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…
Haiti Death Toll Nears 900 in Hurricane Matthew’s Wake, Reuters Reports
From Weather Channel Story Highlights The death toll has risen to almost 900 in Haiti following the devastation of Hurricane Matthew. Relief workers are struggling to reach the hardest-hit areas. The government estimates that at least 350,000 people need some…
HBO’S 2016 documentary season begins on October 3rd including two Emmy®-nominated films
Mapplethorpe and are highlighted among the documentaries that HBO will feature, as well as the original HBO Latin America production, Wars of Others MIAMI, FL, – September 26th, 2016 – In its fifth consecutive season, HBO will showcase 11 documentaries,…
C&W Networks and TE SubCom extend Pan-Caribbean Partnership to provide capacity upgrades to multiple cable systems
SubCom’s ECLink Regional Upgrade Will Enable C&W Networks to Fulfill Broadband, IP Capacity and Service Demands Across a Fast-Growing Region EATONTOWN, NJ and MIAMI, FL–(Marketwired – Sep 21, 2016) – C&W Networks, a division of Cable & Wireless Communications, (C&W),…
Latin American, Caribbean health systems need more investment as populations age
By Enrique Rivero From UCLA Newsroom Study involving UCLA researchers finds progress toward universal health coverage, but gaps in how citizens assess primary care Though the health systems in Brazil, Colombia, El Salvador, Jamaica, Mexico and Panama have strengths, citizens…
Colombian drug kingpin sentenced to 35 years in US prison
By Nate Raymond, Reuters From Business Insider A Colombian drug kingpin was sentenced on Monday to 35 years in a U.S. prison for engaging in a multi-million dollar scheme to manufacture hundreds of tons of cocaine that he trafficked throughout…
Venezuelan president threatens to jail US business executives
From Curacao Chronicle CARACAS – President Nicolás Maduro has threatened to jail Kimberly-Clark executives by soliciting an Interpol red notice after the US paper products company shut down production in Venezuela last week. The Texas-based company produced items that are in…
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Birth defects from Zika in Latin America, Caribbean countries past 1,500 mark
From News 784 News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. June 10, 2016: The reported total number of cases of birth defects related to the Zika virus in affected Latin America and the Caribbean is now at 1,504, latest World Health…
Uruguay highlights admission in Association of Caribbean States
From Presna Latina Montevideo, Jun 7 (Prensa Latina) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay highlighted today that Uruguay”s admission as observer of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) will help strengthen the historical ties of friendship and cooperation with…
US Judge allows Colombians to pursue torture claims against Chiquita
By Monika Gonzalez Mesa, From Daily Business Review A federal judge allowed torture claims to stand in a lawsuit brought by thousands of Colombian laborers who claim Chiquita Brands International Inc. paid $1.7 million over nine years to a violent…
