Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Aug 27, 2008	Western leaders blast Russia for recognizing Abkhazia, S.Ossetia
MOSCOW, August 26 (RIA Novosti) - Foreign leaders spoke out Tuesday against Russia's decision to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia, while people in the Georgian breakaway regions greeted the news with raucous celebrations. Britain, the United States, Germany, France and Italy expressed...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 29, 2008	The United States, Europe and Human Rights
Reflections of Fidel: The discredited way in which the European Union suspended its sanctions on Cuba on June 19 has been reported in 16 international press dispatches. It has absolutely no economic effect on our country. On the contrary, the United States' extraterritorial laws and, thus,...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Jun 18, 2008	The Plague Of Prostitution In The Bahamas And Caribbean
Prostitution rings a growing problem: By JASMIN BONIMY, Guardian Staff Reporter - Nassau, Bahamas: More than two dozen illegal immigrants have been arrested and deported in the past six months for suspicion of prostitution, but officials admitted yesterday that it is just a glimpse...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  May 10, 2008	Yankee response in the hemisphere: the Fourth Fleet of intervention
IT was created in 1943 to fight Nazi submarines and protect shipping during World War II. It was deactivated as unnecessary in 1950. The Southern Command was meeting the needs of United States hegemony in our region. However, it has been reborn in recent days, after 48 years, and its...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 11, 2008	A Call To Legalize Gambling In The Bahamas For Locals
Legalize Gambling, D’Aguilar Urges: By Tameka Lundy - Nassau, Bahamas: Businessman Dionisio D’Aguilar has a simple solution to the illegality of Bahamians who are intent on flaunting the law and gambling: legalize it. He advanced the position Monday that the government should remove...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Mar 1, 2008	The Venomous Lionfish Proliferates In The Bahamas
Lionfish Proliferation: By Macushla N. Pinder - Nassau, Bahamas: Increasing in numbers, the venomous lionfish has already reportedly spread to parts of the Turks and Caicos Islands and the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean and as far north as the Carolinas as well as in Bermuda. ...... [view]

Posted By:  zephyr Posted On:  Feb 15, 2008	Bahamas: Her Majesty’s Prison Recidivism Rate Declines
Prison Recidivism Drops: By Juan McCartney - Nassau, Bahamas: The rate of recidivism has dropped, according to a statistical report on Her Majesty’s Prison, which Minister of National Security Tommy Turnquest tabled in the House of Assembly Wednesday night. The report showed that...... [view]

Posted By:  prcizmadia Posted On:  Dec 17, 2007	Illegal Immigration as Balkanization?
I've been delayed posting this for no good reason, but on 12.16 the Washington Post ran an outstanding piece in Outlook on illegal immigration and what it means for the future of the United States. Check it out here. Amy Chua, the author, writes from the perspective of a second-generation...... [view]

Posted By:  bluequack Posted On:  Dec 18, 2007	International Migrants Day - The Map of Flows
Migrants can be divided into five main categories: settlers, contract workers, professionals, unauthorized workers and asylum seekers and refugees. *Settlers - These are people who intend to live permanently in their new country. Most head for the main countries of settlement, notably the...... [view]

Posted By:  bluequack Posted On:  Nov 27, 2007	Some Facts About Undocummented Latin American Immigration in the US
*The estimated seven million or so illegal immigrant workers in the United States are now providing the Social Security system with a subsidy of about $7 billion a year. (The New York Times) *Immigrants contribute billions of dollars annually but receive no public pension in retirement, are...... [view]