SANTIAGO, Chile – The number is staggering. There are an estimated 2.5 million people being trafficked at any given time throughout the world, according to the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). “In Latin America alone, the number of human trafficking victims is around 700,000. I am talking about estimates because we know [...]
WASHINGTON, D.C., U.S.A. – Albert Pujols has a chance to give his team the ultimate good-bye gift: a World Series title. The native of Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, regarded one of the best players in baseball, should become its highest paid over the next few months as he is set to become a [...]
As per the reports by BCV or the Central Bank of Venezuela, the amount of debt in the foreign currency has increased by about 230% in the last five years. This increase had jumped from USD 25.67 billion to that of USD 84.72 billion in the very first of this year (2011) itself. In fact, [...]
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s tiny dissident community gathered on Saturday to mourn the loss of one of its most prominent leaders, Ladies in White founder and leader Laura Pollan, who for years made her home a headquarters for planning protests against the communist government. Family members, government opponents and diplomats gathered at Pollan’s house in [...]
U.S. outsourcing customers seeking nearshore alternatives to offshore outsourcing hot spots need not look far for the leading options. Mexico is their best bet, according to a new ranking of Latin American outsourcing locations by outsourcing consultancy ThinkSolutions. “It was no surprise to see Mexico at the top of the list,” says ThinkSolutions partner Tony Mataya. [...]
Pavulonia a multipurpose tree of Chinese origin, is able to capture 50% of carbon dioxide, used to feed livestock, wood provides only 9 years, nourishing the earth’s crust and shade to avoid the loss of weight gained by high temperatures. In Colombia, cut down nearly 600,000 hectares of forest per year (the same number of forested soccer), [...]
Central America has tremendous opportunities in developing green energy. From biofuels to hydro and wind to thermal there is a lot these central American countries can provide. Honduras’ first wind power plant began operations amid an ongoing energy crisis that has prompted frequent power outages across the country. The state power utility, ENEE, launched the [...]
Ortega seduces in Nicaragua with its capitalist socialism President has Socialist discourse and excellent relationship with the private sector Tacit agreement: entrepreneurs deal with business, Ortega governs Managua. An afternoon on the mountainous city of Matagalpa. In a dusty square of this city, located in a rich area of the country’s large coffee plantations and [...]
SAT, High Technology Sourcing Company, designed and developed the first flat computer Tablet designed in Guatemala, which will compete against the Galaxy, the Apple’s iPhone and against Samsung. Guatemalan engineers designed the tablet, which is called CyberTech Pad CT 8003, made in its operational office in Shenzhen, China. The CyberTech Pad features are: • Eight-inch [...]
In Latin America, Managua, Nicaragua is the cheapest city to live in according to study. Managua is the city of Latin America with the lowest costs to live in the case of the foreign employees of multinational companies. Nicaragua is also the second globally in a list of 214, according to a study prepared by [...]
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