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Banana Republic Legacy Thrives in Today's Latin America

Michelle Chen | Posted 04.23.2012 | World

The term "banana republic" has become a cliche to describe economic imperialism throughout history, but the legacy of colonialism persists in Latin America today.

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Chiquita Goes Bananas over Ethical Oil

Kathryn Marshall | Posted 02.17.2012 | Home

Read More: Ethical Oil, Chiquita, Oil Sands, Chiquita Blood Oil, Chiquita Ethical Oil, Canada Oil Sands, OPEC Countries, Home News

Perhaps it isn't surprising then that an environmental group with such a flexible sense of ethics--ForestEthics-- should find a partner in a banana firm made notorious for its own vast ethical deficits. The two of them have now teamed up to make Chiquita Brands a friend to the petro-tyrants of the world.

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NC Approves Deal To Lure Chiquita HQ From Ohio

AP | EMERY P. DALESIO | Posted 01.29.2012 | Latino Voices

Read More: Cincinnati, Charlotte, Chiquita, Bananas, North Carolina, Chiquita Brands International, Chiquita Banana, Latino Voices News

RALEIGH, N.C. — Banana giant Chiquita Brands International confirmed Tuesday it will move its global headquarters from Cincinnati to Charlotte a...

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Chiquita & the Colombia FTA -- Murder in the Interest of Profit

Dan Kovalik | Posted 07.16.2011 | World

Read More: Colombia, Chiquita, Colombia FTA, Colombia Free Trade Agreement, World News

Recent documents obtained by the National Security Archive from the U.S. Justice Department show that Chiquita Brands International made illegal payments to Colombian guerrilla groups and death squads over 14 years in return for security from them.

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Weekly Diaspora: How Bad U.S.-Latin American Policy Fuels Unauthorized Immigration

The Media Consortium | Posted 06.21.2011 | Politics

By Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger Too often, the immigration debate in this country ignores the role U.S. foreign policy plays in fue...

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Trade, Islands, and Diversity

Carl Pope | Posted 06.12.2011 | Green

Read More: Chiquita, Dominica, Vanilla, World Trade Organization, Monoculture, Wto, Neoliberalism, Bananas, Green News

If you are over 50 and think that bananas tasted better when you were young, you are right. Bananas are not the only example of how neo-liberal trade rules are bad news for small places.

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Health Teachers' Hopes Flaccid Over Extinct Fruit

Doree Lewak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Teen Sex Education, Chiquita, Teen Sexuality, Bananas, Sex Education, Sex, Banana-Crisis, Sat Scores, The New Yorrker, Latin America, Health Teachers, Home News

Slippery problems plague sex ed classes across the country, screwing high school health teachers yet again -- and not in a way they'd hoped for. The f...

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Banana Land and the Corporate Death Squad Scandals

Charlie Cray | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Human Rights, Attorney General, Delahunt, Exxonmobil, Occidental, Chiquita, Coca Cola, Drummond, Eric Holder, Columbia, Dole, Business News

In a sworn statement a paramilitary described his relationship with the multinational banana companies as "an open public relationship" involving the kidnapping and assassination of labor leaders.

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Holder Helped Secure Lenient Plea Deal With Bush Lawyers

The Raw Story | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Doj, Bush, Farc, President Obama, Eric Holder, Bananas, Obama, United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, Michael Chertoff, Department of Justice, Chiquita, Bush Administration, Carl Lindner, Columbia, Jr., Chiquita-Colombia, Carol Lam, Jeffery A. Taylor, Politics News

When the US Justice Department announced in March 2007 that Chiquita Brands had pleaded guilty to "one count of engaging in transactions with a specia...

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Colombia Confirms It Cannot Meet Necessary FTA Prerequisites; Death Squads on Rise

Dan Kovalik | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Death Squads, Nancy Pelosi, Colombia, Obama, Chiquita, Colombia FTA, Foreign Policy, Civil Rights, Latin America, Latin Barack Obama, Politics News

(UPDATED) In his final debate with John McCain, President-elect Barack Obama made it clear why he opposed passage of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement...

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Green Edge 8 - Saving Lives on Farms in Latin America - Cultivar

John Tepper Marlin | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green

The safety of U.S. food depends starts with the farms where our food is grown. Last month, congressional hearings on America's largest salmonella out...

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Chiquita Sued Over Killings Of US Missionaries

Reuters | Tom Brown | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Chiquita Lawsuit, Chiquita Colombia, Chiquita, Chiquita US Missionaries, Business News

U.S.-based Chiquita Brands International Inc has been hit with a lawsuit in federal court in Miami over the killings of five U.S. missionaries by Marx...

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Chiquita's Stock Soars On News Of Restructuring

AP | Terry Kinney | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Chiquita Brands International, Chiquita, Chiquita Restructuring, Business News

Fruit and salad distributor Chiquita Brands International, struggling to boost profits amid higher costs and worries over food safety, said Monday tha...

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Chiquita Pays $5 Million For Supporting Right-Wing Colombian Terrorists

McClatchy Newspapers | Pablo Bachelet | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Colombia, Chiquita, Home News

Chiquita Brands International, the Cincinnati-based company famous for its banana brand, on Monday made the first $5 million installment on a $25 mill...

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Chiquita's $25 Million Fine Is Largest Penalty Ever Sought Under US Global Terrorism Sanctions

Associated Press | LARA JAKES JORDAN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Chiquita, Colombia, Terrorism, Business News

The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not prosecute 10 Chiquita Brands International executives involved in the company's now-defunct payoff of ...

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