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martes, 31 de mayo de 2011
Major Microlaboratory Against Poverty
Major Microlaboratory Against Poverty: "The BNB's CrediAmigo Plan represents nearly 70 percent of the national market for microcredit in Brazil, and is one of the largest programmes of its kind in Latin America. A winner of the Inter-American Development Bank's (IDB) Award for Excellence in ...
US Legislative Immigration Update May 31, 2011
US Legislative Immigration Update May 31, 2011
hese included the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA); the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU); the American Immigration Council (AIC); the Anti-Defamation League (ADL); the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC); ...
The Katrina Effect: Renaissance On The Mississippi
The Katrina Effect: Renaissance On The Mississippi: "
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| Once predominately African-American, New Orleans is returning to its more multi-racial past while re-establishing its strong cultural and social ties to Latin America. Yet despite all positive signs, it may be too early to proclaim, as some boosters do ... |  Forbes (blog) |
Do minimum wages reduce poverty? Evidence from Central America ...
Do minimum wages reduce poverty? Evidence from Central America ...: "Evidence suggests that minimum wages are not an efficient way to reduce poverty in Central American countries. Rather than creating and implementing complex ...
Petrobras says it can complete refinery project alone
Petrobras says it can complete refinery project alone: "Petroleos de Venezuela, or PDVSA, has until August to decide whether it wants to continue the partnership because the funding provided by Petrobras ends this month, Costa said. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is expected to discuss energy cooperation, ...
Charges being refiled against alleged 9/11 conspirators
Charges being refiled against alleged 9/11 conspirators: "... Tuesday that capital charges have been refiled against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other alleged co-conspirators in the September 11, 2001, conspiracy to allow prosecution before a military commission at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. ...
Latin America, Caribbean can reduce poverty to 10% by 2025: IDB
Latin America, Caribbean can reduce poverty to 10% by 2025: IDB: "BUENOS AIRES, May 27 (Xinhua) -- It is possible for Latin America and the Caribbean to reduce poverty to less than 10 percent by 2025, President of the ...
30000 Mexicans Killed In Drug War, Violence, Made in the USA!
30000 Mexicans Killed In Drug War, Violence, Made in the USA!
American guns and the easy access to guns in America facilitates and accelerates-exacerbates drug violence or wars in Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and Panama etc. America has spent or squandered billions of dollars in a ...
Thomas Pogge on Global Poverty
Thomas Pogge on Global Poverty: "In this Truthout interview, Pogge probes the causes of world poverty and ..... you get a haircut in rural India or hire a driver or babysitter in Bolivia. ...
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Chile environment authority nixes $1.1B power plan
Chile environment authority nixes $1.1B power plan: "By Renzo Dasso SANTIAGO (MarketWatch) -- Chilean regional environmental authorities rejected the construction of a $1.1 billion hydroelectric project linked to local private-equity fund Southern Cross, local newspaper El Mercurio reported Tuesday. ...
Chile jobless rate drop defies season, forecasts
Chile jobless rate drop defies season, forecasts: "SANTIAGO, May 31 (Reuters) - Chile's jobless rate fell unexpectedly in the February-to-April period CLUNR=ECI, defying seasonal trends and boosting views the central bank was not done raising interest rates. The government statistics agency INE said ...
Lula arrives in Cuba for work meeting with Raúl Castro
Lula arrives in Cuba for work meeting with Raúl Castro: "The former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva is to arrive today in Cuba to meet the island's mandate Raul Castro in a tour that will also include a visit to Chavez' Venezuela. According to the Cuban official newspaper Granma, Lula will hold ...
Save the water for a rainy Colombian day
Save the water for a rainy Colombian day: "The fact that 45.5% (2009) of Colombians live below the poverty line and the that distribution of family income is getting worse – Gini index: 53.8 (1996), 58.5 (2009); Colombia now the 8th worst in the world for income inequality – we can anticipate ...
Guatemala is a prime example of how the global food system is failing
Guatemala is a prime example of how the global food system is failing
Although the government disputes it, Oxfam believes that Cafta, the free trade agreement between the US and central American states approved in 2005, has undermined local farmers further, as subsidised US grains have poured in. ...
Alice Cooper Cancels First Show in 30 Years
Alice Cooper Cancels First Show in 30 Years: "
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| We got him on some medication and put him to bed, which is where he stayed until this morning” It seems he recovered in time to play a triumphant show in Buenos Aires, Argentina, posting, “Alice was in rare form in Buenos Aires Saturday night, ... |  Music Feeds |
Brazil stocks up; traders weigh data, Greek debt
Brazil stocks up; traders weigh data, Greek debt: "By Myra P. Saefong, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Brazilian stocks edged higher Tuesday, but was poised to end the month lower, as traders weighed a decline in Brazil's April industrial output against optimism that Greece's sovereign-debt ...
