December Caribbean Memo 2012
New Election Possible In Venezuela
Date: 01-December-2012
From: News Center Publications
Dear Friends,
If Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez dies before January 10th of next year, a new election will be called within 30 days, according to the South American country’s constitution.
The possibility surfaced after one news report concluded: “All signs are pointing to his health failing him very, very soon.” Chavez’s vice president, Nicolas Maduro added: “it was a difficult and complex operation.”
The 58-year-old socialist leader has had four cancer operations in Cuba since mid-2011, the last one coming Tuesday, December 11, when he returned to Havana to receive treatment normally used to alleviate bone decay from radiation therapy, according to a British news service.
Re-elected for a third time October 7th and scheduled to be sworn in January 10th, Chavez's new six-year term would extend through February of 2019 if he survives and is able to take the oath of office.
One might also ask another important question about Chavez.
Why be treated in Havana rather than by superior doctors in Venezuela?
Here is for us what seems like a logical answer.
In Cuba, all information related to his true physical condition can easily be controlled by the Communist government.
Chavez reportedly feared that would not be the case in Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, despite his many attempts to control the press there.
We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.
As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Friday, December 14, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
A POSITIVE SIDE OF U.S. ELECTION
November Caribbean Memo 2012
Date: 01-November-2012
From: News Center Publications
Dear Friends,
There is a positive side to Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the United States. And we believe to have learned that from our Latin American experience.
To know about the region, it’s helpful to know a second language in order to help get to the heart of how those in Latin America think and operate. Without Spanish, in our opinion, it’s more difficult to get there.
Obama’s election for the second time opens an incredible opportunity for a real discussion about African Americans and slavery in the United States. To date, in our opinion, such a discussion has yet to really begin.
Most--both black and white--have feared to talk about those responsible for slavery in the United States. Here is what history tells us.
Blacks in Africa sold slaves to the English and French, who brought them for use in Brazil and the United States.
If you are interested in knowing more about this important history, we invite you to read our just published novel, “Al-Maghred, The Barbary Lion.” While looking at Islam, it also deals with slavery.
We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.
As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Date: 01-November-2012
From: News Center Publications
Dear Friends,
There is a positive side to Barack Obama’s re-election as president of the United States. And we believe to have learned that from our Latin American experience.
To know about the region, it’s helpful to know a second language in order to help get to the heart of how those in Latin America think and operate. Without Spanish, in our opinion, it’s more difficult to get there.
Obama’s election for the second time opens an incredible opportunity for a real discussion about African Americans and slavery in the United States. To date, in our opinion, such a discussion has yet to really begin.
Most--both black and white--have feared to talk about those responsible for slavery in the United States. Here is what history tells us.
Blacks in Africa sold slaves to the English and French, who brought them for use in Brazil and the United States.
If you are interested in knowing more about this important history, we invite you to read our just published novel, “Al-Maghred, The Barbary Lion.” While looking at Islam, it also deals with slavery.
We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.
As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
MAYBE YES, MAYBE NO
Date: 01-October-2012
From: News Center Publications
Subject: October Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
Cuba’s Communist Party newspaper Granma has just announced travel restrictions on Cubans will be lifted on January 14th of next year.
Maybe that’s so but we’ll wait until then to know if the Caribbean Communist government is serious.
A lot of it could depend on who is elected President of the United States next month.
If Barack Obama is re-elected, the restrictions will likely be lifted. If Gov. Mitt Romney is elected, those restrictions might not be.
This is our opinion, of course. And here is why.
Remember Cuba’s dictator Fidel Castro first imposed those restrictions in 1959.
And according to Granma, the action was necessary because of what Castro called an illegal economic blockade imposed by the United States.
In our view, if Obama is elected he might drop the blockade as a part of a larger plan to move America further to the left politically.
If Romney is elected, he might keep the blockade as part of a larger plan to move America further to the right to correct our nation’s failing economy.
We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.
As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
From: News Center Publications
Subject: October Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
Cuba’s Communist Party newspaper Granma has just announced travel restrictions on Cubans will be lifted on January 14th of next year.
Maybe that’s so but we’ll wait until then to know if the Caribbean Communist government is serious.
A lot of it could depend on who is elected President of the United States next month.
