Cuba to allow athletes to seek pro contracts abroad CNN International (CNN) -- Ever since the Cuban Revolution more than 50 years ago, athletes on the communist island have been able to garner gold medals and glory, but not big paychecks. In a shift, the Cuban government says it will allow its athletes to play ... |
Ocean Spray makes headway with its Latin American expansion Boston Business Journal (blog) We're deep in the midst of cranberry harvest season, but that's not the only thing being talked about at Ocean Spray's Lakeville headquarters these days. The growers cooperative has made headway with two major developments in the past year or so to ... |
Uruguay Challenges Latin American Taboos Wall Street Journal MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay—This South American nation of just 3.3 million people has become the site of a socially liberal experiment of sorts. In the past year, Uruguay's center-left government has taken on a raft of issues long seen as taboo in ... |
Cathy Ward, 52-Year-Old 'Twihard,' Spends Thousands On 'Twilight'-Themed ... Huffington Post UK 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 ... |
Raul Castro Receives Angolan Special Envoy Prensa Latina 01 de octubre de 2013, 09:53Havana, Oct 1 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Raul Castro received the special envoy of Angola''s President here today, Afonso Pedro Canga, Minister of Agriculture for that African nation. At the meeting, described in an ... |
Holocaust refugees' influences on Latin America Rapid City Journal Thousands of refugees spent months crossing the ocean, hoping to find safety when they reached the Latin American countries on the other side of the world. They were fleeing Europe ahead of World War II, escaping a Nazi regime that would eventually ... |
Maersk bullish on Latin America, eyes Mexico's deep water oil Reuters MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Danish oil and shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) sees big investment potential in Latin America, including deep water oil projects and ports in Mexico, its chief executive said on Tuesday. In an interview with ... |
The Yucatan Times | 8.63 Billion Dollars Invested Into Mexico Tourism Industry The Yucatan Times President Enrique Peña Nieto announced an investment of 8.63 billion dollars to improve the Mexico tourism sector, which is the third most important income of the Mexican economy that has suffered declines in revenue since the Calderon administration ... |
Ottawa Citizen | Cuba looks to scrap dual currency system but easier said than done CTV News The two pesos have been circulating in parallel since 1994, when the loss of billions in Soviet trade and subsidies forced Cuba to reluctantly open the economy to tourism, while trying to insulate most islanders from its capitalist effects. The drab ... Cuba faces challenges in push to end dual currency |
Column: US should avoid 'Latin America fatigue' Troy Record Despite its flip-flops and occasional blunders, Obama's foreign policy has been a great improvement over former President George W. Bush's arrogant diplomacy, but it won't win any prize for its interest or commitment to Latin America. U.S. Secretary of ... |
Pastor Maldonado: The racer Hugo Chavez banked oil money on CNN "If a government thinks that it can increase trade and tourism by presenting an image of itself as a technologically savvy, glamorous destination and a center of sporting excellence, then F1 is a good way to achieve this," Sylt continued. "F1's values ... |
Washington Post | Cuba Pushes To End Dual Currency But Faces Challenges Fox News Latino SUMMARY. The two Cuban pesos have been circulating in parallel since 1994, when the loss of billions in Soviet trade and subsidies forced Cuba to reluctantly open the economy to tourism, while trying to insulate most islanders from its capitalist effects. Cuba faces challenges in push to end dual currency |
Don't expect the Majors to benefit from Cuba's liberalized rules for athletes NBCSports.com Last week waves were made when Cuba announced that it would allow athletes to compete in foreign professional leagues. Many of our first reactions were along the lines of “Awesome! Now ballplayers won't have to risk their lives and families to play here! Sports in Cuba |
South America rediscovers waterways Buenos Aires Herald The new waterway projects in South America entail a number of benefits and opportunities. “With the exception of Argentina, in the region everything is yet be done,' he added, as an advance of his presentation at the next IIDM Congress in Puerto Rico ... |
Press TV | Iran, Cuba stress improvement of bilateral ties Press TV Rodriguez also praised the fresh atmosphere created due to the recent talks between Iran and six major world powers in New York, as well as the landmark phone conversation between Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and US President Barack Obama. Iran, Cuba Discuss Widening of Bilateral Relations |
Cuba and the Alleged Failure of Socialism Havana Times HAVANA TIMES — Detractors of the Cuban revolution (and socialism in general) love to repeat that socialism has failed, that the Cuban economy is a disaster and innumerable other lies to try and justify the frank betrayal of their peoples. When East ... |
Catholic News Agency | US bishops join call to end American embargo of Cuba Catholic News Agency “It is long past due that the United States establishes full diplomatic relations with Cuba, withdraws all restrictions on travel to Cuba, rescinds terrorist designations aimed at Cuba, encourages trade that will benefit both nations, and facilitates ... |
Washington Post | Cuba targets dual currency system where waiters out-earn lawyers, but easier ... Washington Post HAVANA — Cuba is the only country in the world that mints two national currencies, a bizarre system that even President Raul Castro acknowledges is hamstringing the island's socialist economy and must be scrapped. Exactly how to do that is the problem. Cuba faces challenges in push to end dual currency |
Mexico Drug Wars Don't Scare Hotel Investors: Real Estate Bloomberg Hoteliers and investors are counting on a continued surge in tourism across Mexico, where gains in hotel room rates outpaced increases in the rest of Latin America even as the economy slowed this year. Travel growth is being driven by a rising middle ... |
Fox 43 TV | Cuba targets dual currency system where waiters out-earn lawyers, but easier ... Washington Post The two Cuban pesos have been circulating in parallel since 1994, when the loss of billions in Soviet trade and subsidies forced Cuba to reluctantly open the economy to tourism, while trying to insulate most islanders from its capitalist effects ... Cuba faces challenges in push to end dual currency |
