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...
UN Agency says Latin America and Caribbean must radically transform food habits to combat obesity
KINGSTON - A “radical transformation” of food systems and food habits is critical to combat the growing scourge of overweight and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean, the United Nations food security More...
Latin America and Caribbean have world’s second highest teen pregnancy rates
PANAMA CITY - Latin America and the Caribbean continues to be the region with the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the world, according to a joint report launched today by the Pan American Health Organization/World More...
ECLAC forecasts moderate recovery for Latin American and Caribbean in 2018
WASHINGTON - New economic projections for Latin America and the Caribbean show moderate recovery in 2018 and growth the following year – with favoured expansions in consumption and domestic investment, the United More...
