Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Daily Headlines: February 5, 2008

* Rest in piece Tata Guines; Cuba’s "King of the Congas" died yesterday at the age of 77 years.

* U.S. aid to Latin America is expected to go up by 25% according to President Bush's proposed budget for 2009.

* Are U.S. ports ill-prepared for the upcoming Panama Canal expansion?

* Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega said that his country is willing to increase cooperation with U.S. antidrug efforts.

Sources- Dallas Morning News, Reuters, La Plaza, Bloomberg

Image- BBC News

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