![Image Ignoring Puerto Rico is not the American way [Lima Charlie News][Photo: Mario Tama]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Ignoring-Puerto-Rico-is-not-the-American-way.jpg?time=1686085475)
Puerto Rico was already in crisis before Hurricane Maria hit the island, and increasing casualties have added urgency to the need for reform. Both Republicans and Democrats have plans to help the island, yet neither party is taking direct aim at the high cost of… Keep Reading
![Image Operation: Connect – a unique group helps veterans overcome the trials and tribulations of transitioning back to civilian life [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/LCN-Radio-VETERANS-blue-600-x-400-480x320.jpg)
Operation: Connect, a unique group founded by four women, seeks to help veterans thrive and assimilate in their post-military career. Transitioning back into civilian life has always been a challenge for service members separating from the military. But what if it didn’t have to be?… Keep Reading
![Image Memorial Day may soon be a remembrance of democracy and those who had the courage to defend it [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Memorial-Day-may-soon-be-a-remembrance-of-democracy-and-those-who-had-the-courage-to-defend-it-Lima-Charlie-News-480x320.png)
To the classical mind, a society in which political authority is divorced from military service was practically beyond the imagination. Worth remembering, as we greet another Memorial Day with 1,281,900 U.S. military personnel the world over, and the looming threat of waning democracies worldwide. Over… Keep Reading
![Image America's obsession with plastic [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Americas-obsession-with-plastic-480x320.jpg)
While plastic continues to pose a real threat to our environment and health, America’s leadership, America’s lobbyists and America’s plastic culture all fight to keep us drowning in plastic. Now it has fallen to local governments and environmental advocacy organizations to take the lead. A few… Keep Reading
![Image Geronimo: A Service Dog's Tale [Lima Charlie News][Image: Don Martinez]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Geronimo-A-Service-Dogs-Tale-Don-Martinez-480x320.png)
Lima Charlie News Correspondent Don Martinez, a combat veteran, is about to embark on an adventure with his best friend and service dog, Geronimo. My first service dog was named Charlie. She was a Yellow Lab that I rescued from the local shelter. She was… Keep Reading
![Image America’s failed seaports - Trump’s ‘America First’ policy isn’t the only barrier to free trade [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/America’s-failed-seaports-480x320.jpg)
While the Trump Administration’s “America First” policy may be damaging to U.S. free trade worldwide, America’s inability to maintain deep water access at its seaports is a far more critical enemy than any new tariff or duty. Thanks to historic “America First” legislation, American seaports… Keep Reading
![Image When fine art meets Bitcoin, blockchain and cryptocurrency the real fun begins [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/When-fine-art-meets-Bitcoin-blockchain-and-cryptocurrency-the-real-fun-begins-Lima-Charlie-News-480x319.png)
Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are set to disrupt nearly every industry, and have already become a changing force within the global fine art market. While news often focuses on the price of Bitcoin, there is a much larger story to be told about the technology and… Keep Reading
![Image Aluminium prices settle after U.S. eases Russia sanctions for aluminium giant Rusal [Lima Charlie News][Image: James Fox]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Aluminium-prices-settle-after-U.S.-eases-Russia-sanctions-for-aluminium-giant-Rusal-480x320.png)
After an intense month that saw aluminium prices surge by 25 percent, the market has begun to settle. This after the U.S. indicated it would ease sanctions against Russian aluminium giant United Co. Rusal. Commodity traders often say that the commodities market has a life… Keep Reading
![Image Aluminium price surge after US-Russia sanctions threatens worldwide production and availability [Lima Charlie News][Image: Ilya Naymushkin]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Aluminium-price-surge-after-US-Russia-sanctions-threatens-worldwide-production-and-availability-480x319.png)
U.S. sanctions against the Russian aluminium industry are causing commodities markets to surge, but they may also damage worldwide production capabilities and the availability of consumer goods. On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury blacklisted for sanctions seven Russian oligarchs, 12 companies they… Keep Reading
![Image The Week in U.S. Politics [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Lima-Charlie-Week-in-Politics-01-480x320.jpg)
Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics. This week: Syrian missile strike, Paul Ryan’s exit, Mark Zuckerberg testifies, a European blockchain partnership and more. US Domestic Politics House Speaker Paul Ryan Embarks On Final Term… Keep Reading
![Image This Week in Business Intelligence [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/This-Week-in-Business-Intelligence-Lima-Charlie-Business-Intel-Report-480x320.png)
Highlights of the week in finance, investment, emerging-markets, risk, and crypto markets from Lima Charlie Business Intel. This week’s report covers Nigeria, India, Chile, Minamitori, China, London, Kathmandu, Nepal, Russia, Turkey, and the United States. Nigeria’s Historic Deep Seaport Slated As Single Largest Private Investment in… Keep Reading
Lima Charlie’s Weekly Review: U.S. Politics Edition – Highlights of the week in U.S. domestic, geo, cyber, politics. US Domestic Politics Trump Set to Send 4,000 National Guard Troops to Mexican Border On Friday, a Pentagon memo announced that as many as 4,000 US National… Keep Reading
Highlights of the week in finance, investment, emerging-markets, risk, and crypto markets from Lima Charlie Business Intel. This week’s report covers Democratic Republic of Congo, Kinshasa, Colombia, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ontario, Norway, Bahrain, Persian Gulf, Greece, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Iran, China, Zimbabwe, the Philippines, Brazil, Russia,… Keep Reading
![Image Life after the Marine Corps - a 360 with skateboard artist Rafael Colon [Lima Charlie News]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/RafaelColon-480x320.jpg)
Stepping into Rafael Colon’s Harlem apartment in New York City, you’ll immediately notice two things: painted skateboards are the first — not necessarily a surprise since those are what drew you here. After that, you’ll see a door-mounted pull-up bar. This shouldn’t astonish either, not… Keep Reading
![Image Prison fire and riots throw more chaos into Venezuelan presidential elections [REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins]](https://75bdb6.a2cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Prison-fire-and-riots-throw-more-chaos-into-Venezuelan-presidential-elections--480x320.jpg)
Venezuelans who came to visit incarcerated loved ones last week instead bore witness to the detention center being engulfed in flames. 68 have been confirmed dead, according to officials, and on Monday, Venezuelan Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced that prison officials’ “negligence” had played… Keep Reading
Highlights of the week in finance, investment, emerging-markets, risk, and crypto markets from Lima Charlie Business Intel. This week’s report covers Russia, China, Poland, Sweden, the Baltic States, the Arctic Region, Kuwait, Morocco, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Taiwan, Guatemala, Ecuador, Mexico, South America, El Salvador, and… Keep Reading
