Final GEP23 Regional Highlights LAC
Global Economic Prospects – Latin America and the Caribbean Recent developments: Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is estimated to have grown 3.6 percent in 2022. Robust expansion in the first half of the year was driven mostly by consumption, supported…
Sustainability is not as new an idea as you might think—it’s more than 300 years old
Modern sustainability evolved from forest management of the 18th century, and its ancient roots go back even further. Could it help with today’s climate crisis and lumber shortage? By Erika Schelby / Independent Media Institute The proverb “necessity is the…
Lula must save Brazil from savage capitalism, says Federal Deputy Juliana Cardoso
By Vijay Prashad and Zoe Alexandra Author Bio: This article was produced by Globetrotter. Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian, editor, and journalist. He is a writing fellow and chief correspondent at Globetrotter. He is an editor of LeftWord Books and…
Cayman: Police recover firearm and ammunition, three persons arrested
From RCIPS 23 Dec 2022 Police proactive operations continue in response to the recent increase in armed robbery incidents. This week, as a result of these operations, police recovered a loaded firearm and several rounds of ammunition from two separate…
Police Investigate Robbery in Cayman Brac
From RCIPS, 23 Dec. 22 Shortly after 11:50PM yesterday, 22 December, officers responded to a report of a robbery at a bar on West End East Road in Cayman Brac. It was reported that a masked man had entered the…
Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will decelerate in 2023 and will grow by 1.3%
In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean, ECLAC projects that regional growth next year will be a third of the rate forecast for 2022. (December 15, 2022) In a context of external uncertainties and…
The global push for population growth shows we’re not grappling with the Climate Crisis
By Carter Dillard Author Bio: Carter Dillard is the policy adviser for the Fair Start Movement. He served as an Honors Program attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice and also served with a national security law agency before developing…
The renewable energy transition is failing
By Richard Heinberg This article was produced by Earth | Food | Life, a project of the Independent Media Institute. Source: Independent Media Institute Despite all the renewable energy investments and installations, actual global greenhouse gas emissions keep increasing. That’s largely due to…
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Protectionism rising worldwide, harming global trade
Protectionism hinders 80 percent of all European machinery exports State-led export promotion for non-European competitors also creates significant disadvantages Free trade agreement with Mercosur and India urgently needed Brussels, 22/06/2022 – Free trade is increasingly hampered by government protectionist measures around…