1 hr ago | XtraMSN Real Estate
Cuban rolls cigar said to be world's longest
“It's an honor for Cuba and I feel satisfied to do it for Cuba”
With music, dancing and rum, Cubans celebrated on Friday the likely return of a record they consider rightfully theirs -- the world's longest cigar. via XtraMSN Real Estate
6 hrs ago | Inter Press Service
Latin America: Food Summit Declares Regional Emergency
“Unlimited industrialisation is the drug of planet Earth, and capitalism is synonymous with death”
The presidential summit on "Food for Life", held in Nicaragua, has ended with 16 Latin American countries agreeing to produce more food and sell it at low prices through strategic alliances, amid criticisms of ... via Inter Press Service
11 hrs ago | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Florida Republicans court Hispanics at Orlando conference
“When you come to meet people you show that you care, because you can't win an election sitting behind a desk or just through television.”
Florida's Republicans are gathering Saturday in Orlando to shore up support among Hispanics as the presidential election nears - part of a long-term strategy to earn the community's votes for good. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
15 hrs ago | Contra Costa Times
“You climb into an inner tube and wear a helmet with a light attached as you float in the pitch black cave”
THE GIRL IS wearing an ugly brown Egyptian abaya. It is so large that her body appears as a lump underneath. via Contra Costa Times
20 hrs ago | The Boston Globe
President Morales agrees to Bolivian recall vote
“If we politicians can't agree, it's best that the population decide our destiny”
Bolivia President Evo Morales attends a Food for Life Summit in Managua, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. via The Boston Globe
Yesterday | South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dominican Republic: UN food agency chief says more investment in farms needed to stop crisis
The chief of the United Nations food agency said Wednesday that governments should boost investment in farm infrastructure and technology to fight a growing global food crisis. via South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Thursday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Captive macaws now reproduce in the wild in Costa Rica
Endangered scarlet macaws born in captivity are reproducing in the wild for the first time on Costa Rica's southern Pacific coast.
The ZooAve Center for the Rescue of Endangered Species has released 100 of the birds into the wild in the last decade. But biologists didn't spot offspring until last year, said biologist Laura Fournier.
Since then, they have recorded 22 chicks born in the wild, and four more scarlet macaw couples have laid eggs, Fournier said.
The parrots once occupied all of Costa Rica. But hunting and poaching dramatically cut their population, and they are now found only in two national parks along the coast. Read more
Thursday | PhysOrg Weblog
New study analyzes why endangered parrot population isn't recovering
“Since hurricanes are relatively infrequent occurrences, it was surprising how important they were. These events are having a long-term impact, the frequency of hurricanes is expected to increase with global warming”
A pair of Puerto Rican parrots at their nest on the island's Luquillo National Forest. via PhysOrg Weblog
Thursday | International Herald Tribune
Venezuela offers allies US$100 million to stem food crisis
MANAGUA, Nicaragua : Venezuela has offered allies US$100 million to fight rising food costs for Latin America's poor. via International Herald Tribune
Wednesday | MSNBC







