Haiti looks to tourism as jobs booster Yahoo!7 News Haiti's tourism ministry had about $US2 million in its budget under the previous administration, and received another $US1 million from a Venezuelan oil fund in the aftermath of a destructive storm season, according to the former tourism minister ... Haiti sees big money reviving flagging tourism |
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Forget Panama, China wants alternative canal in Latin America The Voice of Russia Under virtual Chinese control, a Nicaragua canal would make it impossible for the U.S. to hunt for contraband or keep enemy ships from entering the Latin American region, which the U.S. considers to be in its sphere of influence. Already, the Chinese ... |
ABC News | Mexico's Paradise, Lost ABC News It's true that Mexico is a geographically blessed country, famed for its pristine beaches, magnificent mountains and canyons, and stunning desert vistas. Some of the most beautiful spots in the world, the basis of the nation's huge tourism industry ... |
New York Times | Harsh Self-Assessment as Cuba Looks Within New York Times Cubans build houses without permits, catch endangered fish, cut down trees, gamble, accept bribes and favors, hoard goods and sell them at inflated prices, and harass tourists, Mr. Castro said. And that is just the start: Islanders yell in the street ... Raul Castro and Good Manners for Cuba |
Diaz-Balart Blasts Jay Z's Hypocrisy for Boycotting Florida, Vacationing in Cuba National Review Online (blog) “Look, thank God we live in a free country, and people can opt to be silly and foolish, but that's a contrast – they go to Cuba, and that's okay,” the congressman told Laura Ingraham on her Tuesday radio program. “They hobnob with the regime; that's okay. Lawmaker calls out celebs that boycott Florida, but patronize Cuba Jay Z & Kanye West Slammed After Boycott Florida Reports, GOP References ... |
New fall flight to Cuba shows growing strength of Tampa's Cuban travel market Tampabay.com (blog) TAMPA — Island Travel & Tours operator Bill Hauf said that in November his company will add another weekly flight to Cuba from Tampa International Airport. That's significant because air travel to Cuba is at its strongest during the summer months ... Island Travel & Tours adds third weekly Cuba flight Tampa adds another Cuba flight |
New fall flight to Cuba shows growing strength of Tampa's Cuban travel market Tampabay.com (blog) But the real potential to grow the market lies in non-Cubans. The U.S. government doesn't allows Americans to go to Cuba for tourism. But it does issue "people-to-people" licenses that allow Americans to travel to Cuba for educational, cultural ... |
Desperate Homophobes Tell Women Gay Rights Will Rob Them Of Husbands Raw Story “The Supreme Court overturned DOMA? I'm finally free to dump this lady and get on Grindr!,” Said no man ever. Marriage equality opponents are getting desperate, desperate enough to use the “your spouse is going to abandon you!” tactic to try to turn ... |
Mexico Today | Mexico's Tourism Jumps to 3rd Biggest Cash Source by 2018 Mexico Today With new infrastructure plans and rising international visits, Mexico's tourism industry is an important and growing source of revenue. Tourism is currently Mexico's fifth-biggest revenue area, and Mexican officials predict that in a few years tourism ... Live It to Believe It in Mexico City |
Fars News Agency | Iran, Cuba Reiterate Further Consolidation of Ties Fars News Agency In line with the same policy, President Ahmadinejad has gone on several official trips to major Latin American countries, including Brazil, Cuba, Bolivia and Venezuela. During his visits, Ahmadinejad has signed numerous agreements with Latin ... TEHRAN ... |
Pope visiting Brazil's shrine to 'black Mary' Boston.com Marian devotion also runs particularly deep in Latin America. The Virgin of Guadalupe, another dark-complexioned Mary, is the patron saint of Mexico, and the Virgin of Charity of Cobre, who's often associated with Aparecida, is widely revered in ... |
Why is Latin America cooling on Catholicism? The Economist (blog) Latin America is still the world's biggest bastion of Catholicism. About 40% of the world's Roman Catholics live there. Brazil has the most; Mexico, smaller but more devout, is not far behind, with 93m. Mexico City's Basilica of Our Lady the Virgin of ... |
Cuba brings Latin vibe to Mississauga Mississauga MISSISSAUGA — If Alex Cuba appears a bit jet-lagged on Friday at Celebration Square, that's because he just deplaned from Bogota, Colombia, where he headlined a concert two days earlier. Such is life for the Latin singer/songwriter since winning his ... |
World Policy Institute (blog) | Looking South: Weighing Snowden's Options World Policy Institute (blog) The country's high dependence on oil revenues and tight controls on currency exchange—which in turn does not allow entrepreneurs to purchase and export raw materials for internal production—has left Venezuela with a supply shortage in the face of ... |
