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  • Puerto Rico hopes to net $100 mn from tax amnesty

    The Puerto Rican government expects to net around $100 million from a tax amnesty that expires June 30, Treasury Secretary Melba Acosta said Wednesday. There are many tax debtors who have the chance to get up to date with the tax office, she said in a statement on WKAQ radio. "These debtors have the opportunity to get up to date without paying interest," Acosta said, though adding that after ...

  • Canada sends soldiers to support UN mission in Haiti

    Canada will dispatch dozens of military personnel to support the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH), Defense Minister Peter MacKay announced Wednesday.MacKay said a platoon of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will depart on Friday to operate within a Brazilian battalion in Haiti until December.The 34 CAF members come from the Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group in Valcartier, ...

  • Gay and prouder in Cuba

    HAVANA, Cuba - In this city’s leafy Central Park, young gay men mix freely with lesbians, transsexuals, and others whose sexuality would once have made them targets of harsh repression. On a recent afternoon in the park, an older gay Cuban, who gave his name as Jorge, marveled at how far Cuba has come since the days when gays were stigmatized and shipped to "re-education ...

  • Talks with US to resume postal service are satisfactory Cuba

    The Cuban authorities said Wednesday that the talks with Washington on resuming direct postal service between the United States and the island country were "satisfactory."An official statement released here said the talks between Cuban and US postal officials held in Washington on Tuesday and Wednesday were "fruitful," but it held the service would probably be less than ...

  • Venezuela Wreckage of plane that disappeared in 2008 located off Caribbean archipelago

    CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuelan authorities say the undersea wreckage of a small plane that disappeared five years ago with 14 people aboard has been found. Attorney General Luisa Ortega Diaz is announcing via Twitter the discovery of the aircraft with the ID code YV2081. The plane went missing Jan. 4, 2008. Aboard were five Venezuelans including the pilot and copilot, eight Italians and one ...

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Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi) [DVD]

Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi) [DVD]

A sweet and gentle hymn of integrity, perseverance, humility, and love, Keisuke Kinoshitas Twenty-Four Eyes (Nijushi no hitomi) tells the story of an idealistic young schoolteacher on a small Japanese island and the first 12 students she teaches. This is a well-worn ... ...

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  • Video Canadian peacekeepers heading to Haiti

    Defence Minister Peter MacKay says 34 soldiers are going to Haiti as part of a UN peacekeeping operation. The troops are scheduled to arrive this week to begin a six-month tour under Brazilian ...

  • U.S. and Cuba Agree to Resume Migration Talks

    HAVANA -- The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume bilateral talks on migration issues next month, a State Department official said Wednesday, the latest evidence of a thaw in chilly relations between the Cold War ...

  • World Bank grants Haiti $20 million to clean up public records government transparency

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - The World Bank has given $20 million to Haiti for cleaning up its public resources and making them more transparent. The grant will help Haiti improve public financial management, procurement practices and performance of the national electrical company. It will also create a tracking system to monitor budgets and a single treasury account to manage funds. The grant is ...

  • Puerto Rico approves bill targeting bullying at school

    SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Legislators in Puerto Rico have approved a bill ordering education officials to create a protocol to address bullying at both public and private schools. The bill approved Wednesday comes amid several high-profile bullying incidents, including one of a videotaped fight of two young girls who were arrested in March after one of them posted the video on Facebook. The bill ...

  • Hugh Adami Vacationer’s minor traffic accident in Cuba costly ordeal

    OTTAWA -- Elie Raffoul found out the hard way why driving in Cuba isn't such a good idea.The Ottawa man was in an accident last March 23, involving a motorcyclist who suffered relatively minor injuries, and was forced by Cuban authorities to remain in the country for almost two weeks. He was planning to return to Ottawa on March 24.Raffoul, who was on his fifth vacation in Cuba when the ...

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