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By MARK KONOLD From World Watch Institute What you should know about Latin America and the Caribbean’s clean energy markets In October, the Latin America and Caribbean Council on Renewable Energy (LAC-CORE) held its fifth finance summit, a gathering of…
U.N. revises down forecast for growth in Latam, Caribbean
From Reuters The United Nations predicted on Wednesday that the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean will contract 0.9 percent in 2016, slightly lower than the 0.8 percent contraction estimated by the agency in July. Looking ahead, growth in…
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Opportunity of documentary heritage preservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Call for Applications to the Regional Register of the Memory of the World Programme (MOWLAC) open until August 31st Memory of the World Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Committee (MOWLAC) reports that up to August 31 will be open…
Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps
LIMA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged Latin American countries to carry out a “strategic reorientation” of their labour market policies in order to increase productivity and to address rising unemployment and informality resulting from the…
An art gallery in Argentina is displaying some of the world’s most infamous forgeries
AFP From Business Insider Forged paintings are exhibited at the Argentine Finance Ministry in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2016, in a bid to alert potential buyers of art and create awareness of the illegal trafficking of cultural goods Buenos…
Falkland Islands lie in Argentinian waters, UN commission rules
Associated Press From The Guardian UK Argentina welcomes decision to expand its maritime territory, despite unresolved dispute with Britain over islands Argentina’s government is celebrating a decision by a UN commission to expand its maritime territory in the South Atlantic…
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Puerto Rico: The financial implications of dependency
By Emma Scully Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now On Monday, August 3, Puerto Rico’s Public Finance Corporation defaulted on a $58 million USD bond payment, the island’s first debt nonpayment in its 117…
Who speaks for public media in Latin America?
By Silvio Waisbord For World Bank Latin America has a long, fractured, and ultimately failed history of public media. So-called “public media” typically functioned as government-controlled institutions for spurious goals – propaganda and clientelism – rather than quality content in…
the infuriatingly sad story of global warming
These gorgeous photos perfectly capture the infuriatingly sad story of global warming By Chris Smith From BGR Global warming is a hotly debated topic around the world, as many people are still not convinced Earth’s climate is being affected by…
UN Human Rights Council backs Argentina on US debt row
From BBC The United Nations Human Rights Council has passed a resolution in Geneva condemning a group of American hedge funds that took Argentina to court. The investors are demanding payments worth more than $1.3bn (£766m) dollars on government bonds…
