Monday, December 2, 2013

Power cut darkens much of Venezuela

A massive power cut plunges the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, and several other cities into darkness on Monday night.



via BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-25196223#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa

Africa, Latin America have the highest local access prices, says TeleGeography - FierceTelecom









Africa, Latin America have the highest local access prices, says TeleGeography

FierceTelecom

On the high end of the price scale are Africa and Latin America. In Johannesburg, the median price for an E1 is $669 per month; in Sao Paolo, it can reach $1,166 a month. On the high end, prices in these areas can scale to $1,300 and $2,700 per month.









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Reggae star Junior Murvin dies

Reggae singer Junior Murvin, best known for the 1976 hit song Police and Thieves, later recorded by The Clash, has died in Jamaica, aged 67.



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Alan Gross, former USAID contractor jailed in Cuba, appeals to Obama to ... - Washington Post








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Alan Gross, former USAID contractor jailed in Cuba, appeals to Obama to ...

Washington Post

On the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment in Cuba, former U.S. government contractor Alan Gross said he fears his country has “abandoned” him and appealed to President Obama to personally intervene in his case. In a letter to the president, sent ...

US calls for release of American jailed in Cuba

Wickham: Obama thaws US-Cuba relations

U.S. again urges Cuba to release long-held citizen









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US-Cuba money transactions could get more complicated - MiamiHerald.com









US-Cuba money transactions could get more complicated

MiamiHerald.com

Cuba travel agency owner Vivian Mannerud says she tried for three years to find a bank that would hold an account for her money remittance business, which was fully licensed by the U.S. government. “Not one would do it. I tried several banks, and not ...









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How Terror War Hurts Cuba Policy - Consortium News








Consortium News



How Terror War Hurts Cuba Policy

Consortium News

Last week the government of Cuba announced that it was ceasing nearly all of the consular services that it provides in the United States. The reason was that the sole U.S. bank that had been willing to handle an account for Cuba is no longer willing ...









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Alan Gross, former USAID contractor jailed in Cuba, appeals to Obama to ... - Washington Post








Washington Post



Alan Gross, former USAID contractor jailed in Cuba, appeals to Obama to ...

Washington Post

On the fourth anniversary of his imprisonment in Cuba, former U.S. government contractor Alan Gross said he fears his country has “abandoned” him and appealed to President Obama to personally intervene in his case. In a letter to the president, sent ...

Wickham: Obama thaws US-Cuba relations

US calls for release of American jailed in Cuba

US again urges Cuba to release long-held citizen









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