Cuban leaders eye new port as economic lifeline MiamiHerald.com MARIEL, Cuba -- Life still moves slowly in this small, dusty hamlet with squat homes lining narrow streets, where some walk slowly with parasols to ward off the pounding tropical sun. Best known as the launch point of a mass maritime exodus to the U.S ... |
Washington Post | Cuban leaders eye new port as economic lifeline The Advocate In this Nov. 6, 2013 photo, small fishing boats float anchored on the opposite shore of a port under construction in the Bay of Mariel, Cuba. Authorities have high hopes that Mariel could become a strategic economic center _ especially if the U.S ... New Cuban port, economic zone a potential lifeline, but US embargo rules still ... |
Markets Live: Shares pull back Sydney Morning Herald 2:20pm: International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde says Venezuela's economy appears stressed and that the country likely will face ''difficult policy choices'' soon. ''I don't think that the economy is doing well at the moment and we certainly ... |
El Paso Convention and Visitor's Bureau receives prestigious award KFOX El Paso ... Organization's Hospitality Heroes Award. That award is only given to one or two people each year who go above and beyond what's expected of them in the tourism/hospitality industry. El Paso Convention and Visitor's Bureau receives prestigious award. |
MEXICO: GUANAJUATO STATE TO BECOME THE MAIN TRAVEL DESTINATION Tourism Review Tourism authorities plan to make the central Mexican state of Guanajuato the main cultural destination in the country by 2018. The plan released as the State Program of Tourism 2013-2018 includes the objective of 28.6 million visitors and tourism ... |
www.worldbulletin.net | Venezuela's government seizes electronic goods shops BBC News Hundreds of bargain hunters in Venezuela flocked to the Daka chain of electronics shops after President Nicolas Maduro ordered their seizure. President Maduro accused the Daka chain of overcharging and said it would now be forced to have "fair prices". Government 'occupies' Venezuela electronics chain President Maduro says he'll fight Venezuela's 'economic war' – but can he win? |
The Moscow Times | Russia Loses, but Proud to Host Miss Universe The Moscow Times Miss Venezuela, Maria Gabriela Isler, swept aside 85 contestants to give her country its seventh Miss Universe crown during the competition final in Moscow's Crocus City Hall on Saturday night. Although Russia's beauty queen failed to make it into the ... Aigerim Kozhakhan catwalks in bikini at Miss Universe |
Cumbia: The Music That Moves Latin America NPR Alt.Latino hosts Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd are back on Weekend Edition Sunday to talk about cumbia, a style of music and dance that you can find almost anywhere in the Americas — at the southern tip of Argentina, passing through Chile and all ... |
The Independent | There's more to this island than icons of the revolution The Independent Behind the opulent carved front door it's a typical colonial Cuban living room. Framed Spanish ancestors glower down on to antique furniture; afternoon sunlight streams through wrought-iron window bars across the tiled floor. Typical in all respects ... |
Aigerim Kozhakhan catwalks in bikini at Miss Universe Tengrinews In her profile Aigerim said that she was studying Tourism, doing charity work and volunteering in animals protection campaigns. Aigerim Kozhakhan represents Kazakhstan at Miss Universe Masters of the preliminary show ... The list of favorites including ... |
Latin America, Asia boost MA Industries quarterly profit Reuters "During the third quarter, MAI recorded sales growth in every region, but especially in Latin America and Asia," MAI's chairman, Yang Xingqiang, said in a statement. "Building a fully integrated platform in China together with key strategic processes ... Makhteshim Agan Announces Record Third Quarter Sales with Improved Gross ... |
The Guardian | Latin Americans combat crime with smartphones and social media The Guardian In Latin America, where violent crime rates are six times higher than in any other region, and where most residents have reported distrust in the state's ability to fight crime, several communities have taken to social media to boost security, say ... |
