Latin America and the Caribbean
The EU and Latin America and the Caribbean have enjoyed privileged relations since the first bi-regional Summit, held in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in 1999, which established a strategic partnership. They are natural partners linked by strong historical, cultural and…
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Opportunity of documentary heritage preservation in Latin America and the Caribbean
Call for Applications to the Regional Register of the Memory of the World Programme (MOWLAC) open until August 31st Memory of the World Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Committee (MOWLAC) reports that up to August 31 will be open…
Envoy says Tehran eyeing Latin America as strategic friend
From Tehran Times TEHRAN – The Iranian ambassador to Havana has hailed Latin American countries and the Caribbean as ones of strategic importance not only because of economic merits but the role they play in international organizations. “The Latin American…
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The View from Europe: Rebalancing the Chinese economic relationship
BY: DAVID JESSOP From Barbados Advocate Last month the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) published a paper ‘Chinese rise in the Caribbean – What does it mean for Caribbean Stakeholders?’ Although, in its conclusions, it said little more than a number…
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Caribbean hoteliers, tourism officials seek Zika antidote
By BRIAN MAJOR From Travel Pulse With the 2016 summer travel season waning, Caribbean tourism officials hope for some moderation in the Zika virus’ increasingly apparent toll on visitor arrivals. But with infection numbers continuing to grow in regional destinations,…
C&W Networks at CANTO: Future-proofing Caribbean Region by driving industry innovation with network certifications
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, Aug 03, 2016 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Group Receives MEF Carrier Ethernet 2.0 Certifications SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO–(Marketwired – Aug 3, 2016) – C&W Networks, a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless Communications, (C&W), one of the…
A Latina UN secretary-general
By Evan Fagan Research Associate at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs From Caribbean News Now On July 12, ten of the twelve candidates running for the Secretary-General (SG) position of the United Nations took center stage before the UN General Assembly….
ECLAC: Recovery of Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean depends on invigorating public and private investment
The UN organization presented today its 2016 annual economic report, in which it forecasts that the region will contract -0.8% this year. Latin American and Caribbean countries will show a -0.8% contraction in their growth rate in 2016, marking a…
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Cayman Islands accountant wants to go to jail Robert Neil Aspinall (38), a British National who has been working in the Cayman Islands from 2003 as an offshore accountant, wants to go to jail immediately. Aspinall is accused of…
OAS wants urgent solution to inequalities in the Caribbean
From Jamaica Observer ASUNCIÓN (CMC) —The Organization of American States (OAS) has called for urgent solutions to inequalities in the Caribbean. In search of solutions, the OAS said during the third meeting of Ministers and High Authorities of Social Development…
