US citizens travel to Cuba, despite official ban - Press TV

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US citizens travel to Cuba, despite official ban Press TV Cuba is only 90 miles south of the United States, but traveling theircould result in heavy fines and prosecution under U-S. law. The U.S. government bans travel to Cuba as part of its ongoing economic blockade. A group of Americans have recently ...

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Travelers to Cuba: a legion of easily recognizable passengers at Miami ... - Cuba Headlines

Travelers to Cuba: a legion of easily recognizable passengers at Miami ... Cuba Headlines In recent years, those two Canadian cities figured at the top of Cuba's tourism market, accounting for large volumes of tourists who visit Havana and other popular destinations around the island every year (1.1 million visitors in 2012). When ...

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Travelers to Cuba: a legion of easily recognizable passengers at Miami ... - Cuba Headlines

Travelers to Cuba: a legion of easily recognizable passengers at Miami ... Cuba Headlines In recent years, those two Canadian cities figured at the top of Cuba's tourism market, accounting for large volumes of tourists who visit Havana and other popular destinations around the island every year (1.1 million visitors in 2012). .... IMF and ...

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Right Wing Snake Oil Salesmen - Raw Story

Right Wing Snake Oil Salesmen Raw Story It does well to step back once in awhile and remember that the leaders in the conservative movement see their followers not as fellow travelers working towards a common political goal so much as marks. Which isn't to say that the leaders don't actually ...

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Nyad's swim: Once more, with feeling - ESPN

ESPN	Nyad's swim: Once more, with feeling ESPN Near death before abandoning her last excursion from Cuba to Florida after 42 hours one year ago, Nyad emerged admittedly disappointed and "grieving," but ultimately steadfast to reach a goal she first began pursuing 35 years ago. "To go swim 100 miles ...

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Global Banks Have Trading Edge in Latin America - Institutional Investor (subscription)

Global Banks Have Trading Edge in Latin America Institutional Investor (subscription) Asset managers that invest in Latin America prefer the trading services provided by global banks, which for a second straight year win four of the top five spots on Institutional Investor's Latin America Trading Team. Bank of America Merrill Lynch and ...

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Carlos Slim Plans Expansion Outside Latin America with €7.2bn KPN Offer - IBTimes.co.uk

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Carlos Slim Plans Expansion Outside Latin America with €7.2bn KPN Offer IBTimes.co.uk Carlos Slim's América Móvil is bidding to fully acquire Dutch carrier Royal KPN as the Latin American billionaire looks to expand his telecoms empire in Europe. América Móvil is offering about €7.2bn ($9.6bn, £6.2bn) or €2.40 per share for the 70 ... America Movil Offers to Buy Dutch Phone Company KPN Mexico's America Movil Makes Bid for Full Control of Dutch Group KPN America Movil Makes US$9.6bilBid For Rest Of KPN

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VIDEO: Court frees drugs baron Quintero

Drugs baron Rafael Caro Quintero can be released from prison after serving 28 years for the kidnap and murder of a US agent, a court in Mexico has ruled.



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US citizens travel to Cuba, despite official ban - Press TV

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US citizens travel to Cuba, despite official ban Press TV Cuba is only 90 miles south of the United States, but traveling theircould result in heavy fines and prosecution under U-S. law. The U.S. government bans travel to Cuba as part of its ongoing economic blockade. A group of Americans have recently ...

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Pasco tourism chief quits; joining YMCA of the Suncoast - Suncoast News

Pasco tourism chief quits; joining YMCA of the Suncoast Suncoast News “It's so important for us to continue to grow our tourism brand,” she said. “We are a destination for sports tournaments, but that's not all we are. We're also the Gulf of Mexico, and we're nature tourism, and we're Saddlebrook, and we're Giraffe Ranch ...

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Latin America feels a bit closer with flight discounts - Globe and Mail

Latin America feels a bit closer with flight discounts Globe and Mail In addition, Monograms, the independent prepackaged vacation brand, is unveiling 15 itineraries to South and Central America, including four tours: six-day Brazil Highlights, six-day Colours of Guatemala, eight-day Cruising the Galapagos on Board the ...

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Mexico's mellow vibe on drug legalisation

The Mexicans who would like to take a leaf out of Uruguay's book



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Snowden in Moscow - phillyBurbs.com

Snowden in Moscow phillyBurbs.com One Russian winter should convince Snowden, who defected from Hawaii, that his first choice of Venezuela or Ecuador for sanctuary was the right one. He will find that there's a lot to be said for sunshine and warmth. In an effort to be helpful — and ...

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Independent Suriname – A Forgotten Tourism Jewel in South America - TravelVideo.tv (press release)

Independent Suriname – A Forgotten Tourism Jewel in South America TravelVideo.tv (press release) The travel & tourism industry in Surinam has seen a continuous growth from 107,609 visitors in 2004 to 240,041 in 2012, according to the Tourism Foundation of Suriname (METS). Most tourists arriving in Suriname are from the Netherlands and France, via ...

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Building a Home in Cuba, Without Bank Loans, Without Legal Supply Markets - Huffington Post

Building a Home in Cuba, Without Bank Loans, Without Legal Supply Markets Huffington Post She gets up and has a little coffee. The concrete of the counter is still fresh. Magaly, her two sons and her husband live in a house under construction. They've spent seven years like this. Little by little raising the walls and installing some pipes ...

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Mexican court frees drugs kingpin

A court in Mexico releases drugs baron Rafael Caro Quintero after he spends 28 years in prison for the murder of a US agent.



