Latin News

By Isaac Cohen* At a press conference, held in Washington DC last week, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Madame Christine Lagarde stated the institution’s opinion about the most anticipated US monetary policy decision. The statement was issued during a presentation of the results of a periodic report…

A Celebration of Latin Culture with World and Company Premieres. Biggest Names in Contemporary Choreography, Day of the Dead Celebration, Salsa and Flamenco.   WASHINGTON, D.C.[CapitalWirePR] June 16, 2015 – The Washington Ballet (TWB) announced the launch of PROJECT GLOBAL, a multi-year initiative to explore and celebrate cultures of different regions around the…

By Viji Sundaram Calling it one of the “best” budgets the state has ever had, California Gov. Jerry Brown said the $167.6 billion dollar budget the legislature passed Tuesday would pump more money into child care and education, pay down the state’s debt by $1.9 billion and provide health care for…

By Isaac Cohen* The first quarter contraction of 0.7 percent in the US economy has been followed by two consecutive months of robust job creation. After gaining 233,000 new jobs in April, the Labor Department informed that 280,000 new nonfarm jobs were created in May. Hourly earnings for private sector…

New York, NY- The State Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has just made a decision today to allow the first undocumented law graduate to practice law in the State of New York. Cesar Vargas, a nationally recognized leader in the Dreamer movement, graduated from City University of New York School of Law in…

Workers Seek Full-Time Hours for Full Paycheck as Commercial Offices Sell for Record-Setting Prices.   Washington, DC – Negotiations began today for a new union contract covering over 4,000 commercial cleaners in Washington, D.C., nearly 4,000 cleaners in Northern Virginia, over 1,500 cleaners in Montgomery County, Maryland and 700 Baltimore…

    By Isaac Cohen* The reason why this column’s title includes the word “again” is because, for the third time in recent years, several “systemically important” big banks have been caught acting beyond legality. As described by the new US Attorney General Loretta Lynch, five big banks participated in a…

STATEMENT BY JEFF RATHKE, DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF PRESS RELATIONS Rescission of Cuba as a State Sponsor of Terrorism In December 2014, the President instructed the Secretary of State to immediately launch a review of Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism, and provide a report to him within six…

By Isaac Cohen* Some signals indicate the US economy weak performance, during this year’s first quarter, may continue into the second quarter. Furthermore, in the second revision by the Commerce Department, the weak 0.2 percent growth for this year’s first quarter is expected to become a contraction. True, the central…

The winter downfall in the US economy has been followed by a rebound in job creation. Last week, the Labor Department said 223,000 new non-farm jobs were created in April, which lowered the unemployment rate to 5.4 percent, from 5.5 percent. Additionally, 85,000 new jobs were created in March, as…