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1 hr ago | Vallejo News

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island In a bid to...

In a bid to safeguard biodiversity and the Caribbean's tourism-based economy, regional political leaders and corporate executives will gather Friday on billionaire Participants are expected to announce various commitments to advance the "Caribbean Challenge," an initiative that is touted as the first comprehensive conservation endeavor in the ... (more)

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Related Topix: World News, British Virgin Islands, Alternative Energy, Energy

5 hrs ago | The Gleaner

The methods of war have failed

A trail of blood is seen at the Kirkland Heights house of Keith Clarke, who was killed by the security forces on May 27, 2010.

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Related Topix: Ronald Reagan, Costa Rica, World News

6 hrs ago | Ekklesia Daily News

Guatemala's former dictator convicted of genocide

A former general who presided over a reign of terror in Guatemala during the 1980s has been convicted of genocide.

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Related Topix: Guatemala, World News, Christian, Religion

Sat May 18, 2013

Babalu Blog

Cubans forcibly exiled to Spain continue struggling just to survive

For many, the answer to the question would you rather rot in a Cuban political prison or struggle to survive in Spain has an obvious answer.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Europe, Spain, US News, Conservative Political News

The Miami Herald

Notoriety follows Rivera pal in Nicaragua

Ana Alliegro, the Miami woman at the center of the federal corruption investigation involving former congressman David Rivera, is living in a small town outside of Managua.

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Related Topix: Nicaragua, World News, US News

Debbie Schlussel

WTF?! Obama Us Ambassador, Embassy Officials Did What?

As I've previously noted on this site, U.S. Embassies apparently exist solely to help the interests of America-haters and give them an opportunity for visas to the U.S. Now, President Obama's hand-picked U.S. Ambassador to Costa Rica, "Dumbassador" Anne Andrews, has enlisted her U.S. Embassy employees in this ridiculous music video to encourage ... (more)

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Related Topix: Costa Rica, World News, Central America Travel, Costa Rica Travel, Dance, Pop/Rock, PSY,

The San Diego Union-Tribune

Cayman Islands ex-premier denies new allegations

McKeeva Bush said in a statement late Friday that he knows nothing about a donation to University College of the Caribbean in Jamaica as alleged in local media reports.

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Related Topix: Cayman Islands, World News

Missileer

AF surgeon helps Belizean boy get 'new hand'

Isai Carrillo, a 4-year-old Belizean boy, holds a stuffed animal while sitting with his mother, Ruth, and his grandmother, Mercedes, prior to his surgery.

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Related Topix: World News, Belize, US Military, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, US Air Force, Medicine, Plastic Surgery

WTLV

First Coast Cuba: Our connections and should we go?

The country of Cuba is only 90 miles from the Florida Keys but in many ways we are worlds apart.

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Related Topix: Cuba, World News, Cuba, NY, Fidel Castro

Fri May 17, 2013

The Miami Herald

Turks and Caicos authorities drop gun charges against American tourists

Charges have been dropped against two older American tourists arrested in the Turks and Caicos Islands after a bullet was found in each of their luggage on separate occasions as they prepared to depart.

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Related Topix: Turks and Caicos Islands, World News, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Nelson

Inhabitat

This Unique Icosahedron-Shaped Treehouse in Costa Rica Cost Just $5,000 to Build

Joseph Mikrut, a graphic designer and one of the owners of Anamaya Yoga Resort in Montezuma, Costa Rica, has finished constructing what may very well be the world's first treehouse shaped in the form of an icosahedron .

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Related Topix: Costa Rica, World News

KMIZ

Pat Robertson shrugs off adultery

Pat Robertson, the network's 83-year-old founder, was not condoning adultery when he answered a viewer's quesion on "The 700 Club" this week, the network said.

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Related Topix: 700 Club, Entertainment, Television, Haiti, World News

Seattle Times

Caribbean talks conservation on Branson's island

Political and business leaders are gathering on a billionaire's private island Friday to back a program aimed at expanding protection for the Caribbean's imperiled coasts and waters.

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Related Topix: Richard Branson, World News, British Virgin Islands, Alternative Energy, Energy, Keith Mitchell, Grenada

BBC News

Costa Rican president in jet scandal

Revelations that Costa Rica's president used the jet of a Colombian with alleged links to drugs trafficking have led to three high-profile resignations.

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Related Topix: Costa Rica, World News, Hugo Chavez

Hispanically Speaking

Belize Gov't Calls Mayan Pyramid Destruction Cruel, Ignorant and Unforgivable

The destruction of a 2,300-year-old Mayan pyramid by a company constructing a highway near the Nohmul archaeological site in northern Belize is "unforgivable," the government said.

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Related Topix: Belize, World News, Archaeology, Science, Anthropology

The Gleaner

JHTA challenges farmers to meet demand for local produce

EVELYN SMITH, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association , has challenged local farmers to step up to the plate in meeting the high demand for a number of niche-market items such as broccoli, strawberry and culinary herbs such as basil, which continue to be in short supply.

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Related Topix: World News, Jamaica, Agriculture, Science

Thu May 16, 2013

The Gleaner

StyleWeek Ja showcases city

Saint model Kim Gordon on the runway. She was shot at Hope Gardens for the ARISE September 2012 cover.

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Related Topix: Jamaica, World News

MacLeans

Richard Emile Joyal

A Catholic missionary with a giant frame and even bigger heart, he dedicated his life to helping the poor and the hungry Here at Maclean's, we appreciate the written word.

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Related Topix: India, Asia, World News, Haiti

Inside Costa Rica

Chinese president could visit Costa Rica in June

May 15th, 2013 Chinese president Xi Jinping could visit Costa Rica in June as part of a tour of Latin America that could also include visits to Venezuela and Mexico, according to information from Casa Presidencial.

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Related Topix: Costa Rica, World News, Xi Jinping, Tax

Philly.com

Teacher from Philly killed in Dominican Republic crash

The Associated Press reports that 24-year-old Megan Garven died in the Tuesday crash after the car she was traveling in struck another vehicle in Santiago.

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Related Topix: Dominican Republic, World News, Langhorne, PA