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  • 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 ...

  • Migration talks between US and Cuba set to resume

    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 enemies. Havana and Washington just wrapped up a round of separate negotiations aimed at restarting direct mail service, which has been suspended since 1963. Both sets of talks have ...

  • Mango Festival in Trinidad and Tobago pays homage to the kings of tropical fruit

    The dual-island Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago is known for its superb cuisine and spectacular street food, but on July 4 and 7, the nation of foodies will pay homage to the king of tropical fruit. Sweet, juicy and versatile, delicious mangoes of every size and type will be the focus of Trinidad and Tobago's fourth annual Mango Festival which will be held on July 7. Featuring a ...

  • U.S. Cuba to restart migration talks

    - The United States and Cuba have agreed to resume regular migration talks in a possible sign of thawing relations after more than three years of tensions over Cuba's jailing of a U.S. government contract worker. The announcement of the talks Wednesday came as Cuban and U.S. officials met in Washington for discussions exploring the restoration of direct mail service between the two ...

  • Haiti ban fallout reaches more sectors

    They haven't cared for like 200 years and countingSymbolically, when the earthquake of 2010 took out the National Palace wild cheers went up on the part of the underclasses in the still smoldering ashes of that terrible natural disaster. A very telling symbol or statement of the lack of State and Nation balancing.The "saving face" might be part of the problem, but in essence ...

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Enemy at the Gates [DVD]

Enemy at the Gates [DVD]

Jean-Jacque Annaud's Enemy at the Gates takes place during the Battle of Stalingrad, in which the Soviet Red Army fought to keep their city from falling into German hands (it is thought to have been one of the major turning points of World War II). Taking place from July 1942 to February 1943, it was a fierce, drawn-out siege that resulted in the invading German soldiers being repelled, ... ...

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  • Haiti ban spurs slaughter of 1.0M hens cut in egg production

    Santo Domingo.- Agriculture Minister Luis Ramon Rodriguez Wednesday announced an agreement with egg producers to cut production and adapt to local demand, for which the Haitian market will no longer be a priority. Rodriguez said one million laying hens no longer at peak output will be slaughtered, to balance supply to the demand much faster. Among the other measures announced by the official ...

  • Injured Blake out of Jamaica track and field trials

    Bill Frakes/SI KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) -- Olympic Jamaican sprinter Yohan Blake has withdrawn from the island's national championships this week because of a hamstring injury. Agent Cubie Seegobin says Blake has not recovered from the injury. He says Blake is "steadily improving" but he's "not at the level for a national championship." Blake ...

  • Video Trial date set for Ariel Castro in triple decade-long kidnapping

    A man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them in his home and raping them over a decade was given a late summer trial date ...

  • Cuba-USA Postal Issue Discussed Satisfactorily

    Havana, jun 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuba considered talks with United States officials on postal issue satisfactory and fruitful. Prensa Latina reproduces the official Cuban note on the talks, as follows. On June 18 and 19, 2013, representatives from Cuba and the United States resumed talks on direct postal services between both countries. The Cuban delegation was presided over by Jos Ramn Cabaas ...

  • Sail Away From Royal Caribbean

    RCL ) is a $7.5 billion cruise ship operator based in the US. It's one of the largest in the world, and offers cruises to over 400 locations across seven continents. Earlier this year, the company experienced a stomach virus outbreak aboard one of its ships. For its troubles, Royal Caribbean has received plenty of bad press. Some say the negative publicity and impending lawsuits ...

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