Legalising marijuana with robust regulations - Jamaica Observer

Legalising marijuana with robust regulations Jamaica Observer Trinidad, Venezuela and the Middle East have oil, Dubai has gold and Brazil has biofuel. Napa and Sonoma flaunt their wine tours, and it is said that tourists flock to Scotland to sample the fine malt whiskies. What do we have in Jamaica? The answer is ...

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Daily Life In Cuba: A Look At America's Closest Rival (PHOTOS) - Huffington Post

Daily Life In Cuba: A Look At America's Closest Rival (PHOTOS) Huffington Post Alexis Magdaleno cools off his horse after working on a highway near Trinidad in Sancti Spiritus province, Cuba, Saturday, Sept.23, 2006. (Javier Galeano/AP). daily life. A lightning illuminates the sky over the Malecon during a lightning storm in ...

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Arab world should turn toward Latin America - Al-Monitor

Arab world should turn toward Latin America Al-Monitor Summary⎙ Print As the region experiences political upheavals similar to those seen in 1980s South America, the Arab World stands to benefit from galvanized economic ties with Latin countries. Author Karam Saeed Posted December 17, 2013. Latin America Update, December 2013

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Mexico Will Be the Hottest Solar Market in Latin America, Despite Chile's Huge ... - Greentech Media

Mexico Will Be the Hottest Solar Market in Latin America, Despite Chile's Huge ... Greentech Media With high insolation and a supportive regulatory body, Mexico is the most attractive near-term solar market in Latin America. GTM Research provides a deep dive into the region in a new quarterly subscription service announced today: the Latin America ... ET Solar announces establishment of Latin American regional office in Santiago ...

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Díaz-Canel: El ALBA avanza hacia una unidad integradora

El ALBA registra hoy una trayectoria ascendente, un avance hasta una unidad integradora, en el ámbito político económico y social, destacó el Primer Vicepresidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, al intervenir en la Cumbre Extraordinaria ALBA-Petrocaribe en la que participan dignatarios que representan a 22 países de América Latina y el Caribe.



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'Great Train Robber' Ronnie Biggs dies

British criminal Ronnie Biggs, who took part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery and fled to Brazil, has died aged 84, the Press Association reports.



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UK drug smugglers jailed in Peru

A Peruvian court has sentenced an Irish woman and a Scottish woman accused of trying to smuggle some 25 pounds of cocaine from Peru to Europe to six years and eight months in prison.



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