Friday, April 26, 2013

4.26.13: Puerto Rico governor wants $750 mln budget hike to $9.835 bln - Reuters | US tourists swim for 14 hours after boat sinks - MiamiHerald.com | Capriles vows to take vote to court - BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean




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4.26.13

» Friday, April 26th, 2013 
26/04/13 01:35 from Caribbean Business
Friday, April 26th, 2013 Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro García Padilla unveiled a $9.83 billion operating bud ... This post has been generated by Page2RSS 

» Puerto Rico governor wants $750 mln budget hike to $9.835 bln - Reuters
25/04/13 19:46 from puerto rico news - Google News
Puerto Rico governor wants $750 mln budget hike to $9.835 bln Reuters April 25 (Reuters) - Puerto Rico's new governor on Thursday proposed a $750 million annual budget increase to $9.835 billion for the Caribbean island, whose tepid ec..

» Puerto Rico leader unveils $9.8B operating budget
25/04/13 23:45 from Puerto Rico News
Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro Garcia Padilla speaks during a state of the commonwealth address at the Capitol building in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Thursday, April 25, 2013. 

» Puerto Rico leader unveils $9.8B operating budget - Businessweek
25/04/13 22:07 from puerto rico - Google News
San Francisco Chronicle Puerto Rico leader unveils $9.8B operating budget Businessweek SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor unveiled a $9.8 billion operating budget Thursday night during a state of the commonwealth addre..


» BREAKING NEWS:
25/04/13 19:57 from Caribbean Business
BREAKING NEWS:   More info Governor unveils $9.83B budget for FY14; IVU will be lowered to 6.5% Gov. Alejandro García Padilla proposed a $9.835 billion fiscal year 2014 general ... PR labor participation falls again Puerto Rico’s job scene..


» Concerns about Puerto Rican Statehood
25/04/13 11:21 from Puerto Rico Report
Since Puerto Rico voted in favor of statehood in November of 2012, the Puerto Rico Report has been focusing on the benefits of statehood for Puerto Rico. We've seen that statehood would provide benefits in terms of economics, security, and..


» Rep. Pierluisi Speech at Georgetown University
26/04/13 05:59 from Puerto Rico Report
Rep. Pedro Pierluisi spoke earlier this week at Georgetown University, starting off his remarks with a strong statement in favor of statehood for Puerto Rico: I want to begin by expressing my conviction that statehood for Puerto Rico is ne..


» Bill in Congress to honor Borinqueneers
25/04/13 07:28 from Caribbean Business
Bill in Congress to honor Borinqueneers Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi is filing bipartisan legislation in Congre ... This post has been generated by Page2RSS 


» Tsarnaevs Planned to Attack New York, Bloomberg Says
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Surviving Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev said he and his late brother Tamerlan planned to carry out a bomb attack in New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday. 


» Bill Clinton Gets 400,000-Plus Twitter Followers in Less Than 24 Hours
26/04/13 06:58 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton has joined Twitter and attracted more than 400,000 followers within 24 hours on the social network. 


» Boston: simbolismo de una moderna masacre
25/04/13 21:55 from Opinión - El Nuevo Día
Boston: simbolismo de una moderna masacre Joaquín Roy (Catedrático Jean Monnet y director del Centro de la Unión Europea de la Universidad de Miami) A cualquier visitante en Boston se le recuerda que en 1770 se produjo delante de la Old St..


» UNA EXPECTATIVA DE CONCRETAS SOLUCIONES
25/04/13 09:32 from Opinión - El Nuevo Día
UNA EXPECTATIVA DE CONCRETAS SOLUCIONES Su comparecencia de hoy ante una sesión conjunta de la Asamblea Legislativa, representa para el gobernador Alejandro García Padilla una oportunidad de trascendental dimensión. Y la mejor manera de af..


» US tourists swim for 14 hours after boat sinks - MiamiHerald.com
25/04/13 15:44 from puerto rico news - Google News
MiamiHerald.com US tourists swim for 14 hours after boat sinks MiamiHerald.com SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into the journey, the boat&..


