 The Malay Mail Online |
Cuba challenges neighbours on poverty, then faces own critics
The Malay Mail Online Reuters picHAVANA, Jan 29 — Cuban President Raul Castro challenged Latin American leaders to show the political will to improve health care and education, then heard from his own critics after Cuban authorities stifled a protest outside the confines ... Raúl Castro tells Celac summit: fight poverty and freeze out the USThe Guardian all 339 news articles » |
Cuba challenges neighbors on poverty, then faces own critics
GlobalPost HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro challenged Latin American leaders to show the political will to improve health care and education, then heard from his own critics after Cuban authorities stifled a protest outside the confines of a ... |
 AFP |
UPDATE 2-Cuba challenges neighbors on poverty, then faces own critics
Reuters HAVANA Jan 28 (Reuters) - Cuban President Raul Castro challenged Latin American leaders to show the political will to improve health care and education, then heard from his own critics after Cuban authorities stifled a protest outside the confines of a ... Cuba Cuba challenges neighbours on poverty, then faces own criticsReuters UK Cuba challenges neighbors on poverty, is slammed on rightsInterAksyon all 350 news articles » |
 The Guardian |
Raúl Castro tells Celac summit: fight poverty and freeze out the US
The Guardian Raúl Castro, the Cuban president, has challenged Latin American and Caribbean leaders to improve healthcare and education, telling a regional summit they have the natural resources to eradicate poverty but may lack the political will. ... Castro took a ... Cuba Challenges Latin America to Make Strides on Health, EducationVoice of America Cuba challenges neighbours on poverty, then faces own criticsThe Malay Mail Online all 339 news articles » |
 Voice of America |
Cuba Challenges Latin America to Make Strides on Health, Education
Voice of America HAVANA — Cuban President Raul Castro challenged Latin American and Caribbean leaders on Tuesday to improve health care and education, telling a regional summit they have the natural resources to eradicate poverty but may lack the political will ... |
OPINION: Puerto Rico's Governor Says Despite Criticism, Island's Economy Is ...
Fox News Latino As a result, my administration has enacted the most comprehensive, meaningful and sweeping pension reform in Puerto Rico's history, saving the Commonwealth's Employees RetirementSystem and guaranteeing its solvency for decades to come. Our efforts ... |
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Fixing Puerto Rico Part IV
PanAm Post (blog) The politics of Puerto Rico and, quite frankly, the world, assign blame to everyone other thanpoliticians, or the movements they support. In today's political world, it is essential that someone else be held accountable for plans that go awry. ... It ... |
The Obama Administration's Backdoor Bailout Of Puerto Rico
Forbes On October 30, 2009, President Obama signed Executive Order 13517, which expanded the responsibilities of the President's Task Force on Puerto Rico's Status to seeking recommendations on economic development. On March 11, 2011, the task force issued a ... and more » |
Puerto Rico: The 51st State of the Union?
Cape May County Herald (press release) Every few years the citizens of Puerto Rico hold a referendum to state their preference for theirpolitical destiny: Should they remain as they are a Commonwealth, become an independent country or become a state of the United States? Past referenda ... The Obama Administration's Backdoor Bailout Of Puerto RicoForbes Weil on Finance: Rescuing Puerto RicoBloomberg Fixing Puerto Rico: Part IVPanAm Post (blog) Fox News Latino all 86 news articles » |
Weil on Finance: Rescuing Puerto Rico
Bloomberg Sullivan concludes: “A lot of powerful interests like the current situation. They include the government and both major political parties in Puerto Rico, the Obama administration, investors in Puerto Rico's municipal bonds, and U.S. multinationals that ... |
FMs Meeting in Havana Prior to 2nd CELAC Summit
Prensa Latina The treatment of Puerto Rico as a Latin American and Caribbean nation, the rejection of the U.S. blockade on Cuba, and the case of the inclusion of the island in the list of nations Washington unilaterally says are sponsors of terrorism, are among the ... and more » |
World News: Another Cruise Ship Illness Breakout; Cuba vs Terrorists?; World ...
