As the government of Panamá announced the closing of its airspace to international passenger arrivals beginning Sunday, until April 21, Panamanian regional carrier Copa Airlines (NYSE: CPA) announced that it has been forced to cancel all flights so will temporarily cease operations.
Join Finance America’s Executive Editor For A Free Webinar On Latin American Hydroelectric Power
Loren Moss, Executive Editor, Finance Americas, will present on:“Socio-political factors in the development and renovation of hydroelectric plants”.
Copa Airlines Contemplates Temporary Total Shutdown of Operations
With travel restrictions in place due to the Coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Copa Airlines issued a filing indicating that the company will reduce capacity by 80% but may shut down completely.
Work From Home Programs Deserve A New Look In Light Of Coronavirus Pandemic
Smart enterprises have already deployed telework and work-from-home strategies. With the coronavirus pandemic and travel bans, now is the time for less proactive companies to catch up...and fast! Some of the most knowledgeable experts in business share their insights.
Despite Coronavirus Fears, Copa Airlines Traffic Remains Steady For February Compared To Last Year
For the month of February 2020, Copa Holdings' capacity (ASMs) remained flat while system-wide passenger traffic (RPMs) increased 0.4% year over year. As a result, system load factor for the month was 84.0%, 0.4 percentage points higher than February 2019.
Spirit Airlines Adds Flights Between San Pedro Sula, Honduras & Cancún, México to New Orleans, Louisiana
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines last week announced new international flights between New Orleans, Louisiana and San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Peruvian Mining Report Released By Vostock Capital Prior To Mining Peru 2020 Event
The Vostock Capital team of analysts has prepared a report on key investment projects in Peru.
Ibex Rewards 2 Jamaican Contact Center Employees With New Cars
Ibex Digital, a unit of Ibex Global held an event to reward two top performing employees with a car giveaway drawing called “This is How We Roll” last Wednesday, with winners selected randomly from over 850 tickets. The two winners of the cars are Ibex agent Mounirah Alexander and team manager Karissa Chambers-Barker.
Unisys Consolidates Americas Operations, To Sell US Federal Business To SAIC
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) has announced a consolidation of its Enterprise Solutions United States & Canada (US&C) and Latin America regions into a new Americas region.
Even Without Infections, Fitch Says Coronavirus Threatens Caribbean & LatAm Economies
Sovereign and corporate issuers in Latin America will be adversely affected by slower Chinese demand and commodity price weakness caused by coronavirus due to high commodity export dependence and direct trade exposure to China, says Fitch Ratings.
Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Almaviva For Latam Contact Center Leadership
Based on its recent analysis of the Latin American contact center outsourcing services market, Frost & Sullivan has recognized Almaviva with the 2020 Latin American Competitive Strategy Innovation and Leadership Award for its emphasis on service improvements.
Arthur J. Gallagher Takes Controlling Stake In Trinidad Insurance Broker Risk Management Services
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) has acquired ...
Guyana, Guatemala, Guadeloupe: JetBlue Extends Caribbean/LatAm Connectivity With New Flights
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) has extended connectivity between its John ...
Everest Group Names TCS Healthcare Payer Digital Services Leader, Star Performer
Tata Consultancy Services (BSE: 532540, NYSE: TCS) has been ...
IAOP Announces 2020 Leadership Hall of Fame Inductees Peter Bendor-Samuel & Suzanne Leopoldi-Nichols
IAOP, the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals last week announced Peter Bendor-Samuel, Founder and CEO, Everest Group, and Suzanne Leopoldi-Nichols, President, Global Business Services, UPS, will be inducted into its Leadership Hall of Fame.
Next 2 Years To See Massive Disruption of Financial Services By AI According To Study
A new survey released by the World Economic Forum ...
ExxonMobil Makes 16th Petroleum Discovery In Guyana’s Waters
ExxonMobil has made its 16th oil discovery offshore Guyana. The new discovery was made northeast of the producing Liza field at the Uaru well, on the Stabroek Block according to Dr. Mark Bynoe, Guyana’s director of the new Department of Energy.
Bogotá Colombia Attracts Record 48 Foreign Direct Investment Projects In 2019
During 2019, Invest in Bogota (IIB), the city of Bogotá's investment promotion agency, supported 48 greenfield Foreign Direct Investment projects, its highest number for a calendar year since its institution in 2006.
ServiceNow Unrolls Back-Office Banking Digital Transformation Solution With Deloitte
ServiceNow expands partnerships with Deloitte and Accenture to address industry–specific digital transformation challenges
Colombia Wins 1,000 Job Shared Services Expansion By Swiss-Based LafargeHolcim
Switzerland based LafargeHolcim Selects Colombia for 1000 seat shared services expansion
Cognizant Wins Customer Service Outsourcing Deal With US Food Wholesaler Sysco
US wholesale food giant Sysco (NYSE:SYY) has entered a deal with Cognizant (NASDAQ: CTSH) to outsource all US customer service operations.
