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Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Jun 5, 2009

  Cuba hails 'victory' on OAS vote, declines to rejoin

HAVANA, Cuba (AFP) -- The Cuban government on Thursday declined to return to the Organization of American States (OAS), despite hailing a landmark decision to lift the body's 47-year ban on Havana as a "major victory." The OAS vote is "a major victory for Latin America and the Caribbean and...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 24, 2009

  Documents show Robert Kennedy tried to lift Cuba travel ban

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP) -- One month after president John F Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, his brother, attorney general Robert Kennedy, tried to convince the US government to lift its travel ban to Cuba, according to documents released Thursday by the National Security Archive. Freedom to...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 16, 2009

  Officers with sound beliefs

(Taken from Cubadebate) IT is not known how many people in the United States write to Obama and how many different issues they put to him. Obviously, he cannot read all the letters and tackle every issue, because neither the 24 hours of the day and the 365 days of the year would be...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Apr 13, 2009

  Cuba readies for possible influx of US tourists

By Jeff Franks: VARADERO, Cuba (Reuters): Behind the mangroves that skirt the blue waters of Cuba's Bay of Cardenas, a 1,500-slip marina is taking shape as the island's tourism industry braces for what could be its biggest challenge yet. The Americans are coming -- or they may be, soon....... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Feb 12, 2009

  Lawmakers introduce bill to give US citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba

WASHINGTON, USA (AFP): Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives have introduced a bill to permit US citizens unrestricted travel to Cuba, according to the Library of Congress website. The "Freedom To Travel to Cuba Act," which would overturn the 46-year-old US policy strictly limiting...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr
Posted On:  Dec 2, 2008

  Fewer people are being infected with HIV... Fewer people are dying of AIDS

New HIV Infections Trending Downward: By Kendeno Knowles - Nassau, Bahamas: Monday was celebrated as United Nations World AIDS Day, and marked the beginning of The Bahamas’ National AIDS Awareness Month. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said the need to lead, empower and deliver on AIDS...... [view]

Posted By:  christopherbaan
Posted On:  May 30, 2008

  ‘Ban’ on the Cluster Bomb, Debates Loopholes

DUBLIN (Reuters) - More than 100 nations formally agreed on Friday to ban the use of cluster bombs but debate continued on loopholes that could benefit powers such as the United States, which has refused to take part in talks on a ban. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged states...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Apr 22, 2008

  Ontario Banning ‘Cosmetic’ Pesticides

People in Ontario will have nicer grass to roll around in next year - except on golf courses and farmer’s fields. No, I have no idea how using pesticides on a golf courses aren’t classified as a cosmetic use, although golf course might still be subject to the law (I don’t know...... [view]

Posted By:  adamclare
Posted On:  Jan 4, 2008

  Alberta Takes Smoking Ban to the Next Level

Canadian provinces and cities are sticking up to big tobacco and laying down the law to protect the health of people who choose not to smoke. Alberta has followed previous examples of smoking bans and now has chosen to become the exemplar of smoking bans . The law came into effect on Jan...... [view]

Posted By:  Avnish
Posted On:  Nov 22, 2007

  A Bush Double-Cross on HIV Travel Ban

A Bush Double-Cross on HIV Travel Ban http://www.gaycitynews.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19044628&BRD=2729&PAG=461&dept_id=568864&rfi=6 By: DOUG IRELAND 11/20/2007 President George W. Bush and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, under the guise of cutting read tape,...... [view]

Posted By:  arvizard
Posted On:  Sep 16, 2007

  Govt's ban on mobile phones!

The recent ban on mobile phones for children below 16 years of age due to negative health implications opens up many questions on our government's effort to provide a healthy lifestyle for children. With India recently over taking China as the worlds fastest growing mobile market, it might be too...... [view]

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