ECLAC & ILO release joint publication on Employment Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Urban unemployment will keep rising in Latin America and the Caribbean and is seen reaching 9.4% in 2017 In a new joint report, ECLAC and the ILO indicate that labour conditions deteriorated in a context of low regional economic growth,…
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Officials: GMO mosquitoes aren’t ‘Drugs,’ need EPA oversight
AP From WLRN U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials say genetically modified mosquitoes are not “drugs” and should be regulated by environmental authorities. According to guidelines posted online Wednesday, federal officials have decided that mosquitoes engineered by the biotech firm…
China announces 235 investment projects in Brazil between 2003 and 2017
From MACAUHUB A total of 235 direct investment projects in Brazil were announced by China between 2003 and 2017, involving US$103.6 billion, according to a study by the Office for International Affairs of the Ministry of Planning, Development and Management….
New super-airline
A new super-airline wants to dominate South America — here’s what it’s like to fly on its new planes By Benjamin Zhang From Business Insider In operation since 2015, LATAM is one of newest international airline brands in the world….
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Caribbean ups reparations pressure on Europe
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Caribbean governments are stepping up the pressure on Europe to pay reparations for the brutal transatlantic slave trade, adding Norway and Sweden to the list of countries they have identified as culpable players. The…
Cayman Islands tourism arrivals continue to outperform expectations
Maintaining an upward trajectory is good for our economy, good for business and good for the people of the Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (28 July, 2017) Just 2 months after achieving the highest visitor arrivals for any April…
Walton leads record rush at Pan American u20 Championships
Jamal Walton of the Cayman Islands led a magic afternoon of world-class athletics on the opening day of the Pan-American U20 Championships at Trujillo’s Chan Chan stadium, where four event records fell in spectacular fashion. Walton, fourth at the 2015…
Chippewa Township supervisor recommends mosquito spraying to other communities
By Kullen Logsdon, From The Morning Sun Since 2014, Chippewa Township has gradually seen its mosquito problem dissolve. With help from APM Mosquito Control, the township’s mosquito population decreased significantly in 2015 and 2016. Because of the significant rainfall this…
Rio’s Valongo slave wharf
Rio’s Valongo slave wharf becomes Unesco heritage site From BBC News A wharf in Rio de Janeiro where nearly a million African slaves are estimated to have landed has been declared a World Heritage site by the UN cultural organisation,…
United States suspends all Brazilian meat imports
From BBC The United States has suspended Brazilian meat imports over “recurring concerns about the safety of products intended for the American market”. Several countries banned Brazilian meat in March, when prosecutors said health inspectors there had been taking bribes…
