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Breaking News Thu, 17 May 2012
 In a common practice to buy and sell goods in tall apartment buildings, a woman lowers a basket on a rope to the street in Old Havana, Friday, July 27, 2007, next to a hanging photograph of Fidel Castro. Life has remained little changed in communist-run Cuba's crumbling buildings mean Havana housing shortage
BBC News  Havana is beguiling from a distance, especially its old colonial buildings bathed in tropical sunshine. But up close this city is crumbling. Number 69 on the Malecon, the city's long seafront,... (photo: AP/Rodrigo Abd)
Hotel accommodation with Asian themed design Best 5 boutique hotels in the Caribbean
The Examiner  When traveling from the Seattle area to the tropical islands of the Caribbean, tourists will find a number of eclectic boutique hotels to choose from. The five best boutique hotels in the Caribbean... (photo: WN)
A farmer uses the conventional method of tending to his crops. A carabao helps with plowing the rice field. Cuba to invest $450 mn to boost rice production
Newstrack India Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuba said it plans to invest up to $450 million over the next few years in a programme to increase domestic rice production, which remains insufficient to meet the demand on... (photo: WN / RTayco)
Supporters of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez gather for a rally in Caracas, Venezuela, Saturday March 10, 2012. Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment
BBC News Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging ministers and singing a song... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano)
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 Hotel Nacional de Cuba(sl1) Cuba to increase hotel capacity
Newstrack India Havana, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by... (photo: Creative Commons )
Fajardo, Puerto Rico Restaurant Week comes to Puerto Rico
The Examiner In a continuous effort to position Puerto Rico as the ultimate culinary destination of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico Restaurant Week comes to the Island from May 14 to 20,... (photo: Public Domain / Mtmelendez)
The global fight to end capital punishment The global fight to end capital punishment
The Guardian The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr)
The heavy co$t of AIDS - With global funds to dry up, Jamaica in peril The heavy co$t of AIDS - With global funds to dry up, Jamaica in peril
The Gleaner Byron Buckley, Contributor CARIBBEAN AIDS prevention advocates fear that crucial funding to sustain hard-won gains over the last decade could dry up by year end.... (photo: ABr / ABr)
A mosquito on the curtain - insect - nature New study finds dengue fever costing nearly $40 million in US territory of Puerto Rico
PhysOrg The study by researchers at Brandeis University's Schneider Institutes for Health Policy is the first to look at who bears the cost – across households, governments,... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar)
Mosquitoes - Insect - Dengue Dengue Fever a Major Cost Burden in Puerto Rico
Yahoo Daily News (HealthDay News) -- The costs of treating and coping with dengue fever in Puerto Rico total nearly $38 million a year, a new study finds. It also said that every $1 spent... (photo: WN / Rubielyn Bunag)
Little Havana's famous Domino Park on Calle Ocho. Little Havana (Spanish: La Pequeña Habana) is a neighborhood of Miami, Florida, United States. Home to many Cuban immigrant residents, Little Havana is named after Havana, the capital and largest city in Cuba Cuba poised to ease up on travel
Herald Tribune HAVANA - After controlling the comings and goings of its people for five decades, communist Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to lift many travel... (photo: Creative Commons / Infrogmation)
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Romney shakes up the strategy, tones down rhetoric
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West Indies batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul plays a shot during fourth day of second cricket test match between India and West Indies in Kolkata, India, Thursday, Nov. 17, 2011.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul back as No. 1 Test batsman
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West Indies captain Darren Sammy stretches during a practice session in New Delhi, India, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011.
West Indies warm up match with Sussex washed out as tour opens with a damp squib
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