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  • OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador

    OAS to Hold Workshop for Central America and the Dominican Republic on Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development in El Salvador May 22, 2013 The Organization of American States (OAS) will hold, on Thursday, May 23, in San Salvador, the first Regional Workshop on "Mechanisms of Participation and Access to Information for Sustainable Development" for the ...

  • Dominican Republic eyes growth to slash poverty

    SANTO DOMINGO.- Economic growth that translates into poverty reduction and a stronger middle class in the Dominican Republic was at the center of a series of concrete actions presented Tuesday in a high-level national ceremony hosted by the country at the Presidential Palace. The presentation is part of the Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF), a two-year regional platform for dialogue to foster higher ...

  • Haiti warns residents of possible thunderstorms

    Meteorologists on Tuesday warned communities in western Haiti to stay alert to possible thunderstorms and heavy rains caused by a low-pressure ...

  • Cable Wireless Comms targets Caribbean cost cuts

    Wed May 22, 2013 2:27am EDT LONDON May 22 (Reuters) - Cable & Wireless Communications met expectations with a 1 percent rise in full-year core earnings, and said it would cut $100 million of costs from a business now focused on the Caribbean and Central American. The company, which has sold its Macau and Monaco and Islands businesses, posted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and ...

  • Leisure and pleasure Caribbean way of life

    St Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves has cited the "leisure and pleasure" way of life as one of the "anti-social" trends developing in the Caribbean in the past ...


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El Norte [Blu-Ray]

El Norte [Blu-Ray]

When Gregory Navas El Norte was first released, Variety described it as the first independent American epic, and I cant think of a better description of this deeply moving film that is simultaneously entrancing, horrifying, sad, and profoundly humane. The story of two young Guatem ... ...

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  • Haitian Prime Minister Lamothe Signs MOUs for increased trade and collaboration with Brazil

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Haitian Prime Minister Laurent Lamothe leaves Brazil's capital city today following two days of meetings focused on strengthening ties with Brazil and encouraging private sector investments in Haiti's developing economy. Meeting with Defense Minister Celso Amorim, Lamothe was assured of Brazil's long-term commitment to Haiti. ...

  • Caribbean Farming Gets Its Roots Wet

    - As Caribbean communities grapple with the entwined challenges of climate change and food security, modern technologies offer hope that the region’s stagnating agricultural sector can be made more ...

  • Dominican Republic’s Cardinal slams ruling for sex education

    Santo Domingo.- A visibly enraged Catholic cardinal Nicolas de Jesus Lopez Rodriguez on Tuesday issued a scathing to response to National District judge Eunice Minaya's ruling for the family planning agency's (Pro Familia) sex education campaign, which he sarcastically hailed. "I first of all congratulate that most illustrious and wisest of judges for the ruling, secondly, I also ...

  • AES supplies energy at Central Americas and the Caribbean’s most competitive prices

    Santo Domingo.- The consolidated portfolio of energy generators that the power company AES manages offer the most competitive electricity prices in the local market as well as the Central America and Caribbean region. This was revealed by Marco De la Rosa, during breakfast the Energy Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAMDR), explaining that "AES sells a kilowatt hour of ...

  • Haiti is The Great Business of NGOs Cuban Experts Said

    Havana, May 21 (Prensa Latina) Haiti is a business for non-governmental organizations (NGOs), whose interference is greater than their help, Cuban specialists in Caribbean themes denounced today. Gloria Leon, a professor at the University of Havana, revealed the background of interference of many organizations that feed on Haitian poverty and exacerbate it in their own interests. In the panel ...

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