Latin American Herald Tribune: Carlos Alberto Montaner: The Caravan and Nativism

October 29, 2018

PRN-Latino News Latin American Herald Tribune: Carlos Alberto Montaner: The Caravan and Nativism Latin American Herald Tribune: Georgia Heads for Second Round in Presidential Elections Latin American Herald Tribune: NGOs Say Bolsonaro Poses Risk to Minorities Latin American Herald Tribune: Beatrice Rangel: Poverty and Private Property Latin American Herald Tribune: Lion Air Plane with 188 on Board Crashes into Java Sea in Indonesia Latin American Herald Tribune: Carlos Alberto Montaner: The Caravan and Nativism PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) By Carlos Alberto Montaner Thousands of Central Americans are heading towards the Mexican-American border. They are around eight thousand. Trump has said that "they shall not pass". Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Georgia Heads for Second Round in Presidential Elections PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Georgia Heads for Second Round in Presidential Elections TBILISI – Georgia was heading on Monday for a second round in the presidential elections, after voting the previous day produced a close result but no outright winner, according to partial results.Salome Zurabishvili, backed by the government of the Georgian Dream party, received 38.96 percent of the votes, the Central Election Commission reported.In second place was the opposition candidate Grigol Vashadze of the United National Movement of former President Mikheil Saakashvili, with 37.41 percent of the votes.A candidate needs to get more than 50 percent of the vote to win outright.In the absence of complete data, the chairperson of the Georgian parliament, Irakli Kobakhidze, already announced that the presidential election will go to a runoff.Zurabishvili was “happy” with the result, while her competitor Vashadze said he had won despite the falsifications, massive buying of votes and the support provided by the government to his opponent.The result represents important progress for the opposition party, which in the 2013 elections took 21 percent of the votes and a notable decrease for the ruling party, which in the last presidential elections received 62 percent of the vote.More than 3.5 million Georgians were eligible to vote. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: NGOs Say Bolsonaro Poses Risk to Minorities PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) NGOs Say Bolsonaro Poses Risk to Minorities RIO DE JANEIRO – International non-governmental organizations said on Sunday that the triumph of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro, elected as the president of Brazil, poses a risk for minorities.In the most controversial and polarized elections in recent years, Bolsonaro, who defends the Brazilian dictatorship (1964-1985), won the presidency, with 55 percent of the votes.Amnesty International (AI), Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Greenpeace spoke on Sunday after hearing the result of the second round of the elections, announcing that there would be constant supervision in favor of the protection and respect of fundamental rights and the preservation of the environment.According to AI, the victory of Bolsonaro, known for his sexist, homophobic and racist remarks, “could pose a huge risk to indigenous peoples and quilombolas, traditional rural communities, LGBTI people, black youth, women, activists and civil society organizations, if his rhetoric is transformed into public policy,” said Erika Guevara-Rosas, Americas director at Amnesty International.AI’s fears were echoed by HRW, which described Bolsonaro as a parliamentarian who has defended torture and spoken offensively about minorities.“Human Rights Watch will closely monitor the rhetoric and actions of the Bolsonaro government,” said Jose Miguel Vivanco, Americas director at Human Rights Watch, in a statement released after the poll results.The NGO called for the judiciary and other democratic institutions to resist any attempt to weaken human rights, the rule of law and democracy by Bolsonaro’s administration.Brazil’s Greenpeace Campaign Director Nilo Davila said that nature cannot be seen as a mere economic resource, but as a guarantee of life for future generations, and called for a reduction in deforestation. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Beatrice Rangel: Poverty and Private Property PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) By Beatrice E. Rangel To celebrate the Millennium, the U.N. General Assembly session of 1999 adopted the Millennium Development Goals. One such goal was to eradicate extreme poverty by 2015. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Lion Air Plane with 188 on Board Crashes into Java Sea in Indonesia PRN-Latino News from mikenova (16 sites) Lion Air Plane with 188 on Board Crashes into Java Sea in Indonesia JAKARTA – A plane operated by budget carrier Lion Air crashed into the Java Sea shortly after takeoff with 188 people on board, Indonesian authorities said on Monday.The aircraft, a Boeing 737, flight number JT 610, disappeared from the radars 13 minutes after taking off from Jakarta airport at 6:20 local time (2320 GMT Sunday) heading for Pangkal Pinang.Before the crash, the pilot had made a request to return to base, the authorities said.The plane was flying over the Java Sea when it disappeared, the director of the national emergency agency, Muhammad Syaugi, said during a press conference in Jakarta.There were 181 passengers aboard the aircraft, among them a minor and two infants, and seven crew members, comprising two pilots and five flight attendants, according to official figures.Emergency services spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho posted the first images and videos of the plane’s debris on Twitter, showing parts of the fuselage, seats and personal belongings of the victims, among other objects.According to aviation expert Gerry Soejatman, the remains indicate that the plane must have hit the water at a high speed.The plane was scheduled to land one hour after its departure from Jakarta in Pangkal Pinang on Bangka Island.Around 160 search and rescue personnel in several ships and helicopters are at the suspected accident site to try to locate survivors and the plane’s black boxes, which will serve later to clarify what happened.In 2013, a Lion Air plane heading to Ngurah Rai International Airport, in Bali, Indonesia, crashed into the water short of the runway while on the final approach.All people aboard, 101 passengers and 7 crew members, survived the accident.In December 2014, an aircraft from the Indonesian subsidiary of AirAsia, headed from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore crashed with 162 people aboard, all of whom were killed. 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Latin American Herald Tribune: Maradona’s Sinaloa Squad Makes It 4 Straight Wins

