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martes, 26 de abril de 2011
Venezuela Expects $16 Billion From New Oil Tax
Venezuela Expects $16 Billion From New Oil Tax: "By KEJAL VYAS CARACAS—The Venezuelan government expects to receive as much as $16 billion annually from a newly increased windfall tax on oil income if the price of the commodity stays around current levels, Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said Tuesday. ...
Venezuela to increase minimum wage by 26.5 percent
Venezuela to increase minimum wage by 26.5 percent: "CARACAS, VENEZUELA (BNO NEWS) -- Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday announced an increase in the minimum wage by 26.5 percent, the state-run AVN news agency reported. The rise will benefit public and private sector workers, retired people and ...
Survey: 75% of US consumers interested in Cuba visit
Survey: 75% of US consumers interested in Cuba visit: "
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| Would you consider a trip to Cuba if restrictions on US travel to the island were lifted? A US consumer survey released Tuesday found that 75 respondents would visit or at least consider a trip to Cuba, if Americans were allowed to travel freely there. ... |  Sun-Sentinel (blog) |
Argentine energy workers to end Santa Cruz strike
Argentine energy workers to end Santa Cruz strike: "BUENOS AIRES, April 26 (Reuters) - Argentine energy workers voted on Tuesday to end a 25-day-old pay strike that hit oil output in Santa Cruz province, which produces nearly 20 percent of the country's crude, a union leader told Reuters. ...
Ambassador of Peru visits Kingston businesses
Ambassador of Peru visits Kingston businesses: "After a decade of consistent growth, Peru's economy reached an average GDP growth 9.1 per cent in 2010, and poverty reduction from 48 per cent to 34 per cent in the last four years. Peru is now considered one of the leading emerging economies in Latin ...
Controversy in Venezuela over Arrest of Alternative Journalist ...
Controversy in Venezuela over Arrest of Alternative Journalist ...: "Mérida, April 25th 2011 – At the request of the Colombian government, the Venezuelan government has arrested and says it will soon deport a supposed ex- FARC leader and alternative journalist, Joaquin Perez Becerra, despite opposition to ...
Center for Puerto Rico Equality & Advancement to hold Policy Briefing at the ...
Center for Puerto Rico Equality & Advancement to hold Policy Briefing at the ...: "New York, NY – The Center for Puerto Rico Equality & Advancement (CPREA), an independent and non-partisan policy and education organization that advocates on behalf of civil rights and equality for Puerto Rico, will present its Spring 20ll Status and ...
Sheraton Invests More Than $100 Million to Upgrade Club Lounges
Sheraton Invests More Than $100 Million to Upgrade Club Lounges
... invested more than $100 million into upgrading 120 Club Lounges around the world, including flagship properties such as Sheraton Waikiki, Sheraton Denver, Sheraton Centre Toronto, Sheraton Hong Kong, Sheraton Buenos Aires and Sheraton Edinburgh. ...
Death rate from childbirth rises in California
Death rate from childbirth rises in California: "
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| Older mothers, obesity, poverty and C-sections were blamed on the spike in maternal deaths. The rate of women dying from pregnancy-related complications has increased at a "statistically significant" pace, according to a long-awaited report on maternal ... |  California Watch |
California Public Pensions: Voters Want State Employees To Give Up Some Benefits
California Public Pensions: Voters Want State Employees To Give Up Some Benefits: "To make it last a more reasonable 16 yrs (and still may not be enough to last your lifetime) you'd have to live at the poverty line... Would that make you happy? And this doesn't even consider the rate of inflation!!! As for Firemen? ...
China to buy more sugar, but not from Cuba
China to buy more sugar, but not from Cuba: "Although China is its largest sugar buyer, Cuba probably won't be able to sell more than contracted amounts to China. While the Cuban sugar industry's productivity is slowly rising, the total yield of the current harvest will continue to hover around ...
