…s Herald dissident Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez started publishing 14ymedio.com, but would-be readers were redirected to another site that is highly critical of her, reflecting the official line. Sánchez’s site remained blocked to the small minority of Cubans with internet access, though it was accessible outside Cuba. The US State Department stopped short of directly blaming Cuba, referring instead to media reports that the government blocke…

…Quito and Guayaquil, as well as culinary experiences dedicated entirely to cocoa,” Hamilton stressed. These dining experiences will be held on farms in the Amazon area, and it is hoped, will be “very beneficial to local communities.” The International Tourism Fair in London every year welcomes more than 5400 exhibitors and 45,000 professionals from 202 countries presenting the latest promotional campaigns in their main attractions….

…nown for building the world’s first potable water-producing billboard, has come up with another ingenious invention: a billboard to reduce air pollution. The Peruvian Times of Lima noted that the fledgling university, founded in 2011 and known as UTEC, created the billboard in order to reduce air pollution at a construction site in downtown Lima. It has also set up a similar billboard at the construction site of its future campus in Barranco. A vi…

…y [naval assets] to Nicaragua,” Castillo told the digital newspaper, CRHoy.com. Castillo said that the installation of such a military base would alter the region by superimposing the presence of a world power in Central America, adding that the establishment of such a base could not be called part of the effort to fight drug trafficking. “The presence of a military base whose purpose is disguised [as fighting drug trafficking] is something that i…

Vistazo.com reported that China seeks to build a relationship with Ecuador that will provide a model for its cooperation with all the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. The announcement was made by the Chinese State Councilor, Yang Jiechi, and the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño at a meeting in Beijing. “China attaches great importance to developing relations with Ecuador and hopes that in the near future it will become an e…

…Russia is a friendly country and we “imagine that was a mistake.” DATAiFX.com reported that in September 2013 the country with the largest share of Colombia’s sales outside the country was the United States with 29.7%, followed by Spain with 7.8%, China with 7.3%, Aruba with 5.1%, India with 4.5%, the Netherlands with 4.3%, and Venezuela with 4.1%. This was after a huge drop in exports in the first nine months of 2013 to the United States, which…

…e Annual Global Retirement Index of 2020, published by InternationalLiving.com, Costa Rica ranks as the third best place to retire, following Portugal and Panama. The report includes ten countries, only three of which are not Spanish speaking (Malaysia, France, and Vietnam). In La Nación of San José, Marvin Barquero highlighted specific points from the International Living report that explain why Costa Rica is such a popular destination for retire…

…hat Brazil trumps the rest. “Currently over half of our Brazilian visitors come to New Zealand for holiday purposes and they stay on average for 13 days. There’s great opportunity for growth.” They believe the key to promoting New Zealand as a desirable tourism destination for Brazilians and other Latin Americans “is having a team in-market” to build relationships and carry out marketing campaigns. Tourism New Zealand also announced the launch of…

…ibí and will host nearly 200 people, some of whom will be directors of Human Resources due to the business audience it attracts. For its big debut, the company hired 15 people to work the establishments and provide service throughout the country through the company email info@bigbangcr.com and through its social media platforms like Facebook. “The garments that Big Bang offers are of excellent quality, use French seams that are proven to avoid str…

…d check to determine their true identity and to arrest Haitian fugitives, a Defense Ministry source told diariolibre.com.do….