We have so much to learn from Cuba
By Robert F. Kennedy Jr From Caribbean Life WHITE PLAINS, New York, Dec 30 2014 (IPS) – Earlier this month, President Barack Obama announced the restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba after more than five decades of a misguided policy…
ECLAC hails thaw in US-Cuba relations
From T&T Newsday THE following is a statement delivered by Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) Executive Secretary Alicia Barcena on last Wednesday’s historic announcement by United States President Barack Obama of plans to restore diplomatic relations…
PAHO preps Caribbean for potential importation of Ebola/Ebola case confirmed in Glasgow hospital
From GuyanaTimes Although the United States is the only country to date that has registered cases of Ebola imported from the current outbreak in West Africa, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are working with support from the Pan…
First-ever Universal Health Coverage Day urges “Health for all – everywhere”
By: PAHO/WHO, In Latin America and the Caribbean, 30% of the population lacks access to health care for financial reasons—a situation PAHO member countries have pledged to change. Washington, D.C., 12 December 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — The Pan American Health Organization/World…
Caribbean Job Market Faces ‘Scenario Of Uncertainty’ In 2015, Says UN Report
From Curacao Chronicle United Nations Day MEXICO CITY, Mexico — An “unusual pattern” has been detected in this year’s urban employment rate in Latin America and the Caribbean, which continued to fall despite warning signs of economic slowdown, said a…
Tanker rates jump as U.S. refiners boost Latin America shipments
By Naomi Christie From Bloomberg Tanker rates are increasing to the highest level in at least three years as a surge in U.S. refining boosts demand for ships to carry processed fuels to Latin America and the Caribbean. Vessels carrying…
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…
PAHO/WHO to provide training in clinical management of Ebola for doctors and nurses in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Health professionals from over 30 countries will attend workshops in Antigua and Barbuda and Chile, then train professionals in their home countries Washington, D.C., 28 November 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Health professionals from more…
The world’s best hotel restaurants in 2014 [#7 is in Cayman Islands]
By CNN Staff From KTUU It’s a familiar refrain among jet-lagged travelers, usually accompanied by a despondent shrug. “Well, I guess we could just grab a quick bite at the hotel.” Hotel restaurants have long had a reputation for offering…
O2 Secure Wireless, Inc. announces the expansion of the OTOW Network In Latin America and the Caribbean
With the pending closing of the acquisition of Technologies Argus First de Mexico O2 Secure Wireless takes the next step in global telecom tapping into a $201 Billion Market ST AUGUSTINE, Fla., Nov. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — O2 Secure Wireless,…
