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  • Beyonce shares anniversary pics of controversial Cuba trip with Jay-Z

    Beyonce, who celebrated her fifth wedding anniversary last month in Cuba with her husband Jay-Z, has shared pictures of the controversial trip on Tumblr. The trip drew fire from conservative Cuban-American lawmakers. The photos feature the pair looking stylish and effortlessly fresh as they make their way through Old Havana, the New York Post reported. The 31-year-old singer, who has since ...

  • Indian Caribbean Museum in Nat Geo list of 500 sacred places

    The Indian Caribbean Museum, described as "a national treasure, a window to the past, and an opportunity to see history come alive", has been cited by a National Geographic publication that showcases 500 of the world's most powerful and spiritual places and guides travellers who wish to visit them. "This is a fitting recognition in just seven years of our existence, especially as we celebrate ...

  • Ricky Martin calls for gay rights law in Puerto Rico

    Singer Ricky Martin called Wednesday in a letter sent to the Puerto Rican House of Representatives for the legislative body to approve a bill which would prohibit discrimination due to sexual orientation on the island. The letter, which was released by Martin's representatives in San Juan, was made public at a time when the bill has run into opposition by a group of lawmakers in the lower ...

  • Dissidents find Cuba outside Cuba in Miami

    MIAMI -; When Cuban hunger striker Guillermo Farinas arrived in Miami, he said he was prepared to face rejection from radical members of the Cuban-American ...

  • Cuba for Diversifying Sugar By-Products

    Havana, May 23 (Prensa Latina) Half a century from its foundation, the Cuban Institute for Research on Sugar Cane By-Products (ICIDCA) is focusing on agricultural diversification programs with the development of new products. Sources from the sector highlighted among the current guidelines the improvement of the processes to obtain alcohol, torula melasse, sorbitol, animal food, and bioproducts ...

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War, Inc.

War, Inc.

War, Inc. is a self-described political cartoon that is either too cartoonish, or not cartoonish enough. Satire is a tricky feat, especially when aimed at something as distinctly in the moment as the occupation and attempted democratization / corporatization of a Middle Eastern country. ... ...

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  • Dominican Republic Latin American leader in Asia trade

    Miami.-The Dominican Republic is among Latin America's fastest growing trade partners of China and South Korea, according to an analysis by online publication Latinvex based on figures from the International Monetary Fund and the Korean government. Dominican Republic exports to China last year grew 40.8 percent to $411 million. That was the fifth-highest increase in Latin America. Total ...

  • The Caribbean can expect as many as 11 Atlantic hurricanes

    College Park, Md.- The Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico and other tropical storm-prone areas had better get ready for another busy hurricane season, maybe unusually wild, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast Thursday, AP reports. NOAA said there'll be 13 to 20 named Atlantic storms, 7 to 11 that strengthen into hurricanes and 3 to 6 that become major hurricanes. It ...

  • The UN nixes Xstrata Nickel’s Dominican Republic mine project

    Santo Domingo.- The United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) on Thursday rejected the planned mine at Loma Miranda (central) by the Canadian company Xstrata Nickel Falcondo. "The deficiency in the environmental impact study concludes that the project doesn't meet the country's environmental and social requirements," said UNDP local representative Velerie Julliand. The ...

  • Noaa predicts wildly active hurricane season out of Atlantic and Caribbean

    Americans were warned on Thursday to brace for an extremely active hurricane season - less than a year after the devastation of Sandy, which hit the east coast in October 2012 - with 13 to 20 named storms, including seven to ...

  • Officials defend timing of storm alerts

    Officials yesterday defended the timing of storm alerts amid cries from many residents that they were unprepared for the heavy downpour that flooded significant portions of New Providence. The thunderstorm passed over the island Tuesday evening and yesterday. Trevor Basden, senior deputy director at the Department of Meteorology, said proper alerts were issued on time. "We were tracking ...

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