South African Broadcasting Corporation | Limpopo medical students leave for Cuba South African Broadcasting Corporation Meanwhile, a group of South African medical students in Cuba protested over their living conditions and some quit their studies last year. Mathabatha has encouraged the students to persevere. He says, "Conditions are going to be different; we do not ... |
Cautionary tale on Cuba travel Toronto Star The fact that traffic accident victims are considered primary suspects who can be detained at the whim of the communist regime should be a wakeup call to those considering traveling to Cuba. Justine Davis was not only being held against her will ... |
Eastern Cuba Bets on City Tourism Prensa Latina The objective is to offer foreign and national tourists who visit Camaguey, some 570 kilometers east of Havana, tours of this suburban park, which has an area of more than three square kilometer. Architect Wilfredo Rodriguez said that the facility ... |
Cautionary tale on Cuba travel Toronto Star The fact that traffic accident victims are considered primary suspects who can be detained at the whim of the communist regime should be a wakeup call to those considering traveling to Cuba. Justine Davis was not only being held against her will ... |
MiamiHerald.com | North Korea pays hefty fine in Panama over Cuba missile mini-crisis Tico Times PANAMA CITY — North Korea paid a fine Saturday for trying to ship undeclared Cuban arms through the Panama Canal, possibly in violation of UN sanctions, authorities said. After a reduction of the original $1 million penalty, Pyongyang paid $693,333.10 ... North Korea Pays Hefty Cash Fine In Panama Over Cuba Arms Case |
German FM in surprise Afghanistan visit The Local.de An elderly German man was shot dead Friday on Venezuela's tourist island of Margarita, underlining the country's reputation as one of the most dangerous in the world. READ () ». Germany's week in pictures. Satire, scandal, soldiers - the week in pictures. |
Private equity fundraisers target Latin America Financial News Recent fears about emerging markets have not stopped two of Latin America's most experienced buyout firms from sounding out investors about raising funds worth an expected $2.5 billion for the region. Patria is targeting a fund of $1.5 billion to ... Latin America Funds Step Up Comeback |
CBC.ca | Cuba frees jailed Toronto businessman CBC.ca Yacoubian was arrested in 2011 by Cuban authorities but was not formally charged until April 2013 with bribery, tax evasion and "activities damaging to the economy." He said that because he was expelled from Cuba, he is not subject to transfer ... Cuba frees jailed Canadian businessman after serving 2 1/2 years of 9-year ... |
Cultural Cuba: an arts tourist's notebook The Seattle Times On my first visit to Havana, Cuba, last December, I had no idea what to expect from a Communist island nation that had been off-limits to most U.S. citizens for a half-century. What did I find there? Vivacious, creative and surprisingly open people ... |
Tips for Cuba travel The Seattle Times Getting to Cuba: There are now many legal “people to people” packaged tours of Cuba for U.S. citizens, which include Miami-Havana air travel. Individuals can travel alone legally (for specific purposes), but a tour can get you through a lot of red tape ... Aide to Cuba's Ricardo Alarcon sentenced to 30 years for spying Cuba: A Charismatic Country in the Crux of Change |
In the Cruz family, Ted is the diplomatic one Ct Post MADISONVILLE, Texas (AP) — Bursts of applause had already interrupted Rafael Cruz repeatedly, but the loudest cheer of the night came when the Cuban-born pastor finally made the Barack Obama-Fidel Castro comparison the crowd had been waiting for. |
Latin America Energy Advisory – 7th February 2014 OilPrice.com This week we're stepping back to focus on Latin America again due to the volume of energy developments in the region. This week and last we were debriefed by our partners at Southern Pulse on these latest developments of concern to current and ... |
The Epoch Times | Tips for Cuba travel The Seattle Times Getting to Cuba: There are now many legal “people to people” packaged tours of Cuba for U.S. citizens, which include Miami-Havana air travel. Individuals can travel alone legally (for specific purposes), but a tour can get you through a lot of red tape ... Gay Travel: New Tours Change Views of Cuba Trip back in time: Havana is both artistically rich and economically struggling Cuba: A Charismatic Country in the Crux of Change |
Cuba: A Charismatic Country in the Crux of Change The Epoch Times Tourism from Europe and Latin America accounts for 51 percent of the Cuba's GNP. Some 10 percent more Americans visited this past year. Much has changed for Brooklyn, NY, resident Dr. Juan Emilio Carrillo, who returned to Cuba after living in America ... |
Kingsley Guy: Course change needed for US in Cuba Sun-Sentinel ... offshore Cuba, and that's a major oil spill disaster on the scale of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Stream would sweep the oil from such a spill onto South Florida beaches, wrecking the tourism industry for ... |
