A fisherman who survived being lost at sea for 28 days is suing the owner of a cruise ship he says sailed by and left him and his companions to die. Eighteen-year-old Adrian Vasquez is suing American cruise line Princess Cruises for negligence. Vasquez and his friends left a port in Rio Hato, Panama, for [...]
17 Afro-Colombian Contestants Vie For Beauty Queen Title
May 8, 2012 | Posted by
Seventeen contestants will compete for the title of Miss Choco, a department in western Colombia. “This year we wanted to give more importance to the fundamental principle of the competition, the social responsibility of the winner to coordinate actions to benefit the undeserved population of the department,” said Barno Khadjibaeva, current reigning queen of Choco. [...]
Afro-Venezuelans Seek Answers After Gunfire Erupts at Venezuelan Prison
April 30, 2012 | Posted by
CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan troops and police are standing guard outside a prison in Caracas after gunfire erupted during what an official says was the second escape attempt in three days. Prisons chief Iris Varela says authorities foiled the escape attempt by an inmate at La Planta prison Monday morning. She says the inmate was [...]
Brazil’s Supreme Court Approves Racial Quotas For Blacks in University
April 30, 2012 | Posted by
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Tribunal unanimously approved the continued use of racial quotas in the University of Brasilia in a 10-0 vote Thursday. The decision reaffirmed a policy adopted by a number of Brazilian universities to institute the practice of affirmative action in university admissions as a tool to combat racial inequality and improve access to [...]