St. Lucia Electrical Utility Seeking Contact Center WFM Vendors
The electric utility in the Caribbean island country of St. Lucia is seeking to acquire and implement a Workforce Management and Advanced Quality Management system to integrate with their IP PBX.
In Its 12th Year, Miami Rum Renaissance Celebrates The Iconic Beverage Of The Caribbean
The producers of Miami Rum Renaissance Festival are inviting ...
Seedstars Global Emerging Market Startup Event To Take Place March 30-April 3 In Switzerland
The 7th edition of the Seedstars Summit event, Seedstars 2020 will occur in Lausanne, Switzerland from March 30 to April 3rd, 2020.
Author Ram Charan On How Countries Like Guyana, Suriname & Colombia Can Leapfrog Past The Resource Curse
Ram Charan shared his insights with Finance America on topics like digital disruption: a topic he addressed in his books Global Tilt and Attacker's Advantage.
St. Lucia Lands ItelBPO For New 300 Seat Contact Center
ItelBPO Selects St. Lucia to open 300 seat contact center facility to open in April, 2020.
OWS2.0 Is The Must Attend Event This February For Outsourcing, Shared Services & GBS
The International Association of Outsourcing Professionals' annual can't miss event, OWS 2.0 will be in Orlando this February, Meet us there!
US DFC Head Receives Honduran Presidential Delegation To Discuss Economic Growth
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) Chief Executive Officer ...
US Commits $1 Billion USD To Guatemala Private Sector Development
Adam Boehler, Chief Executive Officer of U.S. International Development ...
LatAm Countries Not Well Positioned To Withstand Next Recession Says Fitch Ratings
Growth in public debt burdens and fiscal deficits in ...
Significant Offshore Oil & Gas Found Off Suriname Coast
Apache Corporation (NYSE, NASDAQ: APA) and Total S.A. (NYSE: TOT) today announced ...
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Belize Launches National Investment Strategy Project
The Government of Belize through the ministry responsible for ...
itelBPO Sells 30% Equity to Jamaican Investment Funds
Jamaican contact center outsourcing company itelBPO announced yesterday that ...
BP Strikes Gas 50 Miles Off Trinidad Coast
BP Trinidad & Tobago (BPTT) today announced that it ...
Medtronic Announces $50 Million USD Post-Hurricane Expansion In Puerto Rico
Medical device manufacturer Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) last week announced a ...
Cartagena Is Worth A Closer Look For Industry & Tourism, IPA Gives 6 Reasons Why
According to investment promotion agency (IPA) Invest in Cartagena, ...
Genpact Announces New Finance & Accounting Delivery Center in Hereida, Costa Rica
Genpact (NYSE:G), a global business process outsourcing firm today announced ...
BlackRock’s Rick Rieder Insists A Recession is Still Unlikely
SUBMITTED OPINION–Today’s payroll report printed a bit weaker than ...
US Government Deploys Elite Disaster Response Team To The Bahamas To Provide Aid In Response To Hurricane Dorian
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has deployed ...
Bahamas: Officials Continue to Asses Hurricane Dorian Damage, Remind Travelers that Most Islands Remain Open For Business
Bahamian officials continue to assess the damage in The ...
Jamaica Bureau of Standards Sponsors Efforts To Support Exporters
The sponsorship, worth J$6 million, will support the program ...
Unisys To Support Bancolombia With Biometric Identity, Service Desk Solutions
Unisys Corporation (NYSE: UIS) today announced that Bancolombia (NYSE: ...
Everest Group Shows How Banks Can Leverage Technology To Deliver Superior Banking Experiences
Banking is in dire need of transformation. Some banks ...
Moody’s Investors Service Issues Periodic Review, Maintains Trinidad & Tobago’s Government at Ba1
Moody’s Investors Service reviews all of its ratings periodically ...
With New Bogotá Store, PriceSmart Continues Expansion Into The Caribbean, Central America, & Colombia
PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) today announced that on August 21, 2019, ...
OAS Member States Use Big Data, Artificial Intelligence and Analytics To Combat Corruption & Inform Citizens
Prior to the OAS General Assembly held last month ...
Scotiabank Sells US Virgin Island, Puerto Rico Operations to OFG Bancorp Subsidiary Oriental Bank
FG Bancorp (NYSE: OFG) and Scotiabank (NYSE: BNS) have ...
Copa Airlines Adds Flights Between Paramaribo, Suriname and Panamá
Panamá based Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, ...
Report: Caribbean Countries Leveraging Advanced Technologies To Deliver Health Care and Education
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are a major tool ...