ANTIGUA – PM Browne says ‘no justice’ in de-banking Caribbean countries
From Barbados Today The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne says there is no justice in the de-banking and barring of small Caribbean states from the international payment system. “De-banking and de-risking undermines the ability of small countries…
UN-backed programme logs record high cocaine seizures at seaports in Latin America and the Caribbean
UN-trained law enforcement units have intercepted huge shipments of illegal drugs being trafficked through seaports this year, including 2.8 tons of cocaine at Brazil’s Port Santos, the largest such seizure in the port’s history The joint customs and police Port Control…
Billions sent back to the Caribbean last year – A NAN first
From NAN Business Editor News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Weds. April 25, 2018: Guess how much money exactly was sent back to the Caribbean from immigrants globally last year? If you guessed USD 13.5 billion, then you are correct. According…
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IDB promotes savings for retirement in the Caribbean
From St Lucia Times WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has launched the Retirement Savings Laboratory, a project that seeks to increase the number of people saving for retirement in Latin America and the Caribbean. The…
Scythian Biosciences appoints Gabriel Meneses as Vice President of Latin America and Caribbean
Global Business Development Expert Roberto Pérez Ruiz Joins Company’s Senior Team TORONTO, April 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Scythian Biosciences Corp. (the “Company” or “Scythian”) (TSXV:SCYB) (Frankfurt:9SB) (OTC – Nasdaq Intl:SCCYF) is pleased to announce the appointments of Gabriel Meneses…
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Embracing technology is key for the jobs of tomorrow in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Modern Diplomacy New technologies provide a pathway to poverty reduction and could usher in a wave of higher productivity and growth across Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a new World Bank report. At a time of growing…
Latin America’s 1st ever black female VP — A Jamaican?
BY VINETTE K. PRYCE From Caribbean Life On April 1, when jokesters, pranksters and April foolers of the day tricked family and friends with carefully constructed misdeeds, in the Central American nation of Costa Rica, Epsy Alejandra Campbell Barr was…
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Regional pathways to sustainable development
From SDG STORY HIGHLIGHTS The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) released a report on pathways to SDG achievement in the Asia-Pacific region, prior to the 5th Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD). The Economic Commission for Latin America and…
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…
Latin America and the Caribbean call for unity and solidarity at NAM
By Mario Hubert Garrido, Baku From Presna Latina Apr 5 (Prensa Latina) The representation of Latin America and the Caribbean today called for cooperation, unity and solidarity within the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Speaking on behalf of that region at the…
