Bolivia records: Aymara herder is 123 years old Boston.com FRASQUIA, Bolivia (AP) — If Bolivia's public records are correct, Carmelo Flores Laura is the oldest living person ever documented. They say he turned 123 a month ago. The native Aymara lives in a straw-roofed dirt-floor hut in an isolated hamlet near ... |
US doctors see American jailed in Cuba CNN International Havana, Cuba (CNN) -- Alan Gross, a U.S. State Department contractor jailed in Cuba, received his first visit by American doctors, Gross' attorney said Thursday. "A U.S. medical team did visit Alan in early July," Gross' attorney, Scott Gilbert, wrote ... |
Exiles say Bahamas deported 24 refugees to Cuba GlobalPost Miami, Aug 15 (EFE).- A Cuban exile group in Miami said Thursday that the Bahamian government deported 24 refugees who had been detained in that Caribbean country back to Cuba, many of whom had already been granted asylum by Panama. |
Two Mexican Towns Try To Save Fishing -- By Banning Fishing ThinkProgress In an article on the decline of fisheries in the Sea of Cortez off of Mexico, Harper's Magazine's Erik Vance describes the way fishing has moved straight down the food chain after depopulating species after species. Trawlers scoop up hundreds of pounds ... |
Gulfstream Growing By Leaps And Bounds In Latin America Aviation International News Gulfstream Aerospace has seen “significant growth” in the size of its customer-operated aircraft fleet in Latin America, especially in Brazil, where the fleet of Gulfstream business jets has nearly quadrupled since 2008. According to Gulfstream senior ... |
OP-ED: Improving the Flavour of the Chinese Menu in the Caribbean HNN Huntingtonnews.net But, Latin American countries received the lion's share of the money –- US$83.4 billion of which Venezuela, US$44.5 billion; Brazil, US$12.1billion; and Argentina, US$11.8 billion were the principal beneficiaries. ... aid for trade – and a large ... |
Reef foundation garners state tourism award for 'LuLu' sinking as another ship ... al.com (blog) “Not only has the Alabama Gulf Coast Reef and Restoration Foundation been a strong supporter of tourism, the foundation has also been actively involved in the environment by promoting artificial reefs that can help improve the northern Gulf's ecosystem ... |
Mexico Drug Cartel Launches Unsual Publicity Push Fox News Latino The group also cited a list of alleged abuses by federal police, who they said were bothering local women and scaring away tourism, one of the main sources of revenue for the hilly, pine-clad state. "We don't want any more federal police," said a ... |
Cuba Bets on Nature Tourism Prensa Latina 15 de agosto de 2013, 12:09Havana, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) With the development of the local tourism industry, Cuba bets today for a diversification of offer and at the same time the traditional sun and beach mode, particularly for nature. That's the ... |
THE bizarre teaser election that Argentines had to take part in on August 11th was designed by Cristina Fernández, the president. She put her all into promoting her candidates, even flying her hand-picked hopeful for the most populous province of Buenos Aires to Brazil to be photographed with their compatriot, Pope Francis. Photographs of him, her and the pope were plastered across the province as campaign posters.The pontiff’s magic did not rub off. Ms Fernández’s Front for Victory (FPV) party did worse than at any time in its ten-year existence. As a referendum of sorts on her rule, the year after she grabbed control of YPF, an oil company owned by Spain’s Repsol, it does not augur well ahead of the elections in October for half of the seats in the lower house of Congress and two-thirds of those in the upper house.The election was nominally a primary aimed at weeding out the tiniest parties ahead of the mid-terms and enabling voters to choose which candidates should represent the bigger ones. In fact, most parties had picked their representatives beforehand, turning the process into a laborious straw poll.The FPV, which has enjoyed a majority in both houses since Ms Fernández was re-elected with 54% of the vote in 2011, did best, winning 26% of all votes cast. But it was the only party to field candidates almost nationwide. It lost in the capital and in 14 of Argentina’s...
via The Economist: The Americas http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21583708-cristina-fern-ndez-has-uphill-struggle-ahead-mid-term-elections-bad-dress-rehearsal?fsrc=rss%7Came
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Cuba Gooding Jr. on Bringing Laughs to 'The Butler' ABC News Transcript for Cuba Gooding Jr. on Bringing Laughs to 'The Butler'. -- -- sitting here right now serving up his own brand of humor. He -- excited. Meet any of the bottler the nation -- -- to show me the money and Oscar gold is now showing -- Whitaker ... |
Cuba Libre! Boston.com (blog) SUP8151_cuba_libre_C (2) copy 3.png Tomorrow, Friday, August 16th is National Rum Day. Perfect excuse for a daiquiri, tiki drink, swizzle. I, however, am drinking the classic, incredibly simple and tasty Cuba Libre. Stories date the drink back to the ... |
Tech entrepreneur builds bridges between U.S. and Cuba youth NBC Latino Felice Gorordo is only 30 but he's already worked at The White House, co-founded a non-profit, helped organize Juanes' groundbreaking “Peace without Borders” concert in Cuba and received multiple awards for his leadership and business expertise. |
Terror Threat in Latin America The Weekly Standard (blog) In late June, the State Department issued a controversial report on Iranian activity in the Western Hemisphere. Its most notable conclusion was that “Iranian influence in Latin America and the Caribbean is waning.” Critics immediately pointed out that ... |
Gorilla Head Tattoo Not Likely To Attract Mates (PHOTO) Huffington Post Crazy Tattoos!! Mary Jose Cristerna, known as The Vampire Woman, from Mexico, poses for a portrait as she attends Venezuela Expo Tattoo 2012 in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday Jan. 28, 2012. (Ariana Cubillos, AP) .... to welcome visitors, at a giant rugby ... |
Telegraph.co.uk | Namibia to send 10 rhinoceros, five elephants to Cuba zoo Times LIVE Namibia will airlift 10 rhinoceros and five elephants to Cuba in September, concluding a massive translocation project of 135 animals taken from its national parks, the environment ministry said Wednesday. Namibia sends rhinos and elephants to Cuba |
BBC News | Ex-Cuban leader Fidel Castro 'surprised' by survival BBC News Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro has said that he decided to step down and transfer power to his younger brother, Raul, because he was diagnosed with a fatal illness in 2006. In an article published to mark his 87th birthday, Fidel Castro said he didn ... |
Aspera Supports Continued Growth in Latin America with Appointment of Sales ... Fort Mills Times Aspera, Inc., creators of next-generation software technologies that move the world's data at maximum speed, is expanding its presence in Latin America with the appointment of Pedro Silvestre as sales director for the region. Aspera will showcase its ... |
Dr. Jaime Ponce de Leon, a Chief Bariatric Surgeon, Joins Mexico Bariatric Center PR Leap (press release) Mexico Bariatric Center was one of the first companies in Mexico to offer single-incision weight loss surgery. Mexico Bariatric Center is a complete medical tourism company, offering every major surgery type including: gastric banding, gastric sleeve ... |
Aviation International News | Bombardier Expands Service in Latin America Aviation International News Bombardier has increased its support network for South America with the appointment of Maga Aviation as a second authorized service facility in Brazil. São Jose dos Campos-based Digex has been providing maintenance for the Canadian OEM since 2005. |
