Best 5 boutique hotels in the Caribbean Tue 15 May 2012 When traveling from the Seattle area to the tropical islands of the Caribbean, tourists will find a number of eclectic boutique hotels to choose from. The five best... (photo: WN) The Examiner Caribbean Hotel Photos Seattle Wikipedia: Boutique hotel |
Mexican wind energy boom plays out on gusty shores Mon 14 May 2012 * Natural wind tunnel feeds electric grid * 26-storey turbines blossom across region By David Alire Garcia LA VENTOSA, Mexico, May 14 (Reuters) - On an arid plain where... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) Reuters Energy Mexico Photos Wikipedia: Mexico Wind |
Chavez returns declaring success in fight against cancer Sat 12 May 2012 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home from Havana on Saturday, declaring success in his fight against cancer after a week in which he received what was supposed... (photo: AP / Miraflores Press Office, Efrain Gonzalez) Deccan Chronicle Cancer Health Photos Venezuela Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez |
Cuba to invest $450 mn to boost rice production Sat 12 May 2012 Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuba said it plans to invest up to $450 million over the next few years in a programme to increase domestic rice production, which remains... (photo: WN / RTayco) Newstrack India Cuba Havana Investment Photos Wikipedia: Cuba |
Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment Sat 12 May 2012 Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) BBC News Chavez Cuba Photos Treatment Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez |
Earliest Mayan calendar shows no hint of 'world end' Thu 10 May 2012 AFP - The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world's end is imminent, researchers said Thursday.... (photo: Creative Commons / Harenb01) France24 Ancient Maya Photos Science Wikipedia: Maya calendar World |
Nicaragua Tourism website debuts new feature to streamline vacation planning Thu 10 May 2012 Nicaragua, one of Central America's hottest (and safest) tourist destination, has unveiled a website feature to make traveling to "the land of lakes and... (photo: Creative Commons / Serenityweb1) TravelDailyNews America Market Nicaragua Photos Tourism Wikipedia: Nicaragua |
Cuba to increase hotel capacity Thu 10 May 2012 Havana, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by... (photo: Creative Commons ) Newstrack India Cuba Hotel Photos Tourism Travel Wikipedia: Cuba |
Hugo Chavez tells Venezuela: I'm in charge Wed 9 May 2012 "I'm fulfilling my duties as head of state – but in this unique situation which I will be out of in the next few days," he declared, sounding firm. "Soon I... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) The Independent Chavez Disease Photos Venezuela Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez |
Restaurant Week comes to Puerto Rico Sun 6 May 2012 In a continuous effort to position Puerto Rico as the ultimate culinary destination of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico Restaurant Week comes to the Island from May 14 to 20,... (photo: Public Domain / Mtmelendez) The Examiner Caribbean Photos PuertoRico Restaurant Tourism Wikipedia: Puerto Rico |
The global fight to end capital punishment Sun 6 May 2012 The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr) The Guardian Crime Death Lawyers Murder Photos Wikipedia: Crime |
The heavy co$t of AIDS - With global funds to dry up, Jamaica in peril Sun 6 May 2012 Byron Buckley, Contributor CARIBBEAN AIDS prevention advocates fear that crucial funding to sustain hard-won gains over the last decade could dry up by year end.... (photo: ABr / ABr) The Gleaner Aids Funds Health Jamaica Photos Wikipedia: AIDS |
Senior UN official alarmed at recent murders of journalists in Mexico Fri 4 May 2012 UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova. Photo: UNESCO/Francis Barrier4 May 2012 The head of the United Nations agency tasked with defending press freedom today voiced... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) United Nations Journalists Media Mexico Photos Unesco Wikipedia: World Press Freedom Day |
New study finds dengue fever costing nearly $40 million in US territory of Puerto Rico Thu 3 May 2012 The study by researchers at Brandeis University's Schneider Institutes for Health Policy is the first to look at who bears the cost across households, governments,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg Disease Health Photos US Wikipedia: Dengue fever |
Dengue Fever a Major Cost Burden in Puerto Rico Wed 2 May 2012 (HealthDay News) -- The costs of treating and coping with dengue fever in Puerto Rico total nearly $38 million a year, a new study finds. It also said that every $1 spent... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) Yahoo Daily News Economy Health People Photos Wikipedia: Dengue fever |
Cuba poised to ease up on travel Wed 2 May 2012 HAVANA - After controlling the comings and goings of its people for five decades, communist Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to lift many travel... (photo: Creative Commons / Infrogmation) Herald Tribune Cuba Market Photos Tourism Travel |
Chile's hunt continues for Pinochet millions Tue 1 May 2012 The Chilean government had hoped to discover what happened to the estimated multi-million dollar fortune of Augusto Pinochet, the country's late leader, when it opened... (photo: AP / Aliosha Marquez) Al Jazeera Chile Photos Politics S. America Wikipedia: Augusto Pinochet |
US judge rules Strauss-Kahn case may proceed Tue 1 May 2012 A New York judge has said a hotel maid's lawsuit claiming that former International Monetary Fund chief, Dominique Strauss-Kahn sexually assaulted her can move forward to... (photo: AP / Sergei Chuzavkov) Al Jazeera Crimes France New York Photos Wikipedia: New York v. Strauss-Kahn |
Smoking at venues - Regulate smoking Sat 28 Apr 2012 THE EDITOR, Sir: As companies operating in Jamaica seek to become compliant to the public health policy of 100 per cent smoke-free indoors, some guidance is required for... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag) The Gleaner Health Jamaica People Photos |
Silvio Berlusconi 'said Italian newspaper's count for nothing' Fri 27 Apr 2012 Silvio Berlusconi tried to reassure anxious showgirls caught up in the "bunga bunga" sex scandal by telling them that Italian newspapers "count for ---- all," telephone... (photo: AP / Andrew Medichini) The Daily Telegraph Berlusconi Italy Photos Scandal Wikipedia: Silvio Berlusconi |