Obama Shouldn't Forget Our Man in Havana Bloomberg View American attitudes are changing in ways that would make an Obama push to normalize relations less of a political risk. A recent poll conducted on behalf of the Atlantic Council found that 56 percent of respondents nationally favored a change in the U.S ... |
Club Red: Traveling Along the Edge of Post-Castro Cuba CALIFORNIA Tourists “will have a full-time schedule of educational exchange activities that will result in meaningful interaction between the travelers and individuals in Cuba.” Our first meaningful interaction occurs the first day, when we meet our Cuban guide ... |
Club Red: Traveling Along the Edge of Post-Castro Cuba CALIFORNIA We are wrapped in sweaters and sitting in an air-conditioned Chinese-made bus as it glides quietly, frigidly through the Cuban countryside. Outside, it's about 80 degrees and humid, and people walk past the bus or congregate on corners, dressed in ... |
Cuba Standard.com | French FM to visit Cuba in sign of warming EU ties Reuters Cuba this month accepted a proposal by the EU to open negotiations on a new political accord, saying it was willing to talk about human rights as part of discussions that would end what it considers a one-sided relationship with Europe. On February 10 ... French foreign minister to visit Cuba EU, Cuba prepare to start negotiations |
Cristina Garcia – King of Cuba WGN Radio Bob and Marianne talk with one of the hosts and contributors of Story Week and the 18th Annual Festival of Writers at Columbia College of Chicago, Cristina Garcia, about her oddly similar emigration story from Cuba to Marianne's as well as talk about ... |
Cuba Standard.com | French foreign minister to visit Cuba Cuba Standard.com CUBA STANDARD — In what would be the highest-level visit of a French official in decades, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced he is planning to visit Cuba 'soon.' “I confirmed to my friend and colleague that I will soon be in Cuba, which is news ... EU, Cuba prepare to start negotiations |
MiamiHerald.com | Castro son-in-law promoted to general Bellingham Herald dealsaver. A powerful son-in-law of Cuban ruler Raul Castro, in charge of the military enterprises that dominate the island's economy, has been promoted to general despite recurring reports of tensions with his wife and brother-in-law. Luis Alberto ... Country profile: Cuba |
Shirtless Man With Gun Tattoo Wakes Up Surrounded By Police 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 ... |
Cuba Standard.com | French foreign minister to visit Cuba Cuba Standard.com CUBA STANDARD — In what would be the highest-level visit of a French official in decades, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced he is planning to visit Cuba 'soon.' “I confirmed to my friend and colleague that I will soon be in Cuba, which is news ... |
Cuba set to approve new foreign investment law Reuters There are currently around 200 joint ventures and other projects involving foreign investment in Cuba, compared with more than 400 just 12 years ago. Late last year Cuba established its first Chinese-style Economic Development Zone just 28 miles (45 km ... Cuba's New Foreign Investment Bill under Discussion at Regional Assemblies |
Financing Latin America's Power Infrastructure Latinvex (subscription) The Latin American and Caribbean region is expected to almost double its currently installed power capacity by 2030, to about 600 gigawatts, at an estimated cost of some $430 billion, the Inter-American Development Bank noted in a recent report. How ... |
Shirtless Man With Gun Tattoo Wakes Up Surrounded By Police Huffington Post Michael Smith of Norridgewock didn't want state contractors cutting trees on his property. When he heard a work crew moving in with equipment, Smith, who works nights, went outside to tell them to buzz off. As the Morning Sentinel tells it, Smith didn ... |
Haiti resort a boost for tourism despite protests TravelMole Haiti Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe has defended plans for a high-end resort on one of the country's offshore islands, saying it will give the nation's troubled tourism industry a major boost and create over 2,000 local jobs. PM Laurent Lamothe was ... |
Japanese Tourist Agency President Meets Cuban Ambassador Prensa Latina According to a press release from the Cuban embassy, Rodriguez explained Ninomiya Cuba�s strategy in the tourist sector, as part of the course of updating its actual economic model, and detailed the behavior of the main tourist markets. The diplomat ... |
Forbes | Is Mexico Safe To Visit For Spring Break? Forbes A few months ago, I rode with a municipal police patrol past many of Acapulco's historic hotels towards the cliffs in the city's La Quebrada district, an area where locals and tourists were gathering to watch divers and sip beers by the side of the ... |
swissinfo.ch | French FM to visit Cuba in sign of warming EU ties Reuters UK Cuba this month accepted a proposal by the EU to open negotiations on a new political accord, saying it was willing to talk about human rights as part of discussions that would end what it considers a one-sided relationship with Europe. On February 10 ... EU, Cuba prepare to start negotiations |
Forbes | Meet The Richest Billionaires In Latin America Forbes Carlos Slim Helú lost his spot atop our world billionaires list this year, but the Mexican telecom magnate is still the richest in Latin America — by $52.3 billion. There are 114 billionaires in Latin America worth a total of $440 billion. Slim's $72 ... Latin America's Leading Ladies Latin America Taxes Fall Brazil is fourth most connected country in Latin America |
Aljazeera.com | Country profile: Cuba Aljazeera.com Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean, and one of the world's few remaining communist states. Fidel Castro led the country for almost 50 years after overthrowing Cuba's US-backed government in 1959. In 2008, Fidel handed over power to his brother ... Time to Lift Embargo on Cuba |
Straits Times | 10 things to know about the situation in Crimea Straits Times Venezuela, a Russia ally, however criticised the US and EU sanctions, saying such issues should be resolved through the diplomatic channels of international law. Venezuela and Russia are tied by multi-million dollar contracts in areas such as defence ... |
Daily Sun | Nigeria, Cuba pledge to expand economic cooperation Daily Sun Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, and the Cuba's Foreign Minister, Bruno Parilla, have pledged to work towards expanding economic and trade cooperation to attract tangible benefits to both countries. The two ministers made ... Mu'azu Canvasses Closer Ties between Nigeria and Cuba Nigerian President Receives Cuban Foreign Minister |
