SmartLabs comes to Latin America and the Caribbean
Press release from: SmartLabs PR Agency: SoftPressRelease SmartLabs, one of the leading developers of solutions and set-top boxes for interactive TV operators, is delighted to announce an engagement with Poikilon Ltda to provide business development, marketing and sales support across…
IMF says C’bean countries still struggling to overcome global economic meltdown
From Jamaica Observer WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — A senior official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says with the global economy still struggling many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean are facing a harsher world than they did…
Three ways the Caribbean can strengthen financing for private companies
By Therese Turner-Jones From Inter-American Investment Corporation Growing up in The Bahamas, I remember my grandmother’s asue. There weren’t any banks where she lived on the island of Inagua, and even if there had been, it wasn’t customary for women…
ECLAC predicts Caribbean economies will contract this year
From Jamaica Observer SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) – The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has revised downward its growth projections for the region’s economic activity, forecasting an average contraction of -0.6 per cent in 2016. ECLAC said…
Advancing environmental governance in Latin America and the Caribbean
In less than 24 hours negotiators from 20 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will gather in Montevideo, Uruguay for the 3rd Meeting of the Negotiating Committee of the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Participation and Justice…
DB: To grow, Caribbean must lower its high energy costs
From Herald Tribune Latin America WASHINGTON – The Caribbean has “the world’s highest energy costs,” which hinder its productivity, and so it is vital to develop new sources of power generation, as Jamaica and Dominica are doing, the Inter-American Development…
Ericsson teams with MIT students on autonomous car innovation
Collaboration with the MIT System Design & Management program’s masters students to push boundaries of innovation “Identity module” to be jointly designed and developed to better understand driver preferences and behavior in context Establishes innovation-based relationship with MIT SDM Fellows…
New AP News Director for Latin America & the Caribbean wants coverage to be more multimedia
By Teresa Mioli From The University of Texas at Austin Since starting his new job, Paul Haven, the Associated Press’ new News Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, has overseen coverage on the lifting of restrictions on travel from the…
Caribbean Economic Outlook of 2016 – on wrong track already?
By Juan Pedro Schmid From Inter-American Development Bank Things certainly change quickly in today’s world. One month ago, we published the last Quarterly Bulletin, which looked back at main developments in the region and provided an economic outlook for 2016….
Jamaica: JTB welcomes NMIA Ranking as Most Improved Airport for Latin America and the Caribbean
From JIS Story Highlights The Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) has hailed the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) for being named the most improved airport in Latin America and the Caribbean by the Airports Council International (ACI). The Kingston-based airport received…