» It's not a movie: Siblings abandon sinking boat, swim 14 hours to land - Bayoubuzz
25/04/13 19:12 from puerto rico politics - Google News
Bayoubuzz It's not a movie: Siblings abandon sinking boat, swim 14 hours to land Bayoubuzz SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The fishing trip off the rugged north coast of St. Lucia was supposed to last all day, but about four hours into th..


» Bay Area Man, Sister Survive Ship Sinking In Caribbean - CBS Local
26/04/13 03:09 from caribbean - Google News
The Times (subscription) Bay Area Man, Sister Survive Ship Sinking In Caribbean CBS Local ... Man, Sister Survive Ship Sinking In Caribbean . April 26, 2013 12:02 AM. View Comments. Dan Suski of San Francisco (left) and his sister Kate Sus..


» Evan Rachel Wood Talks Bisexuality, Coming Out And Picking 'Weird' Female ... - Huffington Post
25/04/13 17:57 from puerto rican community in new york - Google News
Evan Rachel Wood Talks Bisexuality, Coming Out And Picking 'Weird' Female ... Huffington Post Long rumored to be gay, the actor, most famous for his roles on "Heroes" and in the recent "Star Trek" film, came out in a October 2011 &..


» Puerto Rican News Anchor Has a 'Bruce Almighty' Moment | Video ...
25/04/13 17:55 from puerto rico news - Google Blog Search
Puerto Rican News Anchor Has a 'Bruce Almighty' Moment. Saul Cordero has some issues during a live broadcast that look straight out of Bruce Almighty. This Video is Tagged With: NEWS, NEWS BLOOPERS, PUERTO RICO, SAUL ... 


» New WTO Chief to Be a Latin American
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
The contest to succeed France’s Pascal Lamy as head of the World Trade Organization has come down to a choice between the candidates from Brazil and Mexico, diplomats said on Thursday. 


» Spain’s Unemployment Rate Rises to Over 27%
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Spain’s unemployment rate hit 27.16 percent in the first quarter of this year, with the number of jobless people topping 6 million for the first time amid an economic downturn that started in 2008, the National Statistics Institute (INE) sa..


» Ex-US government worker 'Cuban spy'
25/04/13 17:43 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
A former US government employee is accused of recruiting US citizens in sensitive national security posts to spy for Cuba.


» Unsealed Indictment Charges Former U.S. Federal Employee with Conspiracy to Commit Espionage for Cuba
26/04/13 06:58 from Latin American Herald Tribune
The defendant allegedly helped a Cuban Intelligence Service recruit and insert spy into the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency. 


» News & Notes: Velazquez '79 accused of espionage against US government - The Daily Princetonian
25/04/13 21:38 from puerto rico politics - Google News
News & Notes: Velazquez '79 accused of espionage against US government The Daily Princetonian The following year, she helped organize the Latino Festival, in which she gave the opening remarks for a talk called “Independence and Social..


» US 'spy' detained in Venezuela
25/04/13 16:21 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuelan authorities detain a US man accused of financing student protests after the disputed presidential elections.


» Supervisor of $63 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Convicted in U.S.
26/04/13 06:58 from Latin American Herald Tribune
A federal jury convicted on Thursday a Miami-area supervisor of a mental health care company, Health Care Solutions Network (HCSN), for helping to orchestrate a fraud scheme that crossed state lines and that resulted in the submission of mo..


» U.S. Lawmakers Urge Government to Press Mexico on Human Rights
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
With President Barack Obama set to visit Mexico next week, a group of 23 U.S. lawmakers asked the administration to prioritize the defense of human rights in relations with the Aztec nation. 


» VIDEO: Mexican teachers attack government buildings
25/04/13 02:38 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Striking teachers have gone on the rampage in the Mexican state of Guerrero to vent their anger over sweeping education reform which was passed earlier this year.


» Mexican Teachers Say Rampage Necessary to Defend State’s Sovereignty
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
The acts of vandalism by teachers during a rampage in Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, were justified by the need to defend the state’s sovereignty from encroachment by the federal government, the CETEG e..


