Saturday, August 3, 2013

Troops deployed to Honduras prison

Honduras' president Porfirio Lobo ordered troops to take control of a prison in that Central American nation after a report claimed that inmates have "internal control" over all of the country's prisons.



via CNN.com - Latin America http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/03/world/americas/honduras-prisons/index.html

Facebook's rising potential in Latin America - VOXXI









Facebook's rising potential in Latin America

VOXXI

LIMA, Peru — Latin America, where 1 in 3 people already have Facebook accounts, will increasingly drive the social network's global profits. That is according to Alexandre Hohagen, Facebook's vice president for the region, in an exclusive interview ...

Decline in Latin American insurance rates lead Marsh index down

Women Entrepreneurs in Latin America on the Rise









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Honduras troops take over at prison

Honduras sends troops to quell a riot at a jail near the capital Tegucigalpa, after a report said the government had abandoned its jails to inmates.



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Man paddle boards from Cuba to Key West - Today.com (blog)









Man paddle boards from Cuba to Key West

Today.com (blog)

only $70 million. can you say -- bargain what? finally, a question. what is the least practical way to get from cuba to key west ? 35-year-old ben fryburg says this way, obviously, on a paddleboard. duh. he became the first to paddle 110 miles. took 28 ...









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Numbers don't add up for papal Mass crowd count - Boston.com









Numbers don't add up for papal Mass crowd count

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25 police found guilty in Brazil prison killings - Boston.com








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25 police found guilty in Brazil prison killings

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Brazil Carandiru jail massacre police guilty

Brazil police jailed over prison massacre

Brazil court sentences 25 police officers for prison massacre









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Sea Turtles Arrive on Costa Rica's Matapalo Beach - The Costa Rica Star








The Costa Rica Star



Sea Turtles Arrive on Costa Rica's Matapalo Beach

The Costa Rica Star

The night I was visiting, there were 46 volunteers in house – from the USA, Canada, England, Spain, New Zealand, Belgium, Colombia, Venezuela, and Costa Rica. There is space for 60 volunteers. Help is needed in the turtle nursery, patrolling the beach ...









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Russian Warships Dock in Cuba on 'Friendly Visit' - Newsmax.com








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Russian Warships Dock in Cuba on 'Friendly Visit'

Newsmax.com

Three Russian warships led by the missile cruiser "Moskva" arrived Saturday in Cuba on a "friendly visit" to the communist-run island, the first such trip in four years. The ships were greeted by an artillery salute, a naval band and a few hundred ...

Russian warships to arrive in Cuba on official visit

Three Russian navy ships visit Cuba this week

Russian Naval Force to Pay Friendly Visit to Cuba on Saturday









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Fernando Alonso, a Founder of Cuban Ballet, Dies at 98 - New York Times









Fernando Alonso, a Founder of Cuban Ballet, Dies at 98

New York Times

Fernando Alonso, a Cuban ballet master and teacher who teamed with his brother and his wife at the time, the ballet star Alicia Alonso, to found a dance company that gained international renown as the Ballet Nacional de Cuba, died on Saturday in Havana.









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How capitalism has created a new "business" of providing fake birth certiicates to fake Cubans





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One of Cuba's Biggest Scams!





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Industriales announces its pre-selection roster for the 53rd National Baseball Series





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Brazil jail massacre police guilty

Twenty-five Brazilian police are given life sentences for their part in the 1992 Carandiru jail massacre in Sao Paulo that left 111 prisoners dead.



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Ben Friberg: "I am doing this to promote peace between Cuba and the United States"





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Difficult relations between Latin America and US - OAS - BBC News








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Difficult relations between Latin America and US - OAS

BBC News

But how good can those relations be when several Latin American countries are offering asylum to Edward Snowden, a former contractor for the CIA who is wanted by the US after revealing extensive internet and phone surveillance by US intelligence.









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Fake Cubans hoping for fast track to citizenship now under scrutiny - CNN









Fake Cubans hoping for fast track to citizenship now under scrutiny

CNN

Miami (CNN) -- All Luis had to do was hand a Cuban birth certificate to immigration officials and he was on his way to becoming a U.S. citizen. "I started to receive my work permission, I went to the DMV, got my driver's license, I get my Social ...









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Cubans welcome new US visa policy, government largely silent - Reuters









Cubans welcome new US visa policy, government largely silent

Reuters

HAVANA (Reuters) - Cubans are cheering a U.S. visa policy that gives them five years to travel to the United States, while Cuba's government and state-run media have largely remained silent about the new travel measure. They still are allowed to remain ...









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