South America Can Now Crowdfund With Bitcoins TechCrunch While the rest of us are messing around with our Paypals and Amazon Payments, some folks in Argentina have created the first crowd funding platform in America to take bitcoin. The platform, called Idea.me focuses primarily on artistic, musical, and ... |
 Gulf Times | Venezuela revamps currency controls Gulf Times Currency exchange from tourism in-flows, oil investments, and the central bank's gold purchases will be done via the Sicad auction system, said Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez, giving those sectors a rate more favourable than the official one. “We are ... Venezuela's stealth devaluation UPDATE 1-Venezuela revamping currency controls to stop capital flight Sicad to become a permanent mechanism for US dollar sales |
Cuba is Fast Becoming a More Accessible Destination for US Travelers Nearshore Americas This is gradually beginning to change, as more and more Americas are finding it is now possible to visit Cuba. Megastars Beyonce and Jay-Z became the most high-profile US visitors in years as they celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in Cuba in ... |
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 ... |
In Latin America, Chile is 'Making it Better' for LGBTQ Youth Huffington Post (blog) Within Latin America in particular, a recent study conducted by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) found that as many as 68 percent of lesbian, gay and bisexual students have been targets of homophobic bullying. |
Venezuela: A Lopsided Campaign Means Lopsided Results PanAm Post In the eastern-side, the regime lost in Maturín — the capital of Monagas and symbol of Chavismo — as well as Porlamar, the commercial capital of Nueva Esparta state and center for national and international tourism. Overall, the United Socialist ... |
