Diario las Américas

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Today at the Pan American Union

WASHINGTON, D. C. (PAU)

An exhibit of Caribbean art will

be on display at the Pan Ameri

can Union from Feb. 6-24.

The paintings, selected from

nearly 1300 entered in the Alcoa

Steamship Company’s Caribbean

Art Competition, have been shown

in Puerto Rico, the Dominican Re

public, Trinidad, Jamaica, Haiti,

Venezuela, British Guiana, Suri

nam, Antigua, Martinique and Bar

bados during the past year. Last

month they were on exhibit at the

Delgado Museum in New Orleans.

Top prize winners in the exhibit

were selected by three eminent

HEMISPHERIC EVENTS

Latin American News in Brief

ARGENTINE TRADE

BUENOS AIRES (UP)— Ar

gentina’s foreign trade in 1956 left

an unfavorable balance of $202

million, as compared with a $244

million unfavorable balance in 19-

55, complete official figures show.

The figures, issued by the Fin

ance Ministry, also showed that ex

ports last December reached $9O

million, the highest figure for any

month in more than two years, re

flecting an upturn in exports of

grain, wool and meat.

The $42 million reduction in the

trade deficit from 1955 to 1956

was the result of a $57 million re

duction in imports which more

than offset a $l7 million decline

in exports.

Imports of petroleum products

rose $47 million last year from 19-

55, as a result of which Argentina’s

trade deficit with Venezuela was

$7l million. Machinery imports al

so rose $45 million.

gua, who has been sentenced to

40 months in jail.

The editorial says:

“As can be remembered the as

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Diario las Américas. (1957). Miami, Fla.;Miami Springs, Fla., 1957-02-06. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn82001257/1957-02-06/ed-1/?sp=10

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Diario las Américas, 1957-02-06.