AP News in Brief at 5:58 pm EST MiamiHerald.com CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro's government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters who Venezuela accuses of inciting violence ... |
Medical Tourism has become a Thriving Business in Mexico Mexidata.info The veteran dentist was among dozens of exhibitors at an event catering to expatriates, snowbirds and tourists in the Mexican coastal city. Gonzalez estimated that 95 percent of his customers hail from the United States, Canada and Europe, mostly from ... |
Cuban medical internationalism Interest.co.nz 'Brain drain' is something New Zealand is inherently familiar with, particularly when those 'brains' cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to educate. In Cuba, thousands of students (both foreign and local) undertake fully government funded medical ... |
AP News in Brief at 5:58 p.m. EST Kansas City Star CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolas Maduro's government on Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing the Obama administration of siding with student protesters who Venezuela accuses of inciting violence ... |
Havana mob hotel Capri reopens after renovation Lebanon Daily News Its rebirth is part of Cuba's latest bid to trade on its colorful pre-Communist past and attract tourist dollars to fund its socialist present. “It's a feeling of that era (at the Capri). I think in Cuba you feel that in general,” said Roberto ... |
Consortium News | Cuba Inches Toward New Future Consortium News Exclusive: The half-century-old U.S. embargo on Cuba is a relic of the Cold War and a stunning example of American hypocrisy given U.S. trade with China. But even those old walls are finally cracking with Cuban economic reform and U.S. companies wary ... |
Aljazeera.com | Cuba Calling Aljazeera.com Almost 1000km away from Cuba's touristic hub Havana is Varadero, where I found the community of Yao Vivero, hidden in the beautiful mountains of the Sierra Maestra. There, very generous people, mostly peasants and coffee farmers, hosted me. |
The Guardian (blog) | Latin America leads the fight against junk food with the US on the sidelines The Guardian (blog) Poverty and hunger will sadly always be with us. But in today's age of abundant calories, the poor may also be obese – something governments in Latin America are waking up to. These countries are fighting junk food directly with a slew of initiatives ... |
Starbucks steps up search for Latin America's El Dorado Saukvalley Now it is betting Costa Rica, and other coffee-rich Latin American nations, will be a source not only of fine Arabica, but also of affluent customers eager to trade their traditional chorreado drip coffee for what Starbucks here calls an alto latte ... |
Aljazeera.com | Cuba Calling Aljazeera.com But, for various reasons, it turns out that there is a country in Latin America that is only just beginning the transition to this technological era; Cuba Calling is a film that witnesses this reality. Almost 1000km away from Cuba's touristic hub ... |
Latin American Herald Tribune | Labour standards are primary supply chain risk in Latin America Supply Management The Sedex Latin America briefing said inadequate working conditions and forced and child labour are the key threats in the region, with the countries of Mexico, Brazil, Colombia and Peru rated the highest risk. The report, based on 19,653 audits at ... Family-Owned Spanish Firms Grow in Latin America The Most Important Alliance You've Never Heard Of |
AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America MiamiHerald.com The Rev. Jules Campion led a procession to a Haiti mountainside for Christian pilgrims seeking favors and spiritual renewal, while Bolivians and Brazilians started getting ready for Carnival at the end of the month. And South America's Copa ... |
Baltimore Post-Examiner | Cuba still off limits to most American tourists Baltimore Post-Examiner Bbilateral talks regarding direct mail service and migration issues are taking place, and even more importantly, the Castro regime refused to give NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden safe haven in Cuba, pleasing Obama administration officials. |
Guardian Liberty Voice | Thousands show up for the opening of the first Apple Store in Latin America Apple Insider A crowd of more than 1,700 people descended on the Village Mall in Rio de Janeiro's famous Barra de Tijuaca neighborhood on Saturday for the opening of the first official Apple Store in Latin America. Brazil store. Customers began queuing outside the ... Apple looking to grow Latin American presence Apple Opens First Latin American Store in Brazil Video: Crowds gather in Rio for Apple's 1st Latin American store |
Research and Markets: OTC Pharmaceuticals Market in Latin America 2014-2018 Business Wire (press release) The analysts forecast the OTC Pharmaceuticals Market in Latin America market to grow at a CAGR of 14.54 percent over the period 2013-2018. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increasing switch from prescription to OTC drugs. |
Toronto Star | Starbucks searches for its Latin American El Dorado Toronto Star Now it is betting Costa Rica, and other coffee-rich Latin American nations, will be a source not only of fine Arabica, but also of affluent customers eager to trade their traditional chorreado drip coffee for what Starbucks here calls an alto latte ... |
Baltimore Post-Examiner | Cuba still off limits to most American tourists Baltimore Post-Examiner That, of course, would energize Cuba's tourism sector more than any single development in the last 50 years. The irony is that after two decades of steady growth, tourism in Cuba appears to be stagnating — even as legal U.S. travel to the island keeps ... |
Continued Cuba travel up in the air? Bay News 9 Cuba's diplomatic mission in Washington has suspended consular services and will no longer be granting visas, except in humanitarian cases. Tampa International Airport has several flights to and from Cuba. Right now, it is unclear how those flights ... |
Baltimore Post-Examiner | Cuba still off limits to most American tourists Baltimore Post-Examiner The irony is that after two decades of steady growth, tourism in Cuba appears to be stagnating — even as legal U.S. travel to the island keeps on growing, reaching nearly 600,000 visitors in 2013. About 2.54 million tourists arrived during the first ... |
eTurboNews | Madrid FITUR 2014- A summary of achievements eTurboNews Zenndy Berríos, the Deputy Minister for Foreign Tourism of Venezuela, stated that the country had secured some important agreements and, in this respect, "we are going to set up partnerships with Spanish companies to operate the State-owned hotel chain ... |
Netanyahu: Iran engaged in 'subversive activities' in Latin America, world Jerusalem Post Speaking about Iran's global influence, especially in Latin America, Netanyahu accused Iran of inflammatory behavior, saying that "Iran is engaged subversive activities around the world, including in Latin America." Related: Iran's Khamenei says he's ... |
El Universal (Venezuela) | Obama con espacio político para la distensión ante Cuba El Universal (Venezuela) Existe un amplio consenso dentro de Estados Unidos para que sus políticos y el Gobierno revisen las relaciones con Cuba, que se superen rencillas pasadas, para dar paso a una transformación que puede ser más efectiva que la actual política hacia la ... Cuba se abre al mundo y a sus inversiones Barack Obama 'asusta' a Raúl Castro |