WTVY, Dothan SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 281 passengers have fallen ill aboard a Royal Caribbean cruise ship. The CDC said in a statement Friday that another 22 crew members also are ill, ... Washington ... and more » |
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National Republicans meeting underscored divide between old and new guard
Fox News Priebus hired 25-year-old Raffi Williams as national youth political director and tasked him with running a program aimed at identifying Republican-leaning voters. It's similar to an effort begun by the Michigan Republican ... on television, radio or ... |
Weekend Reading: Looking Back at Our View From the Alps
New York Times 1995: The financier George Soros played the role of political doomsayer. “My purpose of coming here is to ... 2009: “Everyone is looking for the guy — the guy who can tell you exactly what ails the world's financial system, exactly how we get out of ... |
Cuba at the crossroads
Socialist Worker Online (blog) The focal point of Castro's economic reforms is an attempt to revitalize the Cuban economy through the adoption of elements of the Sino-Vietnamese model — a state-capitalism that retains a monopoly of political power through a single party, which ... |
First Read – January 24, 2014
City & State 10 and spent more than $70,000 on, among other things, staffers, meals to court councilmembers and a political conference in Puerto Rico, NY1 reports: http://bit.ly/1dTYfxm. * New York City Sanitation ... Andrew Cuomo's budget plan includes language ... and more » |
 NACLA |
Latino New York: An Introduction
NACLA The Puerto Rican political parties fundraise for their candidates and lobby locals on the island's future political status. (For an interesting Mexican example of the transnational life, see Santos-Briones, this report.) A few characteristics ... Poll Of U.S. Latinos Offers Snapshot Of Immigrant Vs. Nonimmigrant ExperienceWUIS 91.9 all 4 news articles » |
 Global Voices Online |
Traditional Puerto Rican Saint Sebastian Street Festival Fills Every Corner of ...
Global Voices Online Front of the Center for Advanced Studies on Puerto Rico and the Caribbean in Calle del Cristo, headquarters of the Organizing Committee for the San Sebastián Street Festival, and where books, handicrafts, food, and different activities can be found ... |
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English Only? For Mainland Puerto Ricans, The Answer Is Often 'Yes'
OPB News But it turns out my penchant for English isn't unique for a mainland Puerto Rican, according to a survey of American Latinos by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health. Given a choice between answering a ... So ... and more » |
 NPR (blog) |
English Only? For Mainland Puerto Ricans, The Answer Is Often 'Yes'
NPR (blog) But it turns out my penchant for English isn't unique for a mainland Puerto Rican, according to a survey of American Latinos by NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health. Given a choice between answering a ... So ... and more » |
 New York Times |
A Tiny Step Toward Statehood for Puerto Rico
The Wire The recent spending bill, which President Obama signed on Friday, set aside $2.5 million forPuerto Rico hold a referendum to determine its "future political status."According to The Hill, the pro-statehood movement sees that as the first major victory ... Make room for 51st star? Spending bill includes $2.5 million for vote on ...al.com (blog) Puerto Rico : Harbour of debtFinancial TimesPuerto Rico police arrest 4 following carjacking, chase that closed highway Windsor Star all 46 news articles » |
New York Times |
Make room for 51st star? Spending bill includes $2.5 million for vote on ...
al.com (blog) The $1.1 trillion bill includes $2.5 million for Puerto Rico to vote on its political status. The money was requested by Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner, Pedro Pierluisi, D, a non-voting member of Congress who is associated with Puerto Rico's pro ... Puerto Rico : Harbour of debtFinancial TimesPuerto Rico police arrest 4 following carjacking, chase that closed highway Windsor Star all 46 news articles » |
Puerto Rico Plebiscite Is A Waste Of Money, Rightwing Think Tank Says
Huffington Post Assessing the political status of Puerto Rico is a waste of money, according to one conservative think tank. The Heritage Foundation lashed out at Congress last week for authorizing $2.5 million in federal funds to support a plebiscite to determine the ... |
Puerto Rico police seize $3.6M worth of heroin following car crash
Windsor Star SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Puerto Rico police have seized 76 kilograms (168 pounds) of heroin worth an estimated $3.6 million following a car crash in the capital of San Juan. Police say they found the drugs after an unidentified driver hit an object on a ... and more » |
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Scientists: Cuba quake unusual, but recent Caribbean activity fairly typical
MiamiHerald.com The quake came just days after a major tremor rocked Puerto Rico and less than two weeks after normally quiet fault lines shook north of Cuba, rattling parts of Florida where the ground rarely rumbles. But while the Jan. 9 earthquake east of Havana has... |
 La prensa |
Fixing Puerto Rico: Part II
PanAm Post (blog) When politicians get caught taking money from drug dealers, when roads are full of pot holes, when you can't get anyone to answer the phone at the Puerto Rico Police Department's press office, as occurred to a friend working on another article recently ... Puerto Rico Supreme Court's Deference to Legislature's Determinations: A ...Mondaq News Alerts (registration) all 10 news articles » |
La prensa |
Puerto Rico Supreme Court's Deference to Legislature's Determinations: A ...