October 28, 2018

PRN-Caribbean News Latin American Herald Tribune: Maradona’s Sinaloa Squad Makes It 4 Straight Wins Latin American Herald Tribune: Ultrarightist Bolsonaro Handily Wins Brazilian Presidential Runoff Latin American Herald Tribune: Sacked Sri Lankan PM Refuses to Leave Official Residence Latin American Herald Tribune: Federer Moves Step Closer to Ninth Swiss Indoors Title Latin American Herald Tribune: Prosecutor Investigating Keiko Fujimori Becomes Celebrity in Peru Latin American Herald Tribune: Maradona’s Sinaloa Squad Makes It 4 Straight Wins PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) Maradona’s Sinaloa Squad Makes It 4 Straight Wins CULIACAN, Mexico – Legendary Argentine soccer star’s Dorados Sinaloa beat Tampico Madero 2-1 this weekend, winning their fourth game in a row and moving to the qualifying zone of the Mexican Second Division.Vinicio Angulo and Fernando Arce scored the goals that gave Sinaloa the victory on Saturday in the 16th and 45th minutes, respectively, while Mexico’s Arturo Ledesma netted for Tampico.In Culiacan, a city in northwest Mexico, Maradona showed up fully recovered from the knee arthrosis that had him in crutches in the previous match.“This team changed with Diego,” said Vinicio Angulo, who has scored all his goals since Maradona came on board to coach the squad on Sept. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Ultrarightist Bolsonaro Handily Wins Brazilian Presidential Runoff PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) BRASILIA – Ultrarightist Jair Bolsonaro handily won the Brazilian presidential runoff on Sunday with 55.42 percent of the valid votes and will succeed President Michel Temer on Jan. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Sacked Sri Lankan PM Refuses to Leave Official Residence PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) Sacked Sri Lankan PM Refuses to Leave Official Residence COLOMBO – The sacked prime minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremasinghe, refused on Sunday to leave his official residence amid a constitutional crisis triggered by the surprise appointment of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new prime minister and temporary suspension of parliament.Wickremasinghe remained in his official residence of Temple Trees after Saturday’s ultimatum launched by the opposition led by Rajapaksa, whose appointment Friday as the new prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena has unleashed a political storm.Wickremasinghe has reiterated for the past two days that he still holds a majority in parliament and called the appointment of Rajapakse irregular.Rajapaksa’s appointment came after the United People’s Freedom Alliance of Sirisena – who in the 2015 general elections led a coalition to evict Rajapaksa from power – withdrew from the ruling coalition.Meanwhile, Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya expressed on Sunday his concern over Sirisena’s order for suspension until Nov. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Federer Moves Step Closer to Ninth Swiss Indoors Title PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) Federer Moves Step Closer to Ninth Swiss Indoors Title BASEL, Switzerland – Swiss great Roger Federer brushed aside promising Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-1, 6-4 on Saturday to advance to the final of the Swiss Indoors, an ATP hard-court event.The 37-year-old Federer, an eight-time winner of his hometown tournament, needed less than 65 minutes to defeat his 20th-ranked opponent.The Swiss world No. Read More Latin American Herald Tribune: Prosecutor Investigating Keiko Fujimori Becomes Celebrity in Peru PRN-Caribbean News from mikenova (15 sites) Prosecutor Investigating Keiko Fujimori Becomes Celebrity in Peru LIMA – Jose Domingo Perez, the young prosecutor investigating opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, has become a superstar in the fight against corruption.The 42-year-old Arequipa native made a splash for his role in the money laundering case accusing the daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori of accepting as much as $1.2 million from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht for her 2011 presidential campaign.On Oct. Read More