» Mexican University Rejects Protesters’ Demands
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
A criminal complaint has been filed against the protesters who occupied the office of the president of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, or UNAM, and the demands made by the demonstrators in exchange for returning the building h..


» Mexican Bankers Back Financial-Sector Overhaul
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
The ABM group representing Mexico’s banks said Thursday it supports the general objectives of a financial-sector overhaul that the government initially planned to present this week. 


» Photojournalist’s Mutilated Body Found in Northern Mexico
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
The mutilated body of Daniel Alejandro Martinez, a photographer for Mexico’s La Vanguardia newspaper, was found along with that of another young man in the northern city of Saltillo, the daily reported Thursday. 


» Bulletproof Vests, Backpacks for Children Hit Mexican Market
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Bulletproof vests and backpacks for children will be sold beginning this week in Mexico, where drug-related violence has claimed tens of thousands of lives over the past six years. 


» Venezuela Torn by Election Results [Flickr]
25/04/13 23:54 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Latin American Herald Tribune posted a photo: Venezuela Cuts Off Capriles’s TV Speech Over ‘Robbed’ Election www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=760134&CategoryId=... Venezuela Arrests U.S. “Agent” www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=760043&..


» Venezuela Arrests U.S. “Agent”
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Venezuela announced on Thursday the capture of a U.S. citizen who stands accused of being an intelligence agent linked with training Venezuelan students to carry out acts of violence. 


» Capriles vows to take vote to court
26/04/13 05:44 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Venezuelan opposition candidate Henrique Capriles vows to take his challenge of the 14 April presidential poll to the Supreme Court.


» Venezuela Cuts Off Capriles’s TV Speech Over ‘Robbed’ Election
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Venezuela cut off the transmission of a speech by opposition leader Henrique Capriles Radonski on Wednesday using a system of national broadcasts known as “cadena” after he said this month’s election was “robbed.” 


» Putin: “No Element of Stalinism” in Russia
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
President Vladimir Putin says he see “no element of Stalinism” in Russia and denies his government is holding political prisoners. 


» Man who raised hostage's son jailed
25/04/13 10:46 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
A Colombian peasant who raised the baby of a woman who gave birth while in rebel captivity has been sentenced to 33 years in jail for kidnapping.


» Blue Diamond Goes for a Record $9.4 Million in London
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
A rare blue diamond weighing 5.3 carats sold for 6.2 million pounds ($9.4 million) at an auction in London, auction house Bonhams said. 


» Billionaires Gates and Slim Join Forces to Eradicate Polio in 6 Years
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
Billionaires Bill Gates and Carlos Slim said in an exclusive interview that they planned to join forces to eradicate polio in six years. 


» Maxor expands Puerto Rico operations - Amarillo.com (blog)
25/04/13 16:50 from puerto rico business - Google News
Maxor expands Puerto Rico operations Amarillo.com (blog) PickPoint is currently in negotiations for a distribution and service contract for additional installations of the Will Call System in other pharmacies in Puerto Rico to increase bus..


» Cancer 'threat' to Latin America
25/04/13 21:05 from BBC News - Latin America & Caribbean
Cancer is threatening to overwhelm Latin American countries, experts writing in Lancet Oncology warn.


» Dali’s Essence on Display at the Queen Sofia Museum
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
The Queen Sofia Museum is divesting the figure of Salvador Dali of all the media noise to show the essence of one of the great artists of the 20th century in an exhibit where many of his important works can be viewed in Spain for the first ..


» Einstein's gravity theory passes toughest test yet
25/04/13 15:11 from Puerto Rico News
The extremely strong gravity of a massive neutron star in orbit with a companion white dwarf star puts competing theories of gravity to a test more stringent than any available before. 


» Favorite Puerto Rican food
25/04/13 00:32 from 
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» Chinese Cook Poisons 21 People After Mistaking Pesticide for Spices
26/04/13 06:57 from Latin American Herald Tribune
One person died and 20 others were poisoned when a cook prepared food with a pesticide that he mistook for spices in China’s Inner Mongolia region, the official Xinhua news agency reported Thursday. 


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