Argentine oil union reaches new deal to end strike
Argentine oil union reaches new deal to end strike: "BUENOS AIRES, April 25 (Reuters) - Argentine union leaders reached a deal to end a 24-day-old strike that has halted oil output in the Santa Cruz province on Monday, but workers must still approve the accord, a unionist said. ...
Youth Crime on the Rise in Puerto Rico
Youth Crime on the Rise in Puerto Rico: "SAN JUAN – Puerto Rico is seeing an alarming rise in the number of minors mixed up in crime, police superintendent Jose Figueroa Sancha said Monday, citing the arrest of a 14-year-old suspect for a killing last week in San Juan's upscale Condado ...
Jurors to mull death penalty in 2009 Pa. murder
Jurors to mull death penalty in 2009 Pa. murder: "A defense psychiatrist testified Monday that Rivera-Rodriguez became immune to violence growing up in the projects of Puerto Rico, and substance abuse worsened things. The (Lancaster) Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era says Rivera-Rodriguez wiped ...
Venezuela deports 'FARC ambassador' to Colombia
Venezuela deports 'FARC ambassador' to Colombia: "Venezuela deported the FARC's alleged ambassador to Europe, Joaquin Perez Becerra, to Colombia on Monday, two days after his arrest. According to Colombia's Interior and Justice Minister, German Vargas Lleras, Venezuela chose to deport instead of ...
Santiago Retail Sales Growth Slows in March on Food Prices
Santiago Retail Sales Growth Slows in March on Food Prices: "By Randall Woods - Tue Apr 26 15:32:53 GMT 2011 Retail sales in Santiago, Chile grew at a slower pace in March than in the previous two months as food prices climbed, the country's chamber of commerce reported. Retail sales in Santiago climbed 12 ...
Chile: Mapuche prisoners start new hunger strike
Chile: Mapuche prisoners start new hunger strike: "A group of activists for the rights of indigenous Mapuche Chileans interrupted the Easter mass at Santiago's Metropolitan Cathedral on April 24 to call for the release of four Mapuche prisoners who have been on hunger strike since March 15. ...
Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas died today at the age of 93
Chilean poet Gonzalo Rojas died today at the age of 93: "
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| Rojas was born on December 20, 1917 in Lebu, a fishing town of the Bio-Bio Region of Chile, 660 kilometres south of Santiago. He was the seventh son of a coal miner. Young Gonzalo studied in Santiago and received teaching and law degrees at the ... |  DigitalJournal.com |
Brazil's Rising Inflation Hampers Growth
Brazil's Rising Inflation Hampers Growth: "
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| The amount of Brazilians living in absolute poverty has fallen to 15.3 percent from 28.1 percent in 2003. “It's hard not to be bullish on Brazil,” said Marcelo Carvalho, chief Latin American economist at BNP Paribas in Sao Paulo. ... |  CNBC.com |
Alleged key FARC representative in Europe deported to Colombia by Venezuela
Alleged key FARC representative in Europe deported to Colombia by Venezuela: "
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| BOGOTA — Venezuela deported to Colombia on Monday a man authorities said was a top FARC guerrilla representative in Europe who ran a Swedish-based website that serves as the leftist rebels' news agency. The deportation of Joaquin Perez, ... |  The Canadian Press |
Guantánamo files: all 779 detainees
Guantánamo files: all 779 detainees: "... leaked to the Guardian give details of the capture and transfer to Guantánamo of 779 people, some of them 9/11 masterminds, many of them Afghan farmers. Find out who's who, how they were captured, and why, according to the files, they ended up in Cuba.
Govt hopes to pass National Development Plan this week
Govt hopes to pass National Development Plan this week: "Santos hopes furthermore to bring 2.5 million Colombians out of poverty, reduce unemployment to 9% and continue with social welfare programs. Of note, the bill being discussed this week negates any mention of raising the retirement age in Colombia, ...
