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Evo makes businesses pay workers more

18:37 H — Jennifer

Bolivian president Evo Morales signed a decree earlier this month (on May 1, International Workers Day, to be exact) which calls for private companies to give their workers a 5 percent raise. Labor minister Walter Delgadillo said that the measures... Read more »

Topics: Bolivia - Labor - Money

No Cinco de Mayo celebration in Virginia

13:53 H — Jennifer

Virginia's Mexican-American community had to do without their annual Cinco de Mayo celebration this year, as a result of a curious phone call from ICE officials and fears that possible immigration raids might make attendees an easy target for ICE... Read more »

Topics: Events - Immigration - Virginia

Cinco de Mayo en NYC

13:46 H — Maegan la Mala

Yesterday I had the honor of attending Cinco de Mayo festivities here in New York City, in my home borough and ‘hood of Corona, Queens. The celebration, which included music and food, filled Flushing Meadows Park with the Tricolores of... Read more »

Topics: Celebrities - Chismes - Events - Mexico - New York City

Eye on Summer Music : Spanish Harlem Orchestra

08:00 H — Maegan la Mala

As a Nuyorican, the sound of summer for me has always been not the oceans waves but rather salsa music. For me then the Spanish Harlem Orchestra’s new release, United We Swing, available May 15th, couldn’t come at a better... Read more »

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