Reparations commission working towards Caribbean-wide rally – Beckles
By Anika Kentish From Caribbean360 ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Wednesday October 15, 2014, CMC – A two-day conference on reparations has ended here with a call for Caribbean nationals “to rally ‘round the cause of reparatory justice”. Chairperson of the Caribbean…
Fitch Upgrades Suzano’s Ratings to ‘BB’; Outlook Revised to Stable
September 19, 2014 04:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time RIO DE JANEIRO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fitch Ratings has upgraded the following ratings of Suzano Papel e Celulose S.A.’s (Suzano) and its subsidiary Suzano Trading Ltd.: Suzano –Long-term foreign currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) to…
The Bajan diaspora and the Panama men
By Henry S. Fraser From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Sunday August 17, 2014 – The Barbados Network Consultation 2014, or the 3rd Diaspora Conference, has just ended, and has generated enormous interest and enthusiasm. It should make us think about our…
The Brazilian bus magnate who’s buying up all the World’s vinyl records
By Monte Ree From The New York Times Paul Mawhinney, a former music-store owner in Pittsburgh, spent more than 40 years amassing a collection of some three million LPs and 45s, many of them bargain-bin rejects that had been thoroughly…
Supermoon photographs from around the world
From Boston.com There’s something about moons and photographers. So when supermoons appear, it tends to bring out the best of them from all over the world, scoping out the best location to make a dramatic photograph. A supermoon occurs when…
Putin signs law with potential to censor Facebook and Twitter in Russia
By Kari Paul From Mashable In a move that could have major implications for social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law Tuesday strengthening regulations on Internet data storage. Starting in 2016, the new…
Her likes don’t lie: Shakira is first to 100 Million fans on Facebook
By Brian Anthony Hernandez From Mashable International sensation Shakira celebrates her life’s milestones like many of us — by posting a status update or photo on Facebook for all to see. The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer announced her pregnancy in…
Raul Castro addresses Meeting of leaders of China, Latin American and the Caribbean Brasilia
FromEurasia Review REMARKS OF RAUL CASTRO RUZ AT MEETING OF LEADERS OF CHINA, LATIN AMERICAN AND THE CARIBBEAN BRASILIA By Raul Castro Ruz Her Excellency Mrs. Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Esteemed comrade Xi Jinping, President…
Memorial for a murdered World Cup star, 20 years later
By Alex Magdaleno From Mashable The Colombian defender Andres Escobar was killed outside a nightclub in Medellin, Colombia, on July 2, 1994, days after he scored an own goal in the 1994 World Cup against the USA, the host country…
Coffee is about to get more expensive everywhere
By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, The Wire From Business Insider Months after we all started fretting over the prospect of a global coffee shortage, it seems we might actually start to feel the caffeine-related effects of Brazil’s massive drought and Central America’s…
