Shift to women presidents in Latin America is topic Buffalo News Her current book project, “When a Woman Leads,” analyzes women presidents in Latin America. The Scholars lecture series at Hallwalls, on select Fridays through the month of May, features members of the UB faculty discussing humanities-related subjects. |
Is Cuba Going Capitalist? A Look at Four Cuban Entrepreneurs Brookings Institution After spending years in a state-run firm, electrical engineer Enrique Guerra got himself assigned to accompany a medical mission in Venezuela, a transfer which enabled him to save enough to open his own electronic appliance repair shop. His biggest ... |
 Florida Times-Union | COMUSNAVSO/US4F Hosts 2014 Latin America Navy Section Chief Conference Florida Times-Union Rear Adm. Sinclair Harris, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/ U.S. 4th Fleet Public Affairs speaks at the beginning of 12th annual U.S. Military Group Navy Section Chief Synchronization Conference Jan. 27-30 held at Naval station Mayport. |
 Yahoo News Canada (blog) | Toronto woman stuck in Cuba, fears she'll miss 3-year-old son's funeral CTV News Davis and her three-year-old son Cameron were visiting Cayo Largo in December, a small island off the main Cuban Island, when the scooter they were travelling on collided with a truck. Davis suffered a broken arm, as well as other injuries, including a ... Toronto mom trapped in Cuba after tot's tragic death Toronto mom trapped in Cuba after tot's death Canadian woman trapped in Cuba after fatal accident could miss son's funeral |
Tim Blixseth ordered to pay $13.8M for selling Mexico resort The Desert Sun The resort was in the state of Jalisco, where Mexican drug-cartel violence had resulted in a drop in tourism. Mexican authorities were threatening to seize the resort for unpaid taxes, a possibility that would have resulted in a total loss, Blixseth ... |
Venezuelan arrests at Cuba baseball protest stir local politics Reuters Maduro was booed by some in the stadium during the president's ceremonial opening of the tournament on Saturday, according to videos shown by local media. Foes accuse Maduro of being a stooge for Cuban President Raul Castro and his brother Fidel. Cuba breathes, qualifying depends on others Caribbean Series: Cuba faces Puerto Rico in last Chance to Qualify |
Must Reads: Wednesday, February 5 Zawya (registration) The $3 trillion hole: We've been told that Turkey, Venezuela and Argentina are too small to matter, but that's not true — European banks have lent more than USD 3 trillion to emerging markets. Full story at Zerohedge. Safe in Singapore: Recent ... |
Behind the Sochi Curtain: The hidden country of Abkhazia Yahoo Canada Sports What's more, a bloc of six countries led by Russia, and including Nicaragua and Venezuela, does recognize Abkhazia's status as a full-fledged nation. For Abkhazia and .... There was talk of new investment and improved infrastructure and an influx of ... |
 Re:locate Magazine | Nick Clegg seeks stronger ties with Latin America Financial Times But as the UK pledges to turn around a history of “early leadership and subsequent neglect” in Latin America – as Nick Clegg put it during a trip to Colombia and Mexico – that is set to change. While the deputy prime minister was in Colombia, Avianca ... Latin America: Britain's next big export market UK in 'belated' bid to boost Latin America trade North-East firms join trade mission to Mexico and Columbia |
Earthquake near Cuba felt in Florida Keys, weather-service says Orlando Sentinel A 4.3-magnitude earthquake struck near the north coast of Cuba Tuesday night and was felt in the Florida Keys, according to the National Weather Service in Key West. The quake — the second off the coast of Cuba in less than a month — struck about 10 ... |
 Business Insider | Latin America Is Well-Positioned To Absorb Shocks Coming From The Rest Of ... Business Insider If you wanted to pinpoint the moment when things got particularly bad for Latin America, August 1982 wouldn't be a bad choice. The emergency warning that month that Mexico was on the verge of default was the first in a decade-long series of regional ... Credit Suisse: Latin America's middle class rises on two decades of growth ... US Market Boosts 3M's Sales; Latin America Disappoints |
Tim Blixseth ordered to pay $13.8M The Desert Sun The resort was in the State of Jalisco, where Mexican drug-cartel violence had resulted in a drop in tourism. Mexican authorities were threatening to seize the resort for unpaid taxes, a possibility that would have resulted in a total loss, Blixseth ... |