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News / MN Newsletter // October 28

October 28, 2018

PRN-Blogs Latino Rebels: Argentina Women’s Futbol (PODCAST) Latino Rebels: José Feliciano Gets His Due Respect at 50th Anniversary of National Anthem Performance HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM: Lin-Manuel Miranda is trying to revive Puerto Rico’s devastated coffee industry HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM: Reading woman admits helping deliver cocaine package from Puerto Rico HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM: Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited (CIHL.L) TEMA Pounding Higher Last 5 Bars – Steele Herald Latino Rebels: Argentina Women’s Futbol (PODCAST) PRN-Blogs from mikenova (24 sites) Our friends at the Latino Media Collective guest host this week’s Latino Rebels Radio. In this episode, the LMC shines the spotlight on the struggle for gender equality in Argentina women’s futbol. Read More Latino Rebels: José Feliciano Gets His Due Respect at 50th Anniversary of National Anthem Performance PRN-Blogs from mikenova (24 sites) DETROIT — As 2018 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Boston Red Sox nears to a close of another Major League Baseball season, this year also happens to mark the 50th anniversary of another series that will forever be remembered for legendary singer José Feliciano. Read More HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM: Lin-Manuel Miranda is trying to revive Puerto Rico’s devastated coffee industry PRN-Blogs from mikenova (24 sites) Lin-Manuel Miranda is trying to revive Puerto Rico’s devastated coffee industry  Leader-Telegram Full coverage HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM Read More HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM: Reading woman admits helping deliver cocaine package from Puerto Rico PRN-Blogs from mikenova (24 sites) Reading woman admits helping deliver cocaine package from Puerto Rico  Reading Eagle Full coverage HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM Read More HACKED BY AYYILDIZ TİM: Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited (CIHL.L) TEMA Pounding Higher Last 5 Bars – Steele Herald PRN-Blogs from mikenova (24 sites) Caribbean Investment Holdings Limited (CIHL.L)’s Triple Exponential Moving Average has been spotted as trending higher over the past five bars, suggesting that momentum is building for the shares. Read More

