CARACAS (Reuters) – A new Latin American and Caribbean organization backed Argentina’s claim to sovereignty over the British-ruled Falkland Islands and slammed U.S. sanctions on Cuba at Saturday’s end of a two-day summit. But the 33-member Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, or CELAC, drew short of any more overt anti-Western rhetoric as some had feared at a meeting hosted by the …
There’s a fascinating hotpot of cookbook authors coming to the Miami International Book Fair running Sunday through Nov. 20, with subjects as varied as Caribbean, Southern-Latino, African, Chinese, Cuban and American cooking. There’s even a new venue for food aficionados — on Nov. 19, three authors will be cooking a recipe from their books, then sharing with the audience at Miami-Dade College’s …
STEVEN MELENDEZ Associated Press TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands A Rhode Island man convicted of killing his wife during a 1999 scuba diving trip was freed on Thursday after the verdict against him was overturned. A panel of three judges with the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court of Appeal found problems with the jury instructions read by a judge during the 2009 trial. The appeals court also …
SANTIAGO DE CUBA.— Observing the Serpent Parade for two hours as it descends from above along Aguilera Street to Céspedes Park in the center of town confirms that the raison d’être of the Caribbean festivals in this eastern Cuban city continues to provide a powerful motivation to support them.
ARMY General Raúl Castro Ruz, President of the Councils of State and Ministers, on the afternoon of May 23, received the Honorable Winston Baldwin Spencer, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Antigua and Barbuda, who is on an official visit to Cuba.
Antigua and Barbuda has launched a new project aimed at securing the growth and success of small and start-up businesses through the creation of “business incubators”, where a range of services will provide valuable support to the sector.
America’s secret war in the Caribbean from 1957 to 1967 was marked by paranoia and ineptitude, as this excellent history shows For the British, the Caribbean summons up the beaches of innumerable ex-colonies, now Commonwealth countries. Americans remember a different bunch of their very own ex-colonies: the ever-troubled islands of Hispaniola and Cuba. All too often, the histories of these once …
Aruba is a popular destination for the casual vacationers and those interested in sports such as kite/windsurfing. (Shutterstock.com) The Bahamas boasts the world’s third largest coral reef system which makes it ideal for eco-travellers wanting to scuba dive or snorkel.
The scuttling of a decommissioned U.S. Navy ship to create an underwater attraction for scuba divers and snorkelers has been postponed because of windy weather.
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