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 Coffee farmers get fertiliser to increase crop production
| Christopher Serju, Gleaner Writer | The Coffee Industry Board (CIB) is soon to begin distribution of fertiliser to between 5,000 and 6,000 registered farmers through licensed coffee dealers. This fo... (photo: WN / Sayali Santosh Kadam) The Gleaner
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 Cuba's crumbling buildings mean Havana housing shortage
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) BBC News
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 Cuba to invest $450 mn to boost rice production
| Havana, May 12 (IANS/EFE) Cuba said it plans to invest up to $450 million over the next few years in a programme to increase domestic rice production, which remains ins... (photo: WN / RTayco) Newstrack India
Cuba Havana Investment Photos Wikipedia: Cuba |
 Hugo Chavez ends 'successful' Cuba cancer treatment
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has returned from Cuba, saying he has successfully completed his radiotherapy treatment for cancer. | TV images showed Mr Chavez hugging ... (photo: AP / Fernando Llano) BBC News
Chavez Cuba Photos Treatment Wikipedia: Hugo Chávez |
 Cuba to increase hotel capacity
| Havana, May 10 (IANS/EFE) Cuba is intending to increase its hotel capacity on its offshore keys and islets to take advantage of the economic opportunities offered by to... (photo: Creative Commons ) Newstrack India
Cuba Hotel Photos Tourism Travel Wikipedia: Cuba |
 Restaurant Week comes to Puerto Rico
| In a continuous effort to position Puerto Rico as the ultimate culinary destination of the Caribbean, Puerto Rico Restaurant Week comes to the Island from May 14 to 20,... (photo: Public Domain / Mtmelendez) The Examiner
Caribbean Photos PuertoRico Restaurant Tourism Wikipedia: Puerto Rico |
 The global fight to end capital punishment
| The death penalty is a shameful legacy of colonialism – now British lawyers are fighting to abolish it around the world by representing condemned prisoners in court A... (photo: Jose Cruz/ABr) The Guardian
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 The heavy co$t of AIDS - With global funds to dry up, Jamaica in peril
| 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. Fina... (photo: ABr / ABr) The Gleaner
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 Bolt speeds to year's fastest 100 metres
* Gold medallist clocks 9.82 seconds * Race held up by two false starts * Jeter impressive in women's 100m (Adds details, quotes) By Kayon Rayor KINGSTON, May 5 (Reuters)... (photo: AP / David J. Phillip) The Guardian
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 New study finds dengue fever costing nearly $40 million in US territory of Puerto Rico
| 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, government... (photo: WN / Aruna Mirasdar) PhysOrg
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