Miners' expulsion fuels Venezuel...   Dec 13, 2009 05:59:51

"Mining is prohibited in Amazonas state. They are using these people for political means." Venezuela and Colombia have been sparring for several months in a ...View Full Article Read More

A rapid malaria appraisal in the...   Dec 13, 2009 05:59:50

While the federal state of Amazonas bears the highest risk for malaria in Venezuela (2007: 68.4 cases/1000 inhabitants), little comprehensive information ...View Full Article Read More

Brazil's river of death   Dec 13, 2009 05:59:49

By Gabriel Elizondo in Manaquiri, Brazil The once free-flowing Manaquiri River, which runs through the state of Amazonas in northwest Brazil, ...View Full Article Read More

Paying to keep the rainforests s...   Dec 13, 2009 05:59:48

Amazonas state governor Eduardo Braga admits that more infrastructure on the ground is needed to police the Amazon more efficiently, but he is adamant that ...View Full Article Read More

Diary: Amazon road trip   Oct 31, 2009 16:28:45

"For Rondonia and Amazonas, building the BR-319 will mean what the Channel Tunnel meant for Britain," he said. In saying this, he did not mean it would ...View Full Article Read More

HUGHES Distance Learning Project...   Oct 31, 2009 16:28:44

"We are very proud to have this project recognized once again," said Education Secretary of Amazonas, Gedeao Amorim. "In May of this year, the IMS Global ...View Full Article Read More

Brazilian TV host Wallace Souza,...   Oct 31, 2009 16:28:43

BY Brian Kates Amazonas State legislator and television show host Wallace Souza, center, proclaims his innocence during a news conference in Manaus, Brazil, ...View Full Article Read More

Brazilian Plane Crash Survivors ...   Oct 31, 2009 16:28:42

It was heading towards Tabatinga in the Amazonas state near the Brazil, Colombia and Peru borders. Aboard the Cessna C-98 plane was seven health officials ...View Full Article Read More

Sims Group Rolls Out iDirect DVB...   Oct 28, 2009 22:22:09

... coverage over Satmex 5 with plans to expand its footprint through transponders the company has leased on the recently launched Amazonas 2 satellite. ...View Full Article Read More

Diary: Amazon road trip   Oct 28, 2009 22:22:08

"For Rondonia and Amazonas, building the BR-319 will mean what the Channel Tunnel meant for Britain," he said. In saying this, he did not mean it would ...View Full Article Read More