Peru's Gamarra traders aim at increasing exports to Brazil Andina - Agencia Peruana de Noticias International delegations from 14 countries including Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, China, and US would be participating in the event. The four-day event is aimed at creating trade ... products or services in the domestic and ... |
CoContest Raises $200000 as it Eyes Latin America The Next Web CoContest, a startup that is essentially '99designs for interior (rather than graphic) design', has raised $200,000 in funding with the aims of developing its product, growing its audience and expanding into Latin America. CoContest allows users to ... |
Checking in on the Latin American affiliates DRaysBay His recent injury aside, Alex Colome has been a lone highlight in the Rays' efforts to sign talent in Latin America. In the big picture, he's buried under a pile of gaffes and bad puns. In the Rays era of the franchise, only two international free ... |
Foreign funding dries up for Latin American NGOs MinnPost.com The cutbacks at her organization are part of a wider trend across Latin America that has NGOs, think tanks, and development organizations struggling to keep their programs alive. Most organizations began to feel the pinch this year and are now scrambling. |
American Express Settles With US Treasury Dept. Over Cuba Travel WBFS Officials announced Monday that American Express Travel Related Services, Inc. has agreed to pay $5.2 million after the Treasury Department found that foreign branch offices and subsidiaries of American Express issued about 14,487 tickets for travel to ... |
Peru's Gamarra traders aim at increasing exports to Brazil Fibre2fashion.com International delegations from 14 countries including Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, China, and US would be participating in the event. The four-day event is aimed at creating trade ... products or services in the domestic and ... |
Latin American Socialism: Churning Along, Economic Failures Aside Diplomatic Courier Cheap Venezuelan oil–along with limited privatization and an opening of the island to tourism–allowed Cuba to stave off economic catastrophe. In a curious twist of irony, the United States is Venezuela's largest oil export market. In other words, the ... |
Wrong turn in pope's car leads to Brazil mob scene Boston.com ... Things to do · Travel · Cars · Jobs · Real Estate · Local · National · World · Politics · Education · Your Campus · Opinion · Health · Obituaries · Special Reports · Classifieds · Lottery · Weather · Traffic · Home /; news /; world /; latin america ... |
AmEx agrees to settle Cuba travel breach The Australian It's not the first time American Express has come under federal scrutiny for its handling of Cuba-related travel. The company was investigated in 1995 and 1996 for similar violations committed by a subsidiary that had recently been acquired, according ... |
How the Chinese are Helping to Transform Cuba, Again Diplomatic Courier China is Cuba's second largest trading partner after Venezuela, and Cuba is China's largest trading partner in the Caribbean, with bilateral trade now standing at around $2 billion. Beijing wants to help Cuba push through market-oriented economic ... |
Federal judge temporarily blocks strict abortion law Daily Caller A federal judge Monday temporarily blocked a North Dakota law banning abortions when a fetal heartbeat is detected, as early as six weeks into a pregnancy. U.S. District Judge Daniel L. Hovland ruled that the law, which was signed by signed by Gov. |
Top 300 Latin America InternetRetailer.com With thriving economies, educated and increasingly affluent buyers and a growing base of Internet shoppers, retail e-commerce throughout Latin America is booming. In Brazil, an e-commerce market with 81 million shoppers and growing, the collective ... |
Toronto Star | Canada's foreign service strike hurting tourism, creating backlogs Toronto Star The Tourism Industry Association of Canada estimates the job action will put one-third of all the bookings from key emerging markets such as China, India, Brazil and Mexico at risk, costing the industry at least $280 million in damages. The Association ... Canada's striking foreign service workers offer ultimatum |
Pope in Brazil on first trip back to Latin America Irish Examiner Pope in Brazil on first trip back to Latin America. Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Pope Francis has returned to the warm embrace of Latin America, landing in Brazil to begin his first international trip as pontiff. By Nicole Wnfield. Carrying his own hand ... |
Warm South America return for Pope Express.co.uk Francis arrives at a tough time for the church in Latin America, where it is losing faithful to rival churches and secularism. A new poll says just 57% of Brazilians aged 16 and older call themselves Catholics, the lowest recorded level. In his few ... |
Aeromexico Increases Connectivity Options From Houston To Latin America PR Newswire (press release) HOUSTON, July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Aeromexico, Mexico's global airline, adds its fourth daily flight between Houston and Mexico City, increasing the number of connection options it offers to more points beyond in Latin America. |
