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Two museums tackle the Chinese-Caribbean connection
By Nicholas Slayton From Los Angeles Downtown News Chinese American Museum and California African American Museum Join Forces for Unique Two-Part Exhibition DTLA – Last week saw the launch of Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA, a massive artistic endeavor in which more…
What is missing from police crime statistics?
by Heather Sutton Caribbean DEVTRENDS From BLOGS.IADB When it comes to understanding crime and violence, police records only tell us half the story (literally). But to design effective crime prevention and reduction policies we need the other half. While an…
More Caribbean nationals now using Internet — ECLAC
From Jamaica Observer SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — Latin America and the Caribbean region has made sustained progress in terms of access to the Internet with more than half of the population using the technology, according to data released by the…
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Carissa F. Etienne: Health inequities endanger economic and social growth in Latin America and the Caribbean
Santiago, Chile, July 3, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) – Health inequities are “not only unjust, they also threaten the advances we have made in the last decades and endanger economic growth and social development” in Latin America and the Caribbean, said PAHO…
E-Commerce growing
From Barbados Advocate Postmaster General, Margaret Ashby, is urging members of the postal sector across the region to see the post as being critical for the vibrancy of their economies. She said this can only be achieved by embracing the…
Uruguayan Army reinforces Latin American security against chemical weapons
By Julieta Pelcastre From Diálogo Service members and rescue workers from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries are ready to deal with toxic substances. The Uruguayan Army’s Engineers Training Center, in collaboration with the Organization for the Prohibition…
Latin America and the Caribbean Issued International Bonds at a Record Pace in the First Quarter of 2017
From ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECLAC – WASHINGTON, D.C. ECLAC Office in Washington released a new report on capital flows. 2017 started with the highest monthly issuance on record from Latin America and the Caribbean in the international bond market, with total…
Voluntary blood donors are increasing, but the numbers are not enough to ensure sufficient blood supplies
A new PAHO report on blood supply shows that less than half of those who give blood in Latin America and the Caribbean do so, on an altruistic basis. Washington, DC, June 12, 2017 (PAHO / WHO) – Less than…
Bartech expands presence in Asia, Latin America and Caribbean
From HT Bartech, a provider of profit-generating automatic minibar solutions for the hospitality industry, said it has significantly expanded its presence in some of the world’s fasting growing travel markets, with recent installations at properties in seven key regions. Over…
Cayman Islands: HSM Head of Private Client & Trusts attends 2017 Trust Summits
HSM’s Head of Private Client & Trusts attorney, Mr. Robert Mack attended several conferences in May 2017. He attended the STEP Caribbean Conference in Grand Cayman on May 1-3, the Transcontinental Trusts International Forum 2017 in Bermuda on May 4-5…
