Forbes Travel Guide expands its five star rating system into the Caribbean and Mexico
Forbes Travel Guide will Provide Ratings to Help Consumers Make Better Luxury Travel Decisions in Two Growing Markets, and soon, in all of Latin America NEW YORK, July 17, 2014 – Forbes Travel Guide—the originator of the Five-Star hospitality rating…
Obama cracking down on tax cheats
By Jonah Bennett From Daily Caller Arriving 18 months late on the scene, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) came into effect this week in an effort to crack down on tax dodgers funneling money outside the country, the…
IPv4 addresses now EXHAUSTED in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Kelly Fiveash From The Register They could just buy dot-uk domains, right Stephen Fry*? The allocation of internet addresses using the IPv4 protocol in Latin America and the Caribbean has hit a critical stage, the region’s registry (LACNIC) warned on…
TNO, ASU awarded training contract in the Caribbean
BY JUDY NICHOLS From Full Circle The Caribbean Branch Office of TNO, in partnership with Arizona State University’s Advanced Technology Innovation Center, has been awarded a three-year contract to train a renewable-energy workforce in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados and Jamaica….
Regional employment challenged by low economic growth – report
From Caribbean360 SANTIAGO, Chile, Tuesday May 27, 2014, CMC – A new report by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) says low economic growth in 2014 could affect employment in…
Costa Rica has the 4th highest rate of alcoholism in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Corey Kane From The Tico Times The beer-loving Central American country had the fourth highest rate of alcohol dependence in the region, though it was not significantly higher than the regional average. The World Health Organization (WHO) published a…
Scientists slam latest Doomsday climate report
From Newsmax Climatologists and other experts are blasting a new climate change report from the Obama administration, calling it a “litany of doom” that objective scientists won’t take seriously. The National Climate Assessment (NCA), an 840-page report compiled by 300…
Guyana ranks second highest for maternal deaths in Caribbean – UN report
From Caribbean Tracker A new United Nations (UN) data report shows that Guyana is among five countries in the region with the highest Maternal Mortality Rate and among six nations where the rate has increased significantly between 1990 and 2013….
Latin America and the Caribbean redouble efforts to eradicate hunger
REPORT from Food and Agriculture Organization Relief Web President of Chile, FAO Director-General, Vice President of Venezuela and representatives of the 33 countries gather for FAO regional conference Santiago de Chile – Representatives of all countries in Latin America and…
$5.3M ‘Social Impact Bond’ Fund for Latin America launches
From Forbes Social Impact Bonds are coming to Latin America and the Caribbean Following the lead of the U.K. , the U.S., and other places, the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), which provides development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean,…