The Puerto Rico News and Journal Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): The Puerto Rico News - Google News: Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Wants to Take World Series Trophy to Puerto Rico After Win - Sports Illustrated Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): Sur de Florida Últimas Noticias, Deportes y Crimen |: Saints cobran revancha ante Vikings Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): The Puerto Rico News and Times - Google News: Cora-nation! Rookie manager leads Red Sox to championship - The Seattle Times Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): Sur de Florida Últimas Noticias, Deportes y Crimen |: La 1ra campaña de Cora como manager deparó logros históricos Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): The Puerto Rico News and Times - Google News: Iowa and New York Are Home to the Winning $688M Powerball Tickets - TIME Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): The Puerto Rico News - Google News: Red Sox Manager Alex Cora Wants to Take World Series Trophy to Puerto Rico After Win - Sports Illustrated The Puerto Rico News & Journal from mikenova (9 sites) Cora is the first Puerto Rican manager to lead his team to and win the World Series. Alex Cora wants to take the World Series trophy to Puerto Rico. Read More Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): Sur de Florida Últimas Noticias, Deportes y Crimen |: Saints cobran revancha ante Vikings The Puerto Rico News & Journal from mikenova (9 sites) Drew Brees y los Saints de Nueva Orleáns vengaron en cierto modo la derrota que Minnesota les propinó en la postemporada anterior, al imponerse el domingo 30-20 sobre los Vikings. Read More Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): The Puerto Rico News and Times - Google News: Cora-nation! Rookie manager leads Red Sox to championship - The Seattle Times The Puerto Rico News & Journal from mikenova (9 sites) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hard to believe now, all these wins later, but the Alex Cora Era in Boston began with a loss. A brutal one, in fact. Opening day at Tropicana Field in late March, none of his late moves worked out as the bullpen blew a big lead in a 6-4 setback. Read More Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): Sur de Florida Últimas Noticias, Deportes y Crimen |: La 1ra campaña de Cora como manager deparó logros históricos The Puerto Rico News & Journal from mikenova (9 sites) Es difícil creerlo ahora, después de todas estas victorias. Read More Puerto Rico Main News from mikenova (67 sites): The Puerto Rico News and Times - Google News: Iowa and New York Are Home to the Winning $688M Powerball Tickets - TIME The Puerto Rico News & Journal from mikenova (9 sites) (NEW YORK) — The co-owner of a Manhattan deli where someone purchased one of two Powerball tickets that hit the $688 million jackpot said he likely sold the winning ticket, but he has no idea who won. Read More

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Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: The wrath of Hurricane Maria descends on the island of Puerto Rico

October 28, 2018

Puerto Rico Water Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: The wrath of Hurricane Maria descends on the island of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Water - Google News: Safehaven Takes Order For Interceptor Pilot Boat From Puerto Rico - Afloat Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: Puerto Rico Is Fighting Zika With Cloud Technology Puerto Rico Water - Google News: Schauffele wins HSBC for US sweep of World Championships - Arizona Daily Star Puerto Rico Water - Google News: A Colorado doctor has helped hurricane relief efforts over the years. He says Hurricane Maria is the worst he's seen. - Salt Lake Tribune Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: Rotarian says Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly want statehood Water Wars in Puerto Rico - Google News: We met challenges, persevered through setbacks, surpassed expectations - Nashua Telegraph Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: The wrath of Hurricane Maria descends on the island of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) The wrath of Hurricane Maria descends on the island of Puerto Rico A little over a year ago, Hurricane Maria devastated the island of Puerto Rico, killing thousands of residents and leaving many more without power, water, and basic necessities for many months afterward. Read More Puerto Rico Water - Google News: Safehaven Takes Order For Interceptor Pilot Boat From Puerto Rico - Afloat Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) Safehaven Marine’s latest commission comes from Puerto Rico, as its capital San Juan has ordered an Interceptor 48 pilot boat. This will be the 41st pilot vessel and the 17th in the Interceptor 48 class produced by the Cork Harbour boatyard. Read More Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: Puerto Rico Is Fighting Zika With Cloud Technology Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) When Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico in September 2017, scientists worried the A. aegypti population could soar because of breeding sites created by storm debris and residents storing buckets o... Read More Puerto Rico Water - Google News: Schauffele wins HSBC for US sweep of World Championships - Arizona Daily Star Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) SHANGHAI (AP) — Xander Schauffele gave the Americans a sweep of the World Golf Championships and quickly put a winless sophomore season behind him. Read More Puerto Rico Water - Google News: A Colorado doctor has helped hurricane relief efforts over the years. He says Hurricane Maria is the worst he's seen. - Salt Lake Tribune Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) Grand Junction, Colo. • The physical toll Hurricane Michael took on the Florida Panhandle earlier this month seems comparable in some areas to the devastation Hurricanes Irma and Maria brought on Puerto Rico last year, according to a Mesa County surgeon who deployed to help with medical efforts at both disasters. Read More Puerto Rico Water - BingNews: Rotarian says Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly want statehood Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) Residents of Puerto Rico have overwhelmingly voted in favor of statehood in each of the last two referendums on the island. Read More Water Wars in Puerto Rico - Google News: We met challenges, persevered through setbacks, surpassed expectations - Nashua Telegraph Puerto Rico Water from mikenova (4 sites) What a year fiscal year 18 turned out to be. During the first 30 days, we were engaged in seven different state and national humanitarian missions, more than half in response to the devastating havoc wreaked by Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. Read More