Food Prices, Global Hunger to Skyrocket by 2030, Oxfam Warns
Food Prices, Global Hunger to Skyrocket by 2030, Oxfam Warns: "
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| The new report points to examples of the changes that must be undertaken to curb global poverty and hunger. In Brazil, social activism has led to agricultural policies that decreased hunger by one-third between 2000 and 2007. ... |  LiveScience.com |
Bellingham police arrest man wanted for murder in Puerto Rico
Bellingham police arrest man wanted for murder in Puerto Rico
By Alison McCall/Daily News staff Police arrested a man wanted for murder in Puerto Rico yesterday who had been staying at the Countryside Motel on Mechanic Street. Luis Sotomayor-Agosto, 22, of Bayamon, Puerto Rico, is wanted by the Puerto Rican ...
Cuba in Geneva: Need for Peaceful Solutions
Cuba in Geneva: Need for Peaceful Solutions: "by PL — last modified May 31, 2011 10:30 AM Cuba reiterated in Geneva the need for peaceful solutions and respect for self-determination of the peoples, regarding the situation in certain North African and Middle East countries. ...
CFK arrives in Rome for official two-day visit
CFK arrives in Rome for official two-day visit: "... she is to inaugurate the Argentine Art exhibition “Memory and Liberty in Argentine Art throughout the 20th Century,” in the Ca Giustinian Gallery. Fernández de Kirchner will return to Buenos Aires on Friday; however a time has not yet been confirmed.
Can France's Christine Lagarde get Brazil's support for her IMF bid?
Can France's Christine Lagarde get Brazil's support for her IMF bid?
France's Finance Minister Christine Lagarde shakes hands with Brazil's Economy Minister Guido Mantega before a press conference in Brasilia, Brazil, on Monday, May 30. Lagarde has kicked off a global tour to promote her candidacy to head the ...
Brazil Promises More Protection To Activists In The Amazon After ...
Brazil Promises More Protection To Activists In The Amazon After ...
Led by Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, the meeting brought together Brazil's ministers of environment, justice, rural development and human rights to help foster cooperation between the federal and state governments in an effort ...
Venezuela Bans Indoor Smoking In Public and At Work
Venezuela Bans Indoor Smoking In Public and At Work: "CARACAS (Dow Jones)--An antismoking law took effect in Venezuela Tuesday that bans the use of tobacco products in public, indoor spaces like nightclubs and restaurants as well as offices and other work areas. "We are talking about airports, ...
Cuba Hosts International Workshop on Wind Energy
Cuba Hosts International Workshop on Wind Energy: "Wind energy in Cuba is considered by specialists the renewable source of greatest growth in recent years since its establishment in 2007. "Channeling the Wind" is the central theme of the meeting, which will address among other issues the Cuban ...
Texas Shale Oil Could Add "Another Venezuela Or Kuwait" Worth Of Oil By 2020
Texas Shale Oil Could Add "Another Venezuela Or Kuwait" Worth Of Oil By 2020: "
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| Oil companies are moving quickly to tap shale oilfields in Texas that could increase domestic oil production by 25 percent over the next decade. According to a report in the New York Times, more than a dozen companies will drill up to 3000 wells in the ... |  Business Insider |
lunes, 30 de mayo de 2011
Cuba Latest Hot Spot for Tourism
Cuba Latest Hot Spot for Tourism: "
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| Cuba's recent tourist show in Havana opened with officials saying the country welcomed 2.5 million international visitors last year, a 4.2 percent increase from 2009. In the first four months of the year, arrivals have gone up almost 12 percent. ... |  Tourism Travel Vacation News |
Federal poverty level 2011 california 300%
Federal poverty level 2011 california 300%: "His doctrine will benot was the state of this hot weather how to describe. Some days in Harley to form any reasonable by those who exclude.
Venezuela: Police corruption blamed for kidnapping epidemic
Venezuela: Police corruption blamed for kidnapping epidemic: "By Jeremy McDermott Officially there were 895 kidnappings in Venezuela last year. However, a government survey, suppressed by president Hugo Chavez, suggests that the real figure may be closer to 17000 - 48 abductions every day - with policemen among ...
Argentina, Brazil To Resume Talks Thursday To Defuse Trade Spat
Argentina, Brazil To Resume Talks Thursday To Defuse Trade Spat
BUENOS AIRES -(Dow Jones)- Argentina's Industry Minister will travel to Brazil to meet her counterpart Thursday in the latest round of talks aimed at defusing a trade spat. After speaking with Brazil's Trade Minister Fernando Pimentel by telephone, ...
Berizzo quits as Estudiantes coach following poor results, only 4 months after ...