Cuban Internationalists in Venezuela Recognized for Their Humanitarian Work
Cuban Internationalists in Venezuela Recognized for Their Humanitarian Work
Cuban internationalists currently making their contribution in Venezuela were recognized on Monday in five states of this South American nation for their humanitarian work there during the floods that affected these regions late in 2010. ...
lunes, 25 de abril de 2011
A Forecasting Analysis of the BOVESPA
A Forecasting Analysis of the BOVESPA: "Brazil still struggles with large wealth disparity and high levels of poverty in certain regions of the country. While total GDP is very high, with regard to GDP on a per capita basis ($11289), Brazil is ranked 71st globally. Furthermore, Brazil on the ...
European tourists rescued in Chile
European tourists rescued in Chile
SANTIAGO — Rescuers have located alive two European tourists who went missing for two days on the slopes of the Quetrupillan volcano during a snowstorm at a picturesque national park in Chile, police said. Italian Anna Lombardo and Czech national ...
Venezuela to Use Oil Revenues in Socio-Economic Investments ...
Venezuela to Use Oil Revenues in Socio-Economic Investments ...: "Caracas, Apr 22 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced an executive decree for increasing the socio-economic investments from the current high prices of oil, which exceed $100 USD per barrel. ...
Peru Election Is Evidence of Reinvigorated Region
Peru Election Is Evidence of Reinvigorated Region: "
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| Now that Brazil's former president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has catapulted to global-rock-star status, it's easy to forget that the onetime steelworker once spooked most of his countrymen—not to mention foreign investors. His encomiums to a command ... |  Newsweek |
Argentina: Palermo ends drought in Boca win
Argentina: Palermo ends drought in Boca win: "Cristian Chavez fired the Buenos Aires side into a 19th minute lead which they retained at half-time. Nicolas Colazo added a second early in the second half before veteran striker Martin Palermo rounded things off in the 82nd minute to end his run of ...
The sick will get sicker under Senate plan
The sick will get sicker under Senate plan: "... permanently and totally disabled, and living below the federal poverty line. The Senate's cuts hurt all hospitals but are disproportionately damaging to the 15 safety net hospitals providing nearly half the Medicaid and charity care in Florida. ...
Rising River Kills 6 Kids, 3 Adults, 3 Others Missing in Venezuela
Rising River Kills 6 Kids, 3 Adults, 3 Others Missing in Venezuela: "CARACAS – The rain-produced rise in a small river in a rural town in northwestern Venezuela swept away 12 people who were swimming in it, nine of whom drowned – among them six children – and three others who are missing, authorities said. ...
United States Cuba Relations - Splitting Hairs and Gerontocracy
United States Cuba Relations - Splitting Hairs and Gerontocracy: "There have been several major events on the US Cuba relations front since we last posted. The first was Cuba's Communist Party Congress. The second was the US Treasury OFAC publication of its guidance and application of new travel regulations to Cuba ...
Cocaine accused denies licence reports
Cocaine accused denies licence reports: "
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| Ms Armstrong, 54, a former Maori Language Commission deputy chief executive, was arrested on April 13 after Buenos Aires Airport police allegedly found the cocaine hidden in her suitcase. Ms Armstrong has said she did not know about the drugs and was ... |  Stuff.co.nz |
Peru May Fall in Latin line: Leftist Gets Most Votes for President
Peru May Fall in Latin line: Leftist Gets Most Votes for President: "... 66 percent of Peruvians live in poverty, half in extreme poverty. ... as Chavez and his leftist allies in Bolivia and Ecuador have done. ...
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David Ellison: Drug woes may result in unexpected consequences
David Ellison: Drug woes may result in unexpected consequences: "The real explanation, however, had to do with rampant fears about Mexico's violent drug wars. The locals lamented how tourism had declined by nearly 80 percent. During my sumptuous but lonely dinners by lantern-light at The Lodge, I mused quite a bit ...
