US Embassy in Venezuela to stop issuing some tourism visas as unrest continues MiamiHerald.com BOGOTA, Colombia -- One day after the U.S. Embassy in Caracas said it was suspending appointments for first-time applicants of tourism visas due to lack of staff, Venezuelan authorities called it a “reprisal” but also said they would seek solutions. |
Latin America's apparent use of finished steel down 2% in January Business News Americas Apparent use of finished steel in Latin America and the Caribbean decreased 2% in January 2014, registering 5.5Mt while finished steel production grew 2% year-on-year. Regional trade of finished steel saw a deficit of 900,262t, down from January 2013. Latin America's finished steel consumption down 2% in January |
AP PHOTOS: Editor selections from Latin America Fort Worth Star Telegram Brazilians living in the Mandela shantytown of Rio de Janeiro awoke Friday to discover that suspected drug gang members had attacked three police shantytown outposts, injuring three officers and burning one of the metal shipping containers used by ... |
CTV News | Ottawa father drowns during vacation in Cuba CTV News Yue Liu of Ottawa drowned last week at a beach resort in Varadero Cuba. His 7-year-old son, Connor, narrowly survived. Liu was playing in the ocean with his son last Wednesday when a strong wave overtook them and the two were caught in a current. Beloved Ottawa dad drowns in Cuba Ottawa father drowns in Cuba |
Havana Times | New Sign Of Cuba Moving Toward Capitalism? Wealthy Cubans Are Flaunting ... Fox News Latino There are plenty of foreigners, but also not a few sharp-dressed Cubans lounging in the butterfly chairs, sipping $3 mojitos and talking art, culture and politics. It's an image that stands in stark contrast to common perceptions overseas of Communist ... Cuba and Beyond: The Thin Blue Line |
Carp(e) Diem: Kentucky Sends Invasive Fish To China Northwest Public Radio "Even Cuba raises the silver carp to feed their people," he says. Asian carp hasn't caught on in U.S. restaurants, but that hasn't stopped ... They're worried about the region's $1.2 billion tourism industry. The carp has even changed the business ... |
Haitian Solidarity Brigade to Travel to Cuba Prensa Latina Also in this city, the 34 members of the brigade will meet with leaders of youth organizations, of the Cuban Women Federation and other organizations, ICAP expert Yuliet Morejon told Prensa Latina. They are scheduled to arrive in Havana on March 30. |
Radio Rebelde | Presidente Raúl Castro envía felicitación a la Orquesta Original de Manzanillo Radio Rebelde El Presidente de los Consejos de Estado y de Ministros de Cuba, General de Ejército Raúl Castro Ruz, envió una misiva de felicitación a los integrantes de la Orquesta Original de Manzanillo, por sus 50 años de vida artística. La misiva fue entregada ... |
International Business Times | Malaria Vaccine And Other Largely Unkown Latin American Innovations, Weak ... International Business Times When thinking about famous discoveries and innovation pioneers, Latin America is hardly the first location that comes to mind. On the contrary: the images of a disheveled and playful Albert Einstein or a dedicated Marie Curie are among the classic ... |
EU offers 2.5-bn-euro aid package for Latin America GlobalPost The European Union is to offer Latin America 2.5 billion euros ($3.4 billion) in development aid over the next seven years to fund projects ranging from security to education. The EU's Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs said "this aid package ... EU aid to boost governance in Latin America Significant new EU support for Latin America announced |
Financial News | T Rowe eyes Brazil for return to Latin America Financial News T Rowe Price is poised to make a return to Latin America, with a new base in Brazil, having quit its previous hub in Argentina in 2013 because the government tightened up capital controls. T Rowe eyes Brazil for return to Latin America. The ... |
Cuba Participates in World Tourism Hall of France Cuba News Cuba Participates in World Tourism Hall of France HAVANA, Cuba, Mar 21 (acn) With the purpose of promoting the island's diversity of products, Cuba participates in the World Tourism Hall under way in Paris, the French capital, until Sunday. Also ... Martinique-Cuba Flights Resume |
Southern transplant embraces Cuba lifestyle Olean Times Herald CUBA — Ten years ago, if someone had asked Joseph P. Miller if he envisioned himself moving from busy southern state suburbs to a quiet town in New York's Southern Tier, he would have thought it to be a crazy idea. Today, he thinks differently. The ... |
