Improving cities in Latin America and the Caribbean is essential according to the World Bank
For the entity, investment in infrastructure, urban planning and human capital are vital for economic development. WASHINGTON - The increase in investment in infrastructure, better metropolitan governance, urban More...
Economic growth in Latin America and Caribbean picking up
WASHINGTON - Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean is picking up, thanks to stronger demand at home, and a favourable global environment helped also by rebounding commodity prices. But to secure more durable More...
MIVD warns against ‘secret activities’ in the Caribbean parts of the Kingdom
THE HAGUE - The Caribbean parts of the Kingdom can be the target of 'secret activities' of foreign powers. According to Rene Zwart of Koninkrijksrelaties.nu, the Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) More...
350 human trafficking victims rescued across 13 Caribbean, Latin American countries
INTERPOL - According to the British news site BBC, nearly 350 men, women, and children have been rescued by police in 13 Caribbean and South American countries. The human trafficking victims were freed by an Interpol-orchestrated More...
World Bank: growth gathers steam in Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON - The economies of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have turned the corner after a year of tepid growth and six of stagnation, providing an opportunity for countries to solidify their fiscal positions More...
US officials: 16 nations agree to track Venezuela corruption
WASHINGTON - Finance ministers from several Latin American nations as well as the U.S. and Europe have agreed to work jointly to locate and seize the proceeds arising from corruption by Venezuelan government insiders, More...
ECLAC says economic activity in Latin America and the Caribbean will grow 2.2% this year
SANTIAGO - The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) updated its economic activity growth projections for the region’s countries during 2018 and kept its estimate for average regional More...
ECLAC wants region to reinvigorate integration and bolster intraregional trade
SÃO PAULO - The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, has called on the region’s countries to reinvigorate the process of integration and More...
Great success of WTM Latin America on its first day
With visitors from all over the world, the event gathered weight operators, hotels, destinations from five continents and lots of interaction. The main B2B tourism and travel event in Latin America closes the first More...
15 Caribbean countries to benefit from partnership for people and biodiversity
KINGSTON - The University of the West Indies (UWI) and IUCN (International Union of Conservation of Nature) Regional Office for Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean, have renewed a five-year collaboration More...
