Local Bahamians are preparing to welcome their new consul general to Atlanta. On Jan. 12 at 6 p.m., the Bahamian Consulate General will host a meet-and-greet with Astra Armbrister-Rolle, who […]
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Habitat Seeks Volunteers for Dominican Republic Build
The local chapter of Habitat for Humanity is seeking 12 local volunteers to help build homes in the Dominican Republic March 10-17.
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Hospitality Students Go Beyond Cigars and Old Cars in Cuba
Editor’s note: This post is sponsored and produced by Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business. When Georgia State University Clinical Professor Leonard Jackson joined the Regynald G. Washington […]
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Haiti’s Charms and Challenges Keep Former Habitat Exec Mrs. Blake Motivated
Haiti never seems to be far from Elizabeth Blake’s mind. Or so it seemed when she spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta downtown on Feb. 21 or even when […]
Posted inAirport City, Business, Jamaica, Trade
Hartsfield-Jackson Signs ‘Best Practices’ Agreement With Jamaica’s Airports Authority
The focus of a new Sister Airport Cooperation Agreement between Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and the Airports Authority of Jamaica is to share best practices and technological developments. According to […]
Posted inBooks, Caribbean
Books 2016: A Georgia Girl’s Grief, Romance and New Beginning in Cuba
Book: La Americana – A Memoir Author: Melanie Bowden Simón Review by: Leslie Gordon, director, Rialto Center for the Arts at Georgia State University In La Americana, Melanie Bowden Simón describes […]
Posted inCaribbean, Diplomacy, Education
In Wake of Castro’s Passing, World Affairs Council Trips to Help Atlantans Make Sense of Cuba
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta always frames its Cuba trips as a chance to see the country before it “changes,” implying that its slow reforms could alter the chance to […]
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Cuban Dance Troupe Turns Up the Heat at the Rialto and Helps Thaw Cuban-U.S. Relations
“Trust me, we want to do this,” is what Collin Laverty, the founder and president of Cuba Educational Travel, told a skeptical Charles Shapiro, a former ambassador to Venezuela and […]
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Cuban Official: Obama Has More to Do to Open Trade, Investment
In Cuba’s economy today, U.S. companies are largely like actors who can only watch the drama play out while companies from Europe, Brazil and elsewhere steal the show.
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Cuban Embassy Officials to Hold Roundtable With Atlanta Firms
It may still be a Communist country, but Cuba’s newly restored embassy in the United States is wasting no time in preparing American capitalists to tap opportunities in the market […]