Environmental Graffiti

Exclusive Pictures of the Havana Biennial 2009

Jazz. Salsa. Rumba. Hip-hop. The list of music and dance forms for which Havana is a hotbed goes on. Cuba’s capital is a place of effervescent creative energies, and visual art too has long held a place in the city’s heart. The acclaimed Havana Biennial, now in its tenth year, celebrates all this and more – and this feast for art lovers worldwide kicked off earlier this week. Check out some of the highlights of the ground-breaking work that has been on show.

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A Barrel of Oil for a Banana Please

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has said Central American and Caribbean states could pay for oil with services or products like bananas and sugar. Speaking at the Petrocaribe summit of oil consumers and exporters,

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