Russia, Venezuela to bolster ties
Russia, Venezuela to bolster ties: "
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| Venezuelan lawmakers have nodded the creation of a parliamentary panel for Russian-Venezuelan friendship, which will contribute to the two countries' full-fledged collaboration, including in the socio-economic and cultural sectors. ... |  The Voice of Russia |
Death and violence scar the Argentine game
Death and violence scar the Argentine game: "by STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) - Argentina is one of the world's greatest nations when it comes to football, but deadly violence is scarring the game there. An activist group "Let's Save Football" says there have been 13 ...
Communist Party ties delay green cards for Cuban doctors
Communist Party ties delay green cards for Cuban doctors: "By Alfonso Chardy Dozens of Cuban doctors encouraged to defect to the United States now face delays in obtaining green cards and citizenship because they joined the Communist Party or affiliated organizations in Cuba when they were young, according to ...
US government stays clear of Mexican lawsuit against gun sellers
US government stays clear of Mexican lawsuit against gun sellers
The planned lawsuit by Mexico against US gun sellers it accuses of stirring up its drug war is expected to be filed soon. Mexico hired the law firm of Reid, Collins & Tsai in November. The firm is preparing evidence alleging the gun stores violated the ...
Mexico's mass graves underscore concerns over thousands missing
Mexico's mass graves underscore concerns over thousands missing
Across Mexico, as investigators uncover more clandestine graves, Mexicans are clamoring for attention to the invisible victims of the drug war: the estimated 3000 to 5000 people who have disappeared since President Felipe Calderon took on organized ...
Venezuela's power demand to increase to 18200 MW this year Daily ...
Venezuela's power demand to increase to 18200 MW this year Daily ...: "Venezuelan energy authorities expect that power demand will increase to 18200 megawatts in 2011, driven by the country's housing plan and domestic economic ...
Change Still Slow In Cuba
Change Still Slow In Cuba: "There was no sign of the generational transformation in leadership that many Cubans have hoped for. Political control remains in the hands of the close circle of Castro allies who have ruled Cuba for 52 years. For the first time in 14 years, ...
Colombian officials hope to extradite terror suspect from Venezuela
Colombian officials hope to extradite terror suspect from Venezuela: "By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Venezuelan authorities may hand over an alleged leader of a leftist guerrilla group Monday, Colombia's president said. Joaquin Perez Becerra was detained at a Venezuelan airport after arriving on a flight from Frankfurt, ...
Venezuelan authorities search for three missing bodies in the state of Yaracuy
Venezuelan authorities search for three missing bodies in the state of Yaracuy
Security forces of the state of Yaracuy, in the central region of Venezuela, continued on Sunday to search for three people still missing of a total of 10 people who died last Saturday after being swept away by the stream in Pozo de la Vara ravine, ...
No patent applications in Venezuela in the past five years
No patent applications in Venezuela in the past five years: "
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| As stated by Ivonne Gonçalves de Schwartz, general director of Clarke, Modet & Cº Venezuela, a leading Spanish intellectual property group, the protection of intellectual and industrial property rights is vital for the development of modern economies. ... |  El Universal |
Coast Guard returns 13 migrants to Cuba
Coast Guard returns 13 migrants to Cuba: "MIAMI, April 25 (UPI) -- US Coast Guard crews repatriated 13 Cubans spotted in two boats off the South Florida coast back to Bahia de Cabanas, authorities said. The Coast Guard received a call last week of six migrants seen aboard a vessel near Baker's ...
Venezuela, Iran to Hold Joint Commission Meeting
Venezuela, Iran to Hold Joint Commission Meeting: "By Prensa Latina / redaccion@ahora.cu / Monday, 25 April 2011 11:03 Venezuela and Iran are preparing a new meeting of their Joint Commission in the next few days to strengthen bilateral strategic ties in several sectors, the Foreign Ministry said ...
Four women, teenage girl found stripped with throats slashed in Acapulco
Four women, teenage girl found stripped with throats slashed in Acapulco
A favorite stop for American tourists, Acapulco has been convulsed in recent months by violent turf wars between rival drug gangs that have left thousands dead in Mexico. Still, mass murders of women are not the way traffickers usually settle scores, ...