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Mexico drug kingpin Caro Quintero ordered released - Boston.com

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Mexico drug kingpin Caro Quintero ordered released Boston.com MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican officials said Friday a court ordered the release of infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero after 28 years in prison, overturning his conviction for the 1985 kidnap and killing of a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent. Mexican Court Frees Drug Lord Convicted In Killing DEA Agent

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NACLA-GV Podcast—Latin America: Migrant Journeys - Global Voices Online

NACLA-GV Podcast—Latin America: Migrant Journeys Global Voices Online This post is part of our series on Latin America: Migrant Journeys in collaboration with The North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA). Stay tuned for more articles and podcasts. What does the U.S. immigration reform legislation means for ...

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Saul Landau, Friend of the Cuban Revolution - CounterPunch

Saul Landau, Friend of the Cuban Revolution CounterPunch Of his making are forty documentaries on different conflicts and social, historical and political problems that include his report on Fidel in the 1960s and his most recent one, dedicated to the Five, about anti-Cuban terrorism. His voice has been ...

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DEA agent's alleged killer ordered released in Mexico

Rafael Caro Quintero, wanted in the U.S. for the torture and killing of DEA agent Enrique Camarena, has been ordered released from a Mexican prison because of procedural errors in his case.



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Cuba's New, Disquieting Labor Law - Havana Times

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Cuba's New, Disquieting Labor Law Havana Times The document in question, however, explicitly contradicts Cuba's current Constitution on at least two accounts. To begin with, Article 14 of the Constitution – whose days are surely numbered, but hasn't been revoked yet – prohibits any relations based ...

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Brazil is Latin America's most fertile online market - InternetRetailer.com

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Brazil is Latin America's most fertile online market InternetRetailer.com Wine.com.br is one of 248 Brazilian merchants—62% of the Latin America 400—taking advantage of the largest e-commerce market in Latin America. These Brazilian retailers' web sales grew about 20% in 2012, to $9.60 billion from $8.00 billion in 2011. Private Equity Real Estate Funds Focusing on Latin America Long-range Business Jets Finding Favor in Latin America 7% of Chinese steel intensive goods go to Latin America

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Not Surprised by Cuba's Weapons Smuggling to North Korea - Huffington Post (blog)

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Not Surprised by Cuba's Weapons Smuggling to North Korea Huffington Post (blog) A lot of people were baffled -- although it's not clear why the befuddlement -- that Cuba's Castro brothers were caught red-handed smuggling fighter jets, radar and missile components, and other weaponry to Kim Jong-un and North Korea in violation of ... My Parents' Path to Freedom: Why the Cuba Embargo Stands for Democracy Cuba looks to medical tourism as income source Cuba to mark Fidel Castro's birthday with book release

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Schedule for the World Baseball Challenge in Canada

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The rose colored dreams of gusano Juan Tamayo at the Miami Herald

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Cuba looks to medical tourism as income source - CANOE

Cuba looks to medical tourism as income source CANOE Football legend Diego Maradona blazed a path for Cuba to become a medical tourism destination when he traveled to the island for drug addiction treatment in 2000. Since then, thousands of other famous and not-so-famous faces have traveled here for help ...

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Viewpoint: Seeing Cuba in a different light; trip provides insight into people ... - MLive.com

Viewpoint: Seeing Cuba in a different light; trip provides insight into people ... MLive.com The street light from outside of my sleeping room in Perico, Cuba shone through the louvered windows and rested on the far wall in that distinctive pattern of separated light and shadows. How interesting, I thought. But as interesting as the visual was ...

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County making play for sports tourism dollars - Northwest News and Tribune

County making play for sports tourism dollars Northwest News and Tribune “It's so important for us to continue to grow our tourism brand,” she said. “We are a destination for sports tournaments, but that's not all we are. We're also the Gulf of Mexico, and we're nature tourism, and we're Saddlebrook, and we're Giraffe Ranch ...

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Suriname tourism: Growth and challenges - MENAFN.COM

Suriname tourism: Growth and challenges MENAFN.COM Coupled with this, Suriname's virgin rainforest of exotic fauna and flora, its multi-ethnic capital, Paramaribo, a UNESCO World Heritage site of grand colonial architecture, and blessed with peace and little crime, are attracting tourists to Suriname ...

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Hundreds of Medical Graduates in Cuba Return to Bolivia - Prensa Latina

Hundreds of Medical Graduates in Cuba Return to Bolivia Prensa Latina 09 de agosto de 2013, 00:02La Paz, Aug 9 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of new physicians graduated in Cuba will return to Bolivia next weekend, to start their social service in rural areas, it was reported in this capital. The director of Health Services ...

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Latin America's Most Successful Politician? It's Pope Francis - PolicyMic

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Latin America's Most Successful Politician? It's Pope Francis PolicyMic Bergoglio, the son of Italian emigrants who fled to Argentina during the advent of Mussolini's fascism, became Pope Francis last March and has since refashioned the image of the Catholic Church in Latin America. From denouncing the propagation of ...

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Cuban Transit: From Fidel to Raul - CounterPunch

Cuban Transit: From Fidel to Raul CounterPunch In the New York Times (July 24) Victoria Burnett reported on an address that Raul Castro delivered to the Cuban National Assembly the preceding day (“Harsh Self-Assessment as Cuba Looks Within”) which had serious criticisms to make of the lack of ...

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