Archive for May 17th, 2007
Underwear thief on the loose in Colombia
5:08 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Colombia|crime|Women · Comments Off
17 May 2007
It sounds like a bad script from a La risa en vacaciones movie, but it’s real: there is a ladrón de ropa interior — an underwear thief — at large on the streets of Pereira, Colombia.
Diana was assaulted on the streets of the Colombian city of Pereira 15 days ago. The thief stripped her of her watch and her wallet, but when he told her to take off her underwear, she feared the worst.However, the deliquent only took that garment and took off running. The victim felt deep relief, but the indignation came later.
“If they were fancy garments, okay. But to take panties that cost 2000 pesos (about one dollar) is ridiculous,” she said.
According to the BBC via 20 Minutos, investigators believe that the “asaltabragas” could be a few different underwear thieves who form part of a gang, as the victims descriptions of the perpetrator do not match.
Via / 20 Minutos
Congress reaches landmark immigration agreement
4:00 pm By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Immigration · 1 Comment
17 May 2007
It’s not amnesty, and it calls for further securing borders, but at least on the surface it seems that the agreement reached in Congress this morning on how to handle the immigration issue in this country has some points in favor of immigrants currently in the U.S. While President Bush immediately praised the proposed legislation, Senator Ted Kennedy simultaneously lauded it, saying the agreement would bring immigrants and their families “out of the shadows and into the sunshine of American life,” by providing them opportunity to immediately correct their status.
So what are the key points of the proposed immigration bill and what would change? Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version:
A temporary worker program. A system would be created which would “give weight to immigrants’ education and to job skills deemed helpful to the economy in deciding whom to admit, using a point system to evaluate those qualifications. Family ties would remain an important factor,” according to the New York Times.
Wanna Coke in Cuba? No Problem !
10:36 am By Jennifer Woodard Maderazo · Cuba|Money|Politics · 2 Comments
17 May 2007
Believe it or not, despite the U.S. Embargo against Cuba, you can drink a Coke while smoking a Marlboro, wearing your Jordache jeans and Nikes and I’m not talking a warm can you bought in a back alley on the black market. According to a recent report on MSNBC, U.S. companies are making money in Cuba and both governments are turning a blind eye.
Trade sanctions bar American tourists from visiting Cuba and allow exports only of U.S. food and farm products, medical supplies and some telecommunications equipment. But wholesalers and distributors in Europe, Asia, Latin America and Canada routinely sell some of America’s most recognizable brands to Cuban importers.
Tonight Ugly Betty Meets La Fea Mas Bella
17 May 2007
There will be a meeting of the feas on the season finale of Ugly Betty tonight. Angélica Vale, the star of Univision’s La Fea Mas Bella, makes a guest appearance on the hit ABC show playing the assistant of an orthodontist.
Many Latinos who watch both English language and Spanish language television may get the joke but will non-Latino viewers? Stay tuned….
Via / NY Daily News
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