Sentencing hearing begins in death-penalty murder trial
Sentencing hearing begins in death-penalty murder trial: "
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| Rivera-Rodriguez had become immune to violence growing up in the projects of Puerto Rico, the doctor testified. Violence was the only method he knew to cope, Dr. Jerome Gottlieb said. "He has suppressed all emotions, Violence has become a way of life," ... |  Lancaster Newspapers |
domingo, 24 de abril de 2011
Holy Week tourism increases 6%
Holy Week tourism increases 6%: "The main destinations were Villa Carlos Paz and Mina Clavero in Córdoba province; Tandil, Azul and Mar del Plata in Buenos Aires province; Merlo in San Luis province; Colón and Villa Elisa in Entre Ríos; Rosario in Santa Fe and Iguazú in Misiones.
Cuba denies fault in loss of Haiti-bound aid barge
Cuba denies fault in loss of Haiti-bound aid barge: "Cuba is denying a U.S. company's accusations that it is to blame for the loss of a barge carrying $2 million in aid to Haiti.
European tourists found alive in Chilean volcano
European tourists found alive in Chilean volcano: "Santiago, Apr 24, 2011 (EFE via COMTEX) -- Rescue teams found alive two European tourists who had gone missing on the slopes of the Quetrupillan volcano in Chile's southeastern La Araucania region, officials said. Italian Anna Lisa Lombardo and Czech ...
Cuba grants jailed militant early release
Cuba grants jailed militant early release
Even though the 75 dissidents have all been freed, Cuba's opposition movement says prisons are not empty of dissidents, with one activist noting recently there are 60 people currently held on political charges. Cuba, the Americas' only one-party ...
The National Abolitionist-Social Justice-Homelessness-Poverty ...
The National Abolitionist-Social Justice-Homelessness-Poverty ...: "About The National Abolitionist-Social Justice-Homelessness-Poverty-Injustice-St . Petersburg Florida. Hello My Name is GW Rolle, Editor and Pastor of Social ...
How the White House Lost the Fight to Close Guantanamo Bay
How the White House Lost the Fight to Close Guantanamo Bay: "By Ujala Sehgal Attorney General Eric H. Holder's decision to return the case of Khalid Sheik Mohammed to the Defense Department effectively signaled the end of President Obama's promise to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. ...
Equal Rights for Pachamama
Equal Rights for Pachamama: "One good thing: while 60% of the Bolivian population live below the poverty level, the Gaia agreement will establish "a Ministry of Mother Earth, ...
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Iran, Venezuela stress expansion of ties
Iran, Venezuela stress expansion of ties: "TEHRAN (ISNA)-Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro stressed expansion of mutual ties. "Iran and Venezuela can complete each other's role in the Middle East and Latin America for sure," said Salehi in a ...
Puerto Rico painter Jose Torres Martino dies at 94 | The ...
Puerto Rico painter Jose Torres Martino dies at 94 | The ...: "Jose Antonio Torres Martino, a Puerto Rican painter and writer who helped create and expand art and journalism institutions on the U.S. island, died Friday. He was 94.
37 more bodies found at Mexico grave
37 more bodies found at Mexico grave: "
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| Over 5000 people have been reported missing in Mexico, with many presumed to be victims of the drug war, according to Mexico's National Human Rights Commission. Mexico says more than 34200 people have been killed due to the drug trade and in wars ... |  Press TV |
The Dark side of Florida
The Dark side of Florida: "
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| Until their brutal double murder a week ago, it is unlikely any visitors had even heard of a run-down area called Newtown, which suffers from poverty and deprivation on a scale unlike anything in the UK. The homes that make up The Courts projects are a ... |  Mirror.co.uk |
Venezuela quits Andean Community
Venezuela quits Andean Community: "CARACAS - VENEZUELA said on Friday it formally left the Andean Community of Nations, a customs union that includes Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru. The foreign ministry said it will maintain trade relations with its South American partners 'under ...
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