Americas Intergovernmental Organizations

Massa Makes Announcement on Jobs

wetmtv.com     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

Horseheads - Southern Tier Democratic Congressional Candidate Eric Massa is accusing his opponent of costing the Southern Tier hundreds of jobs. Massa spoke on Tuesday in front of the former Toshiba plant in Horseheads, where...                    

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Volunteer in Costa Rica!

goabroad.com     Aug 20, 2008          

Globe Aware - Caribbean community is surrounded by water on all sides and hosts a wealth of natural resources, including sandy beaches where sea turtles nest. The local people are hoping to foster community development and...                    

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Barbados, Antigua: Peter Pays for Paul?

globalvoicesonline.org     Aug 20, 2008          

Barbados Free Press is not convinced that the CARICOM arrangement is beneficial, referring to an article about the recent double-murder in Antigua to make their point: “The ‘Caribbean Brand' for tourism…was a disastrous policy...                    

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ctv.ca: Industry Minister Jim Prentice discusses new copyright legislation at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, June 12, 2008. ctv.ca

Prentice urges US politicians to break down trade barriers

trucknews.com     Aug 19, 2008   9 related          

ATLANTA, Ga. -- Canada's Industry Minister Jim Prentice issued a warning to US politicians yesterday: relax barriers that hinder cross-border trade. Prentice was speaking to industry leaders and politicians at the Americas...                    

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kansascity.com: In March, Kansas City Southern began operating a rail-truck intermodal hub at the former Richards-Gebaur Airport. Last week, Mazda vehicles were taken off railcars. kansascity.com

Kansas City Southern finds success with its north-south vision

kansascity.com     Aug 19, 2008          

When Kansas City Southern chairman and chief executive Mike Haverty recently received an entrepreneurship award, he invoked the name of the railroad’s founder, Arthur Stilwell. He built Kansas City Southern as a north-south...                    

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jungle-hut.blogspot.com: En un momento de la jornada conformaron una especie de “corralito” (foto) con el fin de evitar que l... jungle-hut.blogspot.com

Paragauyan Newspaper Yesterday

jungle-hut.blogspot.com     Aug 19, 2008   4 related          

Having lived in Venezuela for 20 years, half of that time under the Chavez regime, I found the following article to be of interest. It is from one of the Paraguayan newspapers which I have been reading as I try to get to know...                    

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Democrats Want to Move America Forward-TO THE PAST

yidwithlid.blogspot.com     Aug 19, 2008   2 related          

Should America go Back into the cocoon it was in the 1920s and 30s? Between World War's I and II , the United States "withdrew" from the world of nations. We were determined to stay away from world problems until they reached...                    

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Brazil seeks termination of double tariffs in Mercosur

xinhuanet.com     Aug 19, 2008   1 related          

MONTEVIDEO, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- Brazil will seek elimination of a double tariff on goods within the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) during its rotating presidency of the regional bloc, Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso...                    

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Dubai to host meet on commodity development

indiaenews.com     Aug 19, 2008   1 related          

From correspondents in Emirates, United Arab Emirates, 01:00 PM IST A regional conference on commodity development will be held here this month against a backdrop of a severe food crisis and unprecedented inflation globally....                    

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CARIBBEAN: Political Union Endorsed – In Theory

ipsnews.net     Aug 18, 2008   3 related          

By Peter Ischyrion PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Aug 18 (IPS) - Since 1992, when he held initial talks with the leaders of Barbados and Guyana, he has been quietly lobbying his Caribbean Community (Caricom) colleagues to forge an...                    

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