Putin's power play embraces Latin America Deutsche Welle Russia is seeking to expand traditional ties with leftist Latin American states as part of renewed global-power ambitions, but reactions in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela have been cautious. Maduro bei Putin 02.07.2013. In Venezuela, one of Russia's ... |
EU Announces EUR2.5 Billion Financial Package For Latin America RTT News European Development Commissioner Andris Piebalgs is set to announce new EU support of EUR2.5 billion for Latin America for the years 2014 to 2020. This includes funding for regional programs, and for the bilateral envelopes to the eligible countries. EU aid to boost governance in Latin America |
CTV News | Cubans with money revel in booming social circuit CTV News There are plenty of foreigners, but also not a few sharp-dressed Cubans lounging in the butterfly chairs, sipping $3 mojitos and talking art, culture and politics. It's an image that stands in stark contrast to common perceptions overseas of Communist ... Cuba and Beyond: The Thin Blue Line |
Havana Times | Two Pedestrian Boulevards, Two Havanas Havana Times The Obispo boulevard is the gate through which foreign visitors enter the city and the peephole through which Cubans try to make out a bright beyond of abundance. Down this street, tourists stand in long lines before currency exchange offices. They ... |
Havana Times | Cuba and Beyond: The Thin Blue Line Havana Times I'm convinced that life, as well as political power, is fed by the generational recycling; and here in Cuba from the mirages born of a very particular problem that is now over 55 years old. The author expresses: “Of my childhood and adolescent friends ... |
Venezuela Loosens Currency Regulations Wall Street Journal The new market, dubbed Sicad II, will add a fourth exchange rate in Venezuela. The government maintains a fixed rate of VEF6.3 per dollar for imports of priority goods like food, and auctions dollars at around VEF11 to certain industries such as tourism. |
Cubans with money revel in booming social circuit Daily Astorian In this March 15, 2014 photo, people wait to access the government club Cafe Amor in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban capital is seeing a boom in stylish, privately run bars and clubs, the latest manifestation of President Raul Castro's economic reforms which ... |
Inspired by Ybor uncle, actor calls for protest in Cuba Tbo.com TAMPA — A former anti-Castro militant turned Hollywood actor with family ties to Ybor City has launched a social media campaign that's drawing international attention with its call for a moment of civil disobedience in Cuba to protest socialism ... |
Latin American cultures inspire Azzaro 2014 limited editions Yahoo Philippines News Following a tribute to Loris Azzaro's Mediterranean origins last summer, the Italian brand has shifted its focus to Latin America for its two 2014 limited editions, designed by French artist Takeshi. Takeshi, who is based in New York, was invited to ... |
Airbus Helicopters highlights its strong footprint and adapted helicopter ... Brazil Business Today (subscription) Exhibited at FIDAE will be a utility-configured single-engine AS350 B3 Ecureuil from a Chile based aerial services operator that specializes in mining and energy, construction, civil work, extreme sports, tourism and filming. Other lightweight ... |
Venezuela Loosens Currency Regulations Wall Street Journal The new market, dubbed Sicad II, will add a fourth exchange rate in Venezuela. The government maintains a fixed rate of VEF6.3 per dollar for imports of priority goods like food, and auctions dollars at around VEF11 to certain industries such as tourism. |
Cubans with money revel in booming social circuit Journal Review In this March 15, 2014 photo, people wait to access the government club Cafe Amor in Havana, Cuba. The Cuban capital is seeing a boom in stylish, privately run bars and clubs, the latest manifestation of President Raul Castro's economic reforms which ... |
Hijacked Cuban Planes Still Caught in Limbo ABC News At face value, they are three old planes not worth much more their parts and scrap metal. Stolen from the Cuban government during a six-month period ending in April 2003 — two by hijackers, one by its pilot — all three landed at Key West ... |
Union head under fire for 'educational' trip to Cuba New York Post The head of the city public school union representing 23,000 parent coordinators, crossing guards and cafeteria workers is under fire for taking an “educational trip” to Cuba while his members have toiled for years without a contract. Opponents of ... |
AP PHOTOS: Editor Selections From Latin America ABC News Brazilians living in the Mandela shantytown of Rio de Janeiro awoke Friday to discover that suspected drug gang members had attacked three police shantytown outposts, injuring three officers and burning one of the metal shipping containers used by ... |
