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Listen up Latinos: Summer Job Opportunities Available Online Using New Search Applications
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Four weeks ago the US Office of Science and Technology Policy launched the first-ever White House Code Sprint, challenging app developers to build job search apps using the opportunities found in the Summer Jobs+ bank. The Summer Jobs+ initiative is a new call-to-action for businesses, non-profits, and government to provide pathways to employment for low-income and disconnected youth in the summer of 2012. continue reading »
Romney Disingenuous to Support Chinese Activist but Not Latino Immigrants Seeking a Better Life
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Mitt Romney has come out calling the US policy on Chen Guangcheng, a political dissidence, a “dark day for freedom” and “a day of shame for the Obama administration.” With such bold quotes on immigrant’s rights, you would think that he would support humane immigration laws at in the US, however, he remains entrenched in his no amnesty, self-deportation position. continue reading »
Kelly Ripa: Mark Consuelos won’t be the permanent co-host of ‘LIVE! With Kelly’
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
It's been said that one should never mix business with pleasure and that is why you won’t see Mark Consuelos permanently in the co-host chair on LIVE! With Kelly. continue reading »
Cardinal Timothy Dolan Weighs in on Immigration Reform and Contraception
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Cardinal Timothy Dolan weighed in on immigration reform, contraception and the Catholic Church today in an exclusive interview on MSNBC’s “Jansing & Co.” continue reading »
Who Speaks Spanish Best? by Raul Guerrero
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Are Spain, Latin America and Hispanic US, paraphrasing Oscar Wilde, worlds separated by the same language? Argentinos and uruguayos pronounce ll, y and g as English speakers do the sh in she, and some bolivianos and ecuatorianos pronounce the ll as the l in Leonor, while other Spanish-speakers do as the y in yo-yo. continue reading »
Shakira And Ronaldo Top 2012 Latino Social Media Ranking
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
@Plus_Three, the leading online marketing firm for Hispanic causes and organizations, today released its 2012 Latino Social Media Ranking (#2012LatinoRanking) analysis. continue reading »
Ship Named After Prominent Civil Rights Activist Cesar Chavez to be Christened by US Navy
May 5, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The Navy will christen and launch the dry cargo/ammunition ship the USNS Cesar Chavez, Saturday, May 5, 2012, during a 7:30 p.m. PDT ceremony at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego. continue reading »
Nicaragua’s Ernesto Cardenal Wins Poetry Prize in Madrid
May 4, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Nicaragua's Ernesto Cardenal was announced in Madrid Thursday as the winner of the Queen Sofia Ibero American Poetry Prize, presented every year to a living author deemed to have made an important contribution to the cultural legacy of Spain and Latin America. continue reading »
Nicaragua Crowns its Miss Gay 2012
April 30, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Nicaragua crowned its Miss Gay, the queen of the transvestites, in its annual Miss Gay Nicaragua competition held at the Ruben Dario National Theater. continue reading »
Nicaragua Launches U.S. Facebook Page with Travel Sweepstakes
April 9, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Today, Nicaragua, the hot new travel destination in Central America, is launching its new U.S. Facebook page with a sweepstakes contest. continue reading »
EXTREME TRAFFICKING: In 24-Hour Period Close to $1 Billion Worth of Cocaine Seized
March 13, 2012 | by HS News Staff
In two separate incidents in a 24-hour period, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) operating out of Corpus Christi, Texas, detected two go-fast vessels carrying more than 10,000 pounds of cocaine with a combined value of more than $779 million. continue reading »
Nicaraguan Prison Inmates Hold Warden Hostage
February 25, 2012 | by HS News Staff
The warden of La Esperanza prison in northern Nicaragua was taken hostage Friday amid a brawl between two groups of inmates, Deputy Interior Minister Carlos Najar said. continue reading »
Iran’s Nuclear Program Gets Boost from Nicaragua’s President Ortega
January 11, 2012 | by HS News Staff
Daniel Ortega began his second consecutive five-year term as president of Nicaragua with a speech substantially devoted to defending the Iranian nuclear program. continue reading »
Nicaragua Files Suit Against Costa Rica at UN World Court over Border Violations
December 24, 2011 | by UN News
Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of a new road along the banks of the San Juan River. continue reading »
Nicaragua Files Suit Against Costa Rica at World Court Over Border Violations
December 23, 2011 | by HS News Staff
Nicaragua has filed suit against Costa Rica at the United Nations International Court of Justice (ICJ), citing violations to national sovereignty and major environmental damages to its territory due to the construction of a new road along the banks of the San Juan River. continue reading »
