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Spanish tenor Plácido Domingo, visiting the Caribbean beach resort of Cartagena de Indias, praised the “courage” of Colombian singer Juanes in going through with the concert planned for 20 September in Havana and said that he would also like to sing on the island.
Bogotá, 26 August (EFE).- The Colombian police and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) seized more than four tons of cocaine and detained nine members of an alleged international drug-trafficking ring during an operation in international waters, official sources told EFE today.
Colombian rocker Juanes wants to hold his second "Peace Without Borders" concert in Havana's storied Revolution Plaza next month with a host of regional stars — and says he has met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in hopes that American musicians can join the extravaganza.
NEW YORK, 14 July 2009 (AFP) - The United States and Cuba, which have shown timid signs of a thaw in their relations since President Barack Obama took office, resumed a dialogue on migration issues that had been suspended since 2003 in New York on Tuesday.
Madrid, 05 June (EFE). - Today in Madrid, representatives from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) presented the a general overview of their plan to prevent the expansion of drug trafficking in the areas of Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean, a project they are developing together with regional organizations and the governments of countries in these…
San Pedro Sula (Honduras), 03 June (EFE). - The Foreign Ministers who participated in the XXXIX OAS General Assembly were able to reach a consensus today to overturn the expulsion of Cuba, which was approved in 1962.
On May 29th to May 31st, the Ecuadorian capital will be the host city for the International Conference of Latin American and Caribbean Women, who will be holding a debate concerning the regional situation under the slogan: “United for the integration of our America”.
Today the governments of Peru and Brazil signed an agreement that will allow the integration of Peruvian Army officers into the general staff's Brazilian battalion of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH ).
The Military Sealift Command hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) raised anchor and departed Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May 2.
Police from seven countries arrested 17 people in Curacao suspected of involvement in an international drug ring with links to Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group, Dutch authorities said.
Continuing Promise 2009 (CP09) delivered charitable goods to Mission Ranch Orphanage in Citi Soleil.
The Summit of the Americas, held this weekend in Trinidad and Tobago, made a good impression among participating Latin American leaders, particularly regarding the prospects for change in the relations with the U.S. that have been opened.