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efe's YouTube Videos: Cierra la mayoría de los colegios electorales en Brasil

October 28, 2018

Puerto Rico News Videos - EFE efe's YouTube Videos: Cierra la mayoría de los colegios electorales en Brasil efe's YouTube Videos: Bolsonaro canta victoria al votar y Haddad aún confía en la remontada efe's YouTube Videos: Lustrabotas se convierten en guías turísticos para mostrar la "faceta popular" de La Paz efe's YouTube Videos: El último fin de semana de octubre se disfraza de invierno efe's YouTube Videos: Brasil abre los colegios electorales para escoger entre Bolsonaro y Haddad efe's YouTube Videos: Cierra la mayoría de los colegios electorales en Brasil Puerto Rico News Videos - EFE from mikenova (1 sites) From: efe Duration: 02:12 Río de Janeiro, 28 oct (EFE).- (Imágenes: Alex Mirkhan, Arnaldo Jasson, Flavio Pontes, Pedro Garbellini) La mayoría de los colegios electorales brasileños cerró sus puertas hoy a las 17.00 hora local (20.00 GMT) tras unos comicios para los que estaban convocados 147,3 millones de votantes para elegir en segunda vuelta al nuevo presidente y a los gobernadores de 14 de los 27 estados del país. Read More efe's YouTube Videos: Bolsonaro canta victoria al votar y Haddad aún confía en la remontada Puerto Rico News Videos - EFE from mikenova (1 sites) From: efe Duration: 01:07 Río de Janeiro, 28 oct (EFE).- El ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro se manifestó seguro de su victoria en la segunda vuelta de las elecciones presidenciales de este domingo en Brasil, en tanto que su rival, el socialista Fernando Haddad, dijo que aún confía en una remontada frente al favorito. Read More efe's YouTube Videos: Lustrabotas se convierten en guías turísticos para mostrar la "faceta popular" de La Paz Puerto Rico News Videos - EFE from mikenova (1 sites) From: efe Duration: 02:23 La Paz, 28 oct (EFE).- Los lustrabotas de la ciudad de La Paz se convierten en "guías alternativos" que muestran otra cara, una más popular, de la ciudad a propios y extraños que quieren conocer la urbe paceña desde otro punto de vista. Read More efe's YouTube Videos: El último fin de semana de octubre se disfraza de invierno Puerto Rico News Videos - EFE from mikenova (1 sites) From: efe Duration: 01:54 Madrid, 28 oct (EFE).- Aunque oficialmente el invierno no empieza hasta el 21 de diciembre, los últimos días de octubre están siendo más invernales que otoñales; la masa de aire ártico que entró el pasado viernes en la península ya ha dejado sus primeras secuelas. Read More efe's YouTube Videos: Brasil abre los colegios electorales para escoger entre Bolsonaro y Haddad Puerto Rico News Videos - EFE from mikenova (1 sites) From: efe Duration: 01:40 Brasilia, 28 oct (EFE),(Imágenes: Pedro Garbellini).- Los colegios electorales de Brasil abrieron hoy para la segunda vuelta de las presidenciales, que enfrentan al ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro, favorito en todas las encuestas, y al progresista Fernando Haddad. Read More

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