Mondaq News Alerts (registration) Given such circumstances, the opinions and presentations focused on decisions by various statecourts upholding similar financing structures in New York and certain other states, as well as on the Puerto Rico judicial system's history of deference to ... Fixing Puerto Rico: Part IIPanAm Post (blog) all 10 news articles » |
7 Caribbean Islands You've Never Heard Of But Should Visit
Huffington Post Though it sits 17-miles off the highly-visited Puerto Rico, it's distinctly (and happily) lacking in an abundance of activities. If you come here, you come .... Thanks to political and social unrest -- booking a flight to Sana'a is neither easy nor ... and more » |
Police Cameras: Growing Number Of Cops Armed With Recording Devices
Huffington Post Canada "Overall, we think they can be a win-win—but only if they are deployed within a framework of strong policies to ensure they protect the public without becoming yet another system for routine surveillance of the public," the group said. For the pilot ... and more » |
 World Magazine |
Midday Roundup: Captive US soldier appears in 'proof of life' video
World Magazine Pedro Pierluisi of Puerto Rico—joined the committee's 21 Republicans to approve the measure. The remaining ... Chris Christie has hired an outside law firm to help him deal with a scandal that ultimately threatens to derail his political ambitions ... and more » |
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Open Society Taps Three Sites to Spur Local Progress
Sacramento Bee 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Buffalo, San Diego, and Puerto Rico will receive $1.9 million each over two years to bring about lasting local change, the Open Society Foundations announced today. The sites are part of the new Open ... "As part of ... and more » |
Open Society Taps Three Sites to Spur Local Progress
PR Newswire (press release) 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Buffalo, San Diego, and Puerto Rico will receive $1.9 million each over two years to bring about lasting local change, the Open Society Foundations announced today. The sites are part of the new Open ... "As part of ... and more » |
 MiamiHerald.com |
Puerto Ricans, others still denied full voting rights
MiamiHerald.com Puerto Rico has three main political parties, each vying for its own political cause. Each party has a distinct position on what Puerto Rico's status should be. But this political debate onstatus has no bearing on the underlying right to equality ... |
Puerto Rico – an economy in trouble
Longboat Key News The islanders may not vote in U.S. presidential elections because the territory is not a state. The island's current political status, including the possibility of statehood or independence, is widely debated in Puerto Rico. In November 2012, a non ... |
Heritage Experts Weigh In On Massive Omnibus Spending Bill
Heritage.org (blog) Another foolish waste of taxpayer money is $2.5 million for the State Elections Commission ofPuerto Rico to conduct “objective, nonpartisan voter education about, and a plebiscite on, options that would resolve Puerto Rico's future political status ... and more » |
Full equality for US citizens in Puerto Rico
The Hill (blog) The article “Make Puerto Rico the 51 State” by Dr. Jose M Saldaña, published last Friday in your blog section, is a stark reminder that there are 3.6 million U.S. citizens who reside in Puerto Rico who do not have equal protection by the U.S ... |
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Make Puerto Rico the 51st state
The Hill (blog) For 520 years, Puerto Rico has been a colony, of Spain first and of The United States since 1898. It is the oldest colony in the world. Three consecutive U.S. presidents encouraged Puerto Rico to make a permanent decision about our political status ... |
I would like to inform you and the Freedom Center that Puerto Rico's economic problems are largely a consequence of its political status as a territory of the United States. Yet, we have Garcia Padilla (who I believed rigged the...