If Barack Obama is re-elected, the restrictions will likely be lifted. If Gov. Mitt Romney is elected, those restrictions might not be.
This is our opinion, of course. And here is why.
Remember Cuba’s dictator Fidel Castro first imposed those restrictions in 1959.
And according to Granma, the action was necessary because of what Castro called an illegal economic blockade imposed by the United States.
In our view, if Obama is elected he might drop the blockade as a part of a larger plan to move America further to the left politically.
If Romney is elected, he might keep the blockade as part of a larger plan to move America further to the right to correct our nation’s failing economy.
We talk about these matters because of our interest in the Caribbean, Latin American and its extension to other parts of the world.
As a result, we have six novels backing up the point and they can be found quickly. To find them, click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Saturday, September 1, 2012
IT'S FINISHED AND AVAILABLE
Date: 01-September-2012
Dear Friends,
The new and the other five novels can be found quickly. Click News Center Publications after reaching reaching the Web address: 'www.natcarnes.com.' Once there click: Amazon.com.
And like all the others, the drama starts out in the Caribbean and Latin America. An earth-shattering explosion sinks a cruise ship just off the coast of Puerto Rico.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
From: News Center Publications
Subject: September Caribbean Memo
Dear Friends,
The new and the other five novels can be found quickly. Click News Center Publications after reaching reaching the Web address: 'www.natcarnes.com.' Once there click: Amazon.com.
And like all the others, the drama starts out in the Caribbean and Latin America. An earth-shattering explosion sinks a cruise ship just off the coast of Puerto Rico.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Saturday, August 11, 2012
BACK IN CUBA, MAYBE
Date: 01-August-2012
From: News Center Publications
Subject: August Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
Cuban President Raul Castro visited China, Vietnam and finally Russia in July. And a French-language newspaper, 'Le Soir,' based in Brussels, Belgium, reports the Russians may have been invited to return to Cuba.
If the report turns out to be true, it will be the first time since the end of the old Soviet Union in 1991. During that period, Cuba was under the direct political direction of the Communist bloc.
Reporting from Havana, the Le Soir correspondent said Russia is considering opening a Navel Base on the Caribbean island near the United States. There was no time table mentioned.
We write about this kind of thing for a reason, our interest in the Caribbean and Latin America.
And we think we've done that with our five novels. And a sixth one, entitled 'Al-Maghred, the Barbary Lion,' is now available for the first time.
All six novels can be viewed on our WebSite.
First, go to http://www.natcarnes.com and then click News Center Publications to see not only the novels but also the Memos by clicking on 'Caribbean Memo.'
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
From: News Center Publications
Subject: August Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
Cuban President Raul Castro visited China, Vietnam and finally Russia in July. And a French-language newspaper, 'Le Soir,' based in Brussels, Belgium, reports the Russians may have been invited to return to Cuba.
If the report turns out to be true, it will be the first time since the end of the old Soviet Union in 1991. During that period, Cuba was under the direct political direction of the Communist bloc.
Reporting from Havana, the Le Soir correspondent said Russia is considering opening a Navel Base on the Caribbean island near the United States. There was no time table mentioned.
We write about this kind of thing for a reason, our interest in the Caribbean and Latin America.
And we think we've done that with our five novels. And a sixth one, entitled 'Al-Maghred, the Barbary Lion,' is now available for the first time.
All six novels can be viewed on our WebSite.
First, go to http://www.natcarnes.com and then click News Center Publications to see not only the novels but also the Memos by clicking on 'Caribbean Memo.'
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Thursday, July 19, 2012
A LATIN AMERICAN IN BRUSSELS
Date:01-July-2012
From: News Center Publications
Subject: July Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
A long-time ago, a Latin American leader, Victor Raul de la Torre of Lima, Peru, said Brussels--the capital of Belgium--was a favorite gathering place for him and others like him to discuss politics.
Here is at least one reason to suggest why his point should be considered.
It was found on the edge of town near TRAM number 94's last stop, a part of the city's huge transportation system.
Within sight and a short walking distance from the stop is a huge pink marble statue of Jose de San Martin, a soldier and stateman who helped lead revolutions against Spain's rule in Argentina in 1812, Chile in 1818 and Peru in 1821.