Berizzo quits as Estudiantes coach following poor results, only 4 months after ...: "BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Eduardo Berizzo has quit as Estudiantes coach following a series of poor results, only four months after being hired. Berizzo had replaced Alejandro Sabella, who surprised the club by stepping away just weeks after winning ...
Homeless squatters demand Venezuela synagogue be turned into a home
Homeless squatters demand Venezuela synagogue be turned into a home: "
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| The three-storey Beth Abraham synagogue in the Alta Florida neighborhood of the Venezuelan capital has been undergoing renovation for the last two years, said representatives of Venezuela's Jewish community. Photo by: AP. |  Ha'aretz |
Chile April Industrial Output Surges 9.5% On Year
Chile April Industrial Output Surges 9.5% On Year: "By Carolina Pica SANTIAGO (Dow Jones)--Chile's industrial output surged 9.5% in April from the same month a year earlier, the government statistics agency said Monday. The increase was in line with analysts' expectations of a 9% to 11% increase. ...
Cuba slams US sanctions on Venezuela
Cuba slams US sanctions on Venezuela: "
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| Cuba has censured the United States for imposing sanctions on Venezuela's state-run oil company for providing Iran with gasoline and other refined oil products. "We have to denounce this aggression and we have to ask whether the US is beginning a new ... |  Press TV |
Helping To End Poverty In Peru
Helping To End Poverty In Peru: "Helping To End Poverty In Peru on WN Network delivers the latest Videos and Editable pages for News & Events, including Entertainment, Music, Sports, ...
The Drug War At Home: Sharing Your Stories & Reactions
The Drug War At Home: Sharing Your Stories & Reactions: "
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| The most common observation was about how the drug war has impacted visits to Mexico. Some people, who frequented the country because of their proximity to the border, have stopped going because of the violence. Others still travel, but worry like they ... |  KPBS |
Our aid policy must focus on link between poverty and disease
Our aid policy must focus on link between poverty and disease: "
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| For every $1 invested in control of Chagas disease in Brazil, $7 is returned. Lymphatic filariasis control in China produces a 15-fold return. Guinea worm eradication has been calculated to produce an economic rate of return of 29%. ... |  The Guardian |
Cuban Council of Churches Recognizes Fidel and Raul Castro
Cuban Council of Churches Recognizes Fidel and Raul Castro
Havana, Cuba, May 30.- President Raul Castro attended this weekend at Havana's Episcopal Cathedral “The Holy Trinity” a religious ceremony that was the last of a series of activities to mark the 70th anniversary of the creation of the Cuban Council of ...
Mexican Cartels Spread Violence To Central America
Mexican Cartels Spread Violence To Central America: "Even by Latin American standards, income distribution in Guatemala remains dramatically skewed in favor of the rich. Giron and others warn that the volatile mix of a weak state, powerful drug traffickers, lots of weapons and intractable poverty could ...
Humala talks about his plan to fight poverty in Peru | ntn24news.com
Humala talks about his plan to fight poverty in Peru | ntn24news.com: "In the final debate before Peru's Presidential Runoff next weekend, Candidate Ollanta Humala talked about his plan to grow the economy and fight poverty. ...
Daughter of alleged drug mule speaks out
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| Buenos Aires is Argentina's city of love, and it was the promise of love which took Sharon Armstrong there six weeks ago. But she was only supposed to stay a few days. She was on her way to London meet her online boyfriend for the first time, ... |  3News NZ |
Thousands Protest Power Project in Chile
Thousands Protest Power Project in Chile: "SANTIAGO – More than 15000 people took to the streets of Santiago to protest the HidroAysen project, which calls for building five dams in Chile's Patagonia region. The environmental groups that organized Saturday's protest were especially concerned ...
Cuba Cuts Taxes to Encourage Private Enterprise
Cuba Cuts Taxes to Encourage Private Enterprise: "The government of Cuba is loosening national business and tax regulations in an attempt to spur growth in the national job market, and reduce the financial burden of state-sector wages. The Cuban Council of Ministers released a statement on May 27th in ...
Cuba Condemns US Sanctions against Venezuelan State Oil Enterprise PDVSA
Cuba Condemns US Sanctions against Venezuelan State Oil Enterprise PDVSA: "The declaration, published by Juventud Rebelde newspaper on Sunday, reads: "Cuba's government and people express their solidarity with President Hugo Chavez and with the Venezuelan people, and fully support a resolution passed by the National Assembly ...
Cuba to Host Renewable Energy Event
Cuba to Host Renewable Energy Event: "Also on the list is the 3rd Cuba-Italy Meeting, focused on the use of renewable technologies in the preservation of heritage, from artwork to buildings, and a meeting of the National Group for Energy Efficiency.
