

Monday, November 16th, 2009

During a visit by a Chinese delegation to Cuba over the weekend, representatives from several companies in China’s Shandong province signed a...
Keep Reading »

Cuba facing 'critical' energy shortage, taking 'extreme measures' to conserve

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

In a move that is quickly becoming the rule in Latin America, rather than the exception, the Cuban government has implemented several “extreme...
Keep Reading »

Cuba attempting to reduce dependency on cheap Venezuelan oil

In a statement on Friday, a senior Cuban government official said Cuba is paying more for Venezuelan oil than it needs to in order to discourage...
Keep Reading »

Cuba gets $445 million line of credit from Iran to expand economic ties

Iran has agreed to increase its existing line of credit to Cuba from 200 million euros to 500 euros, the equivalent of a $445 million increase, said...
Keep Reading »

Ecuador starts rationing electricity through next Saturday

Ecuador began rationing the use of electricity yesterday due to a drought affecting the output of its hydroelectric plants. The conservation measures...
Keep Reading »