Regional Leaders to Demand End of US Embargo of Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, April 15 (acn) Cuba could become one of the main topics of the 5th Summit of the Americas that will take place in Trinidad and Tobago next weekend.
Are We Making the Best of the Crisis?
If you have some extra money, it may be time to sidle up to the table and get yourself some assets. President Obama and others have said that the “profit ratios are now such that it may be time to invest.”
Large Majority of Americans Favor Friendship with Cuba, Poll Finds
About seven in 10 Americans favor new diplomatic relations with Cuba and eliminating the most egregious parts of the US embargo against that island country, according to the results of a recent survey released this week by WorldPublicOpinion.org.
Tea Bag This: Historic Working Families Tax Cuts Take Effect
The size and scope of new tax breaks for working families implemented as part of President Obama's economic stimulus package are historic.
Georgia: Dekalb Citizens Speak Out against Proposed Marine School
DECATUR - DeKalb citizens spoke out Monday, April 13, 2009, during the public comment session at the DeKalb County Board of Education meeting against the DeKalb Marine Corps Institute, a new magnet school scheduled to open in August.
Restore Tax Fairness: Tax the Rich
President Barack Obama campaigned on and has already implemented the largest tax cut for working families in US history. On April 1st, the Treasury Department revised its rules to make sure that 95 percent of workers will keep an extra $400 per year and working-class households will keep $800 per year.
Rights Advocates Praise Obama's Cuba Order, Call for 'Travel for All'
In an effort designed to promote 'democracy and human rights' in Cuba, the White House April 13 lifted a number of restrictions imposed on travel and trade with the island nation imposed by the Bush administration.
De Punta del Este a Puerto España
Hace algunos días falleció en La Habana, a la edad de 91 años, Carlos Lechuga, una de las figuras cimeras del periodismo y la diplomacia cubana. Era un consagrado periodista cuando se incorporó a las filas clandestinas del Movimiento revolucionario 26 de Julio.
From Punta del Este to Port of Spain
Some days ago Carlos Lechuga, one of the shining lights of Cuban journalism and diplomacy, died in Havana at the age of 91. He was already an acclaimed journalist when he joined the clandestine ranks of the July 26th Revolutionary Movement.
Summit of the Americas: Obama Goes to Trinidad
President Barack Obama will travel to Trinidad and Tobago on April 17 with the opportunity to define the approach his administration will take towards Latin America. The region’s presidents, many of whom enthusiastically welcomed Obama’s election in November, now must hope that the new leader in the White House makes more use of this unique forum than was the case with his predecessor.
