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…
Caribbean nationals among 113 people arrested during ICE operation in US
From Jamaica Observer NEWARK, United States (CMC) — The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says it has arrested a number of Caribbean nationals among 113 people during an operation that formed part of the agency’s ongoing public…
Weekly Chart: Military spending in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Elizabeth Gonzalez From AS/COA Though global military spending rose over the last year, Latin America saw a big drop. The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute released 2016 data last month showing that, after the Middle East, Latin America and…
Global Thymoquinone Market 2017 – TCI, Sigma-Aldrich, Cayman [Chemicals] ,Toronto Research Chemicals
BY ALDIS CLARKE From Daily Hover Global Thymoquinone MarketThe motive of this strategic research report entitled “Global Thymoquinone Market 2017″ is to provide company officials, industry investors, and industry members with consequential insights to enable them make reliable strategic decisions…
Venezuela accuses Latin American neighbours of ‘meddling’
From Caribbean News Now CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez has criticised as “meddling” a joint statement by 11 Latin American countries calling on Venezuela’s government to “guarantee the right to peaceful protest”. In their joint statement, the…
Odebrecht mess leaves devastation trail from Andes to Caribbean
By David Biller and John Quigley From Bloomberg In Peru, Colombia, Dominican Republic politicians in trouble Spreading scandal so big that Peru’s GDP has been affected Trucks ascended to Braulio Pucllo’s pasture high in the Andes mountains five months ago…
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St Thomas: When past meets present – time travelling in the Caribbean
PARADISE BY MARRIOTT Beyond the picturesque beaches, one-of-a-kind shopping, and thrilling nightlife, the Caribbean has a rich and distinct history that rivals anywhere else in the world. Helping to curate an experience rich in culture and history is not an…
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The winter solstice triggers an extraordinarily rare and fascinating event in hundreds of Spanish missions
By Rubén G. Mendoza, The Conversation From Business Insider On Wednesday, Dec. 21, nations in the Northern Hemisphere will mark the winter solstice – the shortest day and longest night of the year. For thousands of years people have marked…
Trinidad and Tobago among Latin America and Caribbean countries with improving education systems
From Antigua Observer WASHINGTON, Dec 6, CMC – A new study has found that while students throughout Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) continue to be among the lowest achievers on international learning assessments, countries like Peru, Colombia, Uruguay, and…
Cocaine prices in the US have barely moved in decades — here’s how cartels distort the market
By Christopher Woody From Business Insider Efforts to staunch the flow of cocaine in recent years have focused on the source — ripping coca plants out of the ground or dousing them with herbicide. And attacking cocaine production at the…
