Claiming it is the best answer to an escalating murder rate, the eight-month-old People’s Partnership coalition has tabled legislation to amend Trinidad and Tobago’s Constitution to resume executions. The administration of Prime Minister Kamla Persad Bissessar has the required parliamentary special majority to ensure passage of the new legislation.
Read MoreSeeds would appear to come under at least some of the above categories. However, to obtain a more concise clarification on any regulation of Cuban Customs, or solicit a consultation, or even lodge a complaint or claim, you can do so via three channels.
Read MoreThe missing indicator for Cuba was for income, he said, pointing out that there is no internationally reported figure for Cuba’s Gross National Income adjusted for Purchasing Power Parity (GNI-PPP): the figure used for all countries for the income component of the HDI, and which is normally provided by the World Bank and/or the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Read MoreUnfortunately, Cuba is still well behind accepted international practices on this issue. Not only is there no apparent policy in place relating to the rights of the visually challenged, be they international visitors or Cubans, to use guide dogs, but there is very little broad-based understanding of the difference between service dogs and pets, including in the tourist sector.
Read MoreIn any case — with or without pressure — the White House will negotiate for its man and we’ll only have to wait to see how much it will give up in exchange. For the time being, an atmosphere of “greater understanding” can be noted in bilateral relations.
Read MoreSpecialists from some 23 countries will attend the 12th Pedagogy Congress 2011, to be held in the Cuban capital next Jan. 24-28, Cuban Deputy Minister of Education Rolando Forneiro announced. The event will facilitate the exchange between professionals of that sector and will present the experiences of the island in cooperation with other nations.
Read MoreFormer Cuban President Fidel Castro made a call to put a stop to the hike in food prices, which threatens dozens of developing countries with the spread of hunger. In one of his newspaper columns, Castro proposed ending the conversion of maize and soya into biofuels as a means to face the high prices for agricultural products
Read MoreCuba will show its attractions for international tourism at the International Tourism Fair (FITUR 2011) to be held in Madrid, Spain, through Jan. 23. The island, which is being presented as a nature, events and incentive travel destination, this year expects a growth of around 10 per cent in tourist arrivals.
Read MoreA cold front arriving on Friday, January 21, will cause isolated rains starting that afternoon and showers on Saturday. The rest of the week will be partially cloudy from the influence of weak gradients. Another cold front is expected to hit on Tuesday night, January 25, which could cause some rain.
Read MoreA chronicler of his times, Raul Torres was born in Bayamo, Cuba, but he became known in Matanzas Province. From folk “trova” roots, he has researched the music of diverse regions of the world to incorporate sonorities and melodic elements of jazz as well as Brazilian, African and lately Anglo-Saxon music.
His evolution as an artist has allowed him to extend from a very particular intimate quality to reach positions of social criticism and challenge according to the degree of commitment that he has gradually acquired over the passing years, though without ceasing to uphold poetry and the beauty of life.
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