Artist captures Caribbean sea
Artist captures Colombia’s dazzling Caribbean sea By Rachel Lee From The Korea Times Colombia, a Latin American country with many sun-drenched stretches, will bring a collection of photographs to Seoul to mark its National Day, which falls on July 20….
Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development will follow up on the 2030 Agenda
This new Forum, approved during ECLAC’s thirty-sixth session, will be the regional mechanism for following up and reviewing the Agenda’s implementation in the region. The creation of the Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable…
Labour market policies in Latin America must be reoriented to protect social achievements and address productivity gaps
LIMA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) has urged Latin American countries to carry out a “strategic reorientation” of their labour market policies in order to increase productivity and to address rising unemployment and informality resulting from the…
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Latin and Caribbean Nights at the Símόn Bólívar Cultural Centre (SBCC) launched
By Elaine Hartman Reckord From Jamaica Information Service Story Highlights The dream of Venezuelan Revolutionary Leader, Símόn Bólívar, to unite the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean through culture is being realised at the Símόn Bólívar Cultural Centre (SBCC)….
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WHO to reconsider Olympics Zika threat
World health chiefs to reconsider Zika threat to Rio Olympics after professor slams them for ‘terrible conflict of interest’ By Amie Gordon For Mailonline World Health Organization said it will reassess Zika threat after pressure There are less than two…
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The middle-income trap: Sexual and reproductive rights and health in Latin America and the Caribbean
By Marissa Billowitz From Ms. Magazine From May 16 to 19 this year, advocates from around the world came together in Copenhagen for the Women Deliver conference. We’re spotlighting their work and experiences here on the Ms. blog. As I was tweeting…
ECLAC and ILO: Latin American and Caribbean Unemployment Seen Rising in 2016 Due to Regional Economic Deterioration
The evolution of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean during 2016 will generally be negative, due to forecasts for a more deteriorated macroeconomic context and growth levels than last year and to the weakening of some employment indicators,…
Adolescent fertility in Latin America and the Caribbean
By JORGE RODRIGUEZ VIGNOLI From n.IUSSP Up until the 1970s, the Latin American and Caribbean region stood out for its high levels of fertility. Decline was rapid in subsequent years, but adolescent fertility in the region is still…
New incorporations decline in Panama
By Kenneth Rijock From Caribbean News Now MIAMI, USA — Statistics released in Panama show that there has been a decline in the number of new incorporations, ever since the Panama Papers offshore scandal broke in global media. Though Panama’s…
World Travel Awards 2016: Latin American, Caribbean Countries nab nods At ‘Oscars’ of tourism
By Jessica Lucia Roiz From Latin Times The World Travel Awards is preparing for a fantastic awards ceremony expected to take place later this year at a Grand Final Gala Ceremony in Maldives. As tradition holds since 1993, the awards ceremony…