Alleged drug mule's trial could take years
Alleged drug mule's trial could take years: "
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| But he became unwell in a private hospital and asked her to collect a top level contract in Buenos Aires on the way. Lawyer Luis Emilio Osler told Campbell Live he has heard it all before. “There are many cases like this one in Argentina. ... |  3News NZ |
Venezuelans battling soaring food prices
Venezuelans battling soaring food prices: "By FABIOLA SANCHEZ , 05.30.11, 04:28 PM EDT EL TIGRE, Venezuela -- Soaring food prices are forcing many Venezuelans to change their eating habits, trim their shopping lists and set aside more of their earnings to feed their families. ...
Education in Brazil's north-east
Education in Brazil's north-east: "I've been asking people from Brazil do not spread wrong thoughts abroad! The cause of north east poverty is simple: our bad education. "Our"... "we" need a better education - not only "them"! Yeap the education in rich states like Sao Paulo is a little ...
IPSofacto » poverty reduction
IPSofacto » poverty reduction: "Motivated by these two events and the impact of this program in poverty reduction in Brazil, this article focuses on the understanding of motivations, ...
Venezuelans protest US sanctions against oil co.
Venezuelans protest US sanctions against oil co.: "By CHRISTOPHER TOOTHAKER AP Thousands of government supporters jammed into a plaza Sunday to protest US sanctions against Venezuela's state oil company, ...
Two-thirds of children in Honduras live in poverty
Two-thirds of children in Honduras live in poverty: "
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| According to a study by the Economic Commission for Latin America and UNICEF, in Honduras two-thirds of children are malnourished and lack access to safe water, sanitation and education. Poverty also affects nearly 81 million children under the age of ... |  Party for Socialism and Liberation |
domingo, 29 de mayo de 2011
Child poverty affects almost 81 million children in Latin America ...
Child poverty affects almost 81 million children in Latin America ...: "Archie is just a stupid Canadian who probably doesn't speak a word of. Spanish, he talks big about Commie and socialist countries in South America and Cuba ...
Puerto Rican community seeks prisoner's release
Puerto Rican community seeks prisoner's release
By Margaret Ramirez Tribune reporter With prayer, song and calls for freedom, dozens of Puerto Rican community members and human rights activists gathered Sunday to mark the 30th year in prison for Puerto Rican nationalist Oscar Lopez Rivera and called ...
Zelaya: Honduras coup was international conspiracy
Zelaya: Honduras coup was international conspiracy: "Zelaya ended his long exile and returned to Honduras on Saturday under a deal brokered by Colombia and Venezuela, paving the way for the poor Central American country's return to the Organization of American States and reintegration into the world ...
US repeating failed experience: official
US repeating failed experience: official: "On May 24, the US imposed sanctions against Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), one of the Venezuela's giant oil companies, as part of its campaign to tighten sanctions on Iran over its nuclear program, Press TV reported. Under the sanctions, PDVSA is ...
US out of line with Venezuelan sanctions
US out of line with Venezuelan sanctions: "Once again, the United States government has decided to use the power endowed by its citizens to play international politics, imposing unnecessary and unsubstantiated sanctions on Venezuela. Venezuela has not harmed the US In fact, Venezuela has ...
Mexico Detains Nearly 50 Members Of La Familia And Zetas Drug Cartels
Mexico Detains Nearly 50 Members Of La Familia And Zetas Drug Cartels: "Mexico Detains Nearly 50 Members Of La Familia And Zetas Drug Cartels. Mexico Drug War. By GUSTAVO RUIZ 05/28/11 08:04 PM ET AP. React. Important Fascinating Typical Scary Outrageous Amazing Infuriating Beautiful ...
Peruvian minister inaugurates Unasur defense strategic studies centre
Peruvian minister inaugurates Unasur defense strategic studies centre: "Peruvian Defense Minister Jaime Thorne on Friday inaugurated the Defense Strategic Studies Centre (CEED) of the Union of South American Nations, Unasur, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Thorne, as pro-tempore president of the South American Defense Council, ...
The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua
The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua: "The Impact of Minimum Wages on Wages, Work and Poverty in Nicaragua. IZA. This 49-page discussion paper studies the impact of changes in legal minimum wages ...
Moroccan activists slam music festival as corrupt
Moroccan activists slam music festival as corrupt: "
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| "Presenting Kanye West and Shakira for free is ridiculous in a country with so much poverty." According to Abbas Azzouzi, a member of the festival's organizing committee, the event cost around $7.8 million — a hefty price tag in a country lacking the ... |  Atlanta Journal Constitution |
War on drug addiction
War on drug addiction: "And with massive human cost -- from Afghanistan, to Mexico, to the USA the illegal drug trade is destroying countries around the world, while addiction, overdose deaths, and HIV/AIDS infections continue to rise. Meanwhile, countries with less-harsh ...
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