The secret, if there is one, may be found in writing on the statue itself:
He lived in Brussels seven years because of "hospitality given him in Brussels between 1824 and ending in 1931."
Argentina, his home-country, officially recognized their gratitude with the statue in June of 1998, one hundred years after Spain's rule ended in the hemisphere in 1898.
We write about this subject because of our interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Five historical-political novels have been written about Chile, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama and Puerto Rico.
And a sixth one about Islam, called 'AL-MAGHRED, The Barbary Lion,' is finished and will be available shortly.
All five novels can be found quickly. Click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address 'www.natcarnes.com.' Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
From: News Center Publications
Subject: July Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
A long-time ago, a Latin American leader, Victor Raul de la Torre of Lima, Peru, said Brussels--the capital of Belgium--was a favorite gathering place for him and others like him to discuss politics.
Here is at least one reason to suggest why his point should be considered.
It was found on the edge of town near TRAM number 94's last stop, a part of the city's huge transportation system.
Within sight and a short walking distance from the stop is a huge pink marble statue of Jose de San Martin, a soldier and stateman who helped lead revolutions against Spain's rule in Argentina in 1812, Chile in 1818 and Peru in 1821.
The secret, if there is one, may be found in writing on the statue itself:
He lived in Brussels seven years because of "hospitality given him in Brussels between 1824 and ending in 1931."
Argentina, his home-country, officially recognized their gratitude with the statue in June of 1998, one hundred years after Spain's rule ended in the hemisphere in 1898.
We write about this subject because of our interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Five historical-political novels have been written about Chile, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama and Puerto Rico.
And a sixth one about Islam, called 'AL-MAGHRED, The Barbary Lion,' is finished and will be available shortly.
All five novels can be found quickly. Click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address 'www.natcarnes.com.' Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
Friday, June 8, 2012
IT"S A LONG WAY FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Date: 01-June-2012
From: News Center Publications
Subject: June Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
Yes, it’s true.
The Caribbean is a terribly long-way from what happened on June 6, 1944. On that date, three million America, British and Canadian soldiers landed on the north coast of France to start the end of German-controlled Europe during World War II.
We decided to write about it anyway despite the geographical difference for a simple reason. If what was launched on “D-Day” had failed, this area of the world today would be dramatically different.
In other words, this is one small way of celebrating that historic moment in the name of all of us living in the Caribbean.
The Allied invasion of Normandy on France’s north coast was the first major step taken to end World War II less than two years later on Sept. 2, 1945. On that date, Hitler’s Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan officially surrendered.
We write about this subject because of our interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Five novels have been written about Chile, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama and Puerto Rico.
And a sixth one about Islam, called ‘AL-MAGHRED, The Barbary Lion,’ is finished and will be available shortly.
All five novels can be found quickly. Click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
From: News Center Publications
Subject: June Caribbean Memo-2012
Dear Friends,
Yes, it’s true.
The Caribbean is a terribly long-way from what happened on June 6, 1944. On that date, three million America, British and Canadian soldiers landed on the north coast of France to start the end of German-controlled Europe during World War II.
We decided to write about it anyway despite the geographical difference for a simple reason. If what was launched on “D-Day” had failed, this area of the world today would be dramatically different.
In other words, this is one small way of celebrating that historic moment in the name of all of us living in the Caribbean.
The Allied invasion of Normandy on France’s north coast was the first major step taken to end World War II less than two years later on Sept. 2, 1945. On that date, Hitler’s Nazi Germany, Italy and Japan officially surrendered.
We write about this subject because of our interest in Latin America and the Caribbean. Five novels have been written about Chile, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Panama and Puerto Rico.
And a sixth one about Islam, called ‘AL-MAGHRED, The Barbary Lion,’ is finished and will be available shortly.
All five novels can be found quickly. Click News Center Publications after reaching the Web address ‘www.natcarnes.com.’ Once there click: Amazon.com.
This Caribbean Memo and a Memo collection can also be found on the same site by clicking Caribbean Memo.
With each purchase, let us know and we'll send free of charge an e-book version. They can be read on any hand-held device with e-mail capability.
Remember, we are interested in your comments, pro and con. In other words, that's how we learn.
And please let us know if you want your name taken off the Caribbean Memo list.
The Editors
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