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Latin America Shows the World: Life Without Single-Use Was Always Possible
Business Reporter
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By Jose Muller Zero Waste Before Plastic Became the Norm For much of the twentieth century, Latin Americans lived without disposables. Families returned soda bottles, milk came in glass containers, and local shops refilled bulk products. What...
How to dive deeper into this underrated Central American country
The Times
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When booking your flight to Costa Rica, you’ll want to snag a window seat. While smaller than Scotland, this Central American nation has an abundance of tropical riches — many apparent from the moment its green shores glide into view beneath the...
Dominica’s Prime Minister ratifies Latin America as a zone of peace
teleSUR
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Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit. Caricom September 2, 2025 Hour: 5:54 pm Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit reiterated the position of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which ensures that the Caribbean remains a zone of...
Smithsonian Leader Meets With Trump as Museum Quietly Shutters Latin American Art Gallery
Artforum
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September 2, 2025
Lonnie G. Bunch III, secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, met with President Donald Trump on August 28 for what the White House described in a statement to the New York Times as a “productive and cordial” lunch. The meeting came as the Trump...
Arthur Hanlon, Carlos Vives & Goyo Bring Their Blues-Cumbia Fusion to ‘The Tonight Show’
Billboard
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September 3, 2025
Renowned American pianist Arthur Hanlon, alongside Colombian superstar Carlos Vives and his compatriot Goyo, one of the most influential voices in contemporary Afro-Latin music, will appear Tuesday night (Sept. 2) on The Tonight Show Starring...
Caribbean Roundup | Bahamas political parties compare crime plans, Dominica gives public servants a boost
Caribbean Life - New York
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September 3, 2025
Bahamas The two main political parties in the Bahamas are in disagreement over which of them has a better crime plan for the country, with the unofficial start of campaigning for the next general election constitutionally due by September 2026,...
Tourism Minister restates Government’s committment to providing a home for the Creative Arts
NBC SVG
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September 2, 2025
Minister of Tourism and Culture Carlos James has restated the Government’s commitment to providing a home for the Creative Arts. Minister James says a location for the centre has already been identified. This, he says is all part of continued...
MR ARTHUR ALBAN RICHARDS
NBC SVG
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September 2, 2025
MR ARTHUR ALBAN RICHARDS of Rockies died on Thursday July 31st at the age of 87. The funeral takes place on Saturday September 6th at the New Testament Church of God, Wilson Hill. The body lies at the church from 10:00 am. The service begins at...
SVG records best ever CSEC results in the history of the examinations
NBC SVG
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September 2, 2025
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has recorded its best ever CSEC results in the history of the examinations. This is according to Minister of Education Curtis King, who commended the students on their impressive performances on Radio yesterday....
Peru makes history: defeats Japan to claim Pokémon Unite World Championship title
The Sociable
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September 2, 2025
Team Peru Unite made history in Anaheim, California by defeating Japan’s powerhouse Zeta Division 3-1 to lift the Pikachu Cup at the Pokémon World Championships 2025. With this victory, Peru becomes the first Latin American country ever to claim a...
Trump confirms US stike on vessel in Caribbean; says Venezuelan gang, drug trade was target
Syracuse.com - New York
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September 3, 2025
Washington — President Donald Trump said Tuesday the U.S. has carried out a strike in the southern Caribbean against a drug-carrying vessel that departed from Venezuela and was operated by the Tren de Aragua gang. The president said in a social...
Trump says US strike on vessel in Caribbean targeted Venezue...
Southeast Missourian
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“From the neighborhoods of Caracas ... I tell you, there will be peace in Venezuela, with sovereignty,” he said. Communications Minister Freddy Ñáñez questioned the veracity of the video. “Based on the video provided, it is very likely that it was...
El Salvador’s First Government-Led Bitcoin Conference: Bitcoin Histórico
Top News
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September 2, 2025
El Salvador is preparing to host its first government-backed Bitcoin conference this November, marking a pivotal step in reshaping its crypto experiment toward a more institutional focus. Dubbed Bitcoin Histórico, the event signals a policy...
Zone of Peace: Panamanian Organizations Reject US Military Deployment in the Caribbean Sea
teleSUR
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The organization considers these actions provocative, interventionist, and an attack on the sovereignty of its peoples. EFE September 2, 2025 Hour: 7:48 pm Various organizations and leaders around the world have spoken out against the deployment...
Sir Roland Richardson exhibit at Marco Island Center for the Arts features slices of Caribbean life
WGCU - Florida
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September 2, 2025
Snapshots of Caribbean life. For the better part of 60 years, Sir Roland Richardson has been painting slices of island life on locations from St. Martin to the Naples Botanical Garden. The Marco Island Center for the Arts is exhibiting a sampling...
Kalypso - a music, fashion, and cultural renaissance
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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Nigel Telesford Calypso was among the earliest genres of music recorded in English in the Western Hemisphere. It pioneered sophisticated rhyming patterns, narrative song structures, and topical lyrics—traits that...
“An Officer And A Spy” Masterpiece is Based on History
Hudson Valley Press - New York
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September 3, 2025
By Dwight Brown NNPA News Wire (***1/2) Accused, court-martialed and imprisoned. Back in late 1800s France, the Dreyfus Affair was a national scandal. Oddly, some of the trumped-up machinations of that case seem so relevant these days. With...
Diaz-Canel highlights historic brotherhood between Cuba and Vietnam
Cuban News Agency
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September 3, 2025
HAVANA, Cuba, Sep 2 (ACN) Miguel Diaz-Canel Bermudez, first secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, highlighted the exceptional nature of relations between Cuba and Vietnam during the...
Eighty years on, China honors history with commitment to peace
People's Daily Online
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(Xinhua) 08:10, September 03, 2025 A set of floral installation is pictured at Jianguomen in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong) An old Chinese saying goes: "Do not do unto others what you do not want done unto...
New to Miami, NVISION Festival zooms in on Latin American cinema
WLRN - Florida
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A new player is joining Miami’s film festival scene, and it’s showing a spotlight on cinema from across Latin America. Taking over Silverspot Cinema in downtown Miami on Friday, Sept. 5 and Saturday, Sept. 6, NVISION Latino Film and Music Festival...