‘An entire country is in shock ‘: 15 killed in Canadian youth hockey team bus crash
By Michelle Mark Reuters From Business Insider 15 people are dead after a bus collided with a tractor-trailer in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on Friday evening. The bus was carrying a junior hockey team and collided with a truck….
BMW Group Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean will benefit the region by restructuring the organization under a regionalization scheme.
• BMW Group has always been distinguished as a future-oriented and changing brand. Mexico City, April 4th, 2018.- BMW Group’s success has always been based on thinking for the long-term and, under such scheme, the Group has implemented a series…
Two killed in Germany as van ploughs into crowd in Muenster
From BBC Two people have been killed in the western German city of Muenster after a van drove into people sitting outside restaurants. The driver of the vehicle, who has not yet been officially identified, died after shooting himself at…
Movie making booming in Caribbean
From St Kitts & Nevis Observer Film production is surging in the Caribbean and Central America despite natural – and some political – turmoil, according to Variety. “The region’s film industry indeed feels more effervescent,” said the Panama International Film…
Social movements and other allies from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe condemn the political persecution and threat of imprisonment against Lula
TO: Brazilian Government Brazilian Politics Society and Economy From Friends of the MST Social movements and other allies from the United States, Canada, the Caribbean and Europe condemn the political persecution and threat of imprisonment against Lula, the leading candidate…
Small farmers concern OCES
Small farmers top of concern for new OECS – Brazil – Argentina Agricultural Knowledge Exchange OECS Media Release Friday, April 6, 2018 — The Commission of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States is building upon progress to safeguard the Eastern…
Here’s what you missed at the 2018 Geneva Motor Show
By Roberto Baldwin From engadget This year’s Geneva Motor Show seemed to be all about going fast without stopping at the gas pump. Gas-powered vehicles continue to dominate the market, but automakers took the opportunity to showcase their electrified roadmap…
Regaining citizens’ trust in public institutions is key to resuming inclusive growth and well-being in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Merco Press Brussels, 09 April 2018 – Three out of four Latin Americans today show little or no confidence in their national governments. Around 80% think corruption is widespread. These levels are both up from 55% and 67% respectively…
Destinations of the week
Getting to the most pristine sliver of the Caribbean just got easier By Chris Bunting From New York Post Getting to St. Vincent and the Grenadines — the geologic semicolon of the tropics, lying just south of St. Lucia and…
Jamaican Minister Shaw targeting reduced onion imports
By Chad Bryan From JIS Story Highlights Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says efforts must be made to reduce the percentage of onions being imported for domestic consumption. Data provided by the Caribbean Broilers, more popularly…