Join key industrial desalination companies, regulatory authorities, government, technology & equipment suppliers, and investors across Latin America, the US, Canada and Europe at the 3rd International investment conference and exhibition “Desalination Latin America” which will be held on 24-25 March 2021
Free Report Available: Current Status Of The Latin American Lithium Industry 2020
Get the free report about Current Status of the Lithium Industry in Latin America 2020 prepared as a prologue to the 2nd Online Business Congress and 1-2-1 meetings “Lithium Latin America” (24-26 November), during which key industrial lithium producing enterprises, regulatory authorities, technology and equipment suppliers, and investors across Latin America, the US, Canada and Europe will discuss the issues of greatest impact for the development of the industry.
Visa To Acquire YellowPepper, Strengthening Latin American / Caribbean Fintech Capabilities
YellowPepper will facilitate an easier integration to Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform, Visa B2B Connect, Visa’s non-card-based payment cross-border B2B network, and value-added services.
Join Finance Americas at The Online Hydropower Latin America 2020 Congress
The Online Business Congress and 1-2-1 meetings "Hydropower Latin America 2020" is an international, professional platform, bringing together over 250 C-level executives of hydropower plants, LatAm Ministries of Energy, hydropower companies, investors, EPCs, equipment and service providers from all over Latin America.
Despite Coronavirus Restrictions, PriceSmart Sales Down Less Than 2% In June
PriceSmart, Inc. (NASDAQ: PSMT) announced that for June 2020 net merchandise sales decreased 1.5% to $249.2 million USD from $253.1 million in June a year earlier in its warehouse clubs in The Caribbean & Latin America.
Over 30,000 May Die In Caribbean From COVID-19 Says University of Washington Institute
Caribbean mortality projection: 8,231 Central America mortality projection(ex-México): 22,546
Jamaican Outsourcer itelBPO Continues Expansion, Making Canada Its 6th Nationality & Second New Country In 2020
itelBPO Expands Into Canada With New Francophone Telework Capabilities
Atlas Ocean Voyages Sets Fall 2020 Caribbean & South American Itineraries
Atlas Ocean Voyages today announced that the Luxe-Adventure Expedition Cruise brand is augmenting its inaugural-year offerings with four new Transatlantic, Caribbean and South America itineraries in October and November 2021.
ICAO: Caribbean, Central American Countries Must Cooperate On Aviation Sector Recovery
The ICAO's Dr. Fang Liu encouraged regional civil aviation authorities to coordinate efforts to protect the commercial aviation industry and enhance economic recovery after the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.
Jürgen Stütz Named To Blue DIamond Resorts As SVP Sales, Marketing & Distribution
Blue Diamond Resorts Names Jürgen Stütz As Senior Vice President, Sales, Marketing & Distribution
Alorica Announces Full Salaries Will Be Paid For Employees Infected With COVID-19 Coronavirus
Alorica has reconfirmed that there will be payment of full salaries for all team members who have tested positive for COVID-19 for the duration of their sick leave.
Statement From Alorica In Response To Finance Americas Articles On Jamaica COVID-19 Infections
It is with great concern and sadness that the management of Alorica acknowledges that members of our Alorica team at our Portmore, St. Catherine facility have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Virus.
Update: Almost Half of 125 Coronavirus Cases In Jamaica Linked To Alorica
Jamaica now has 125 cases of Coronavirus COVID-19 infections, up from 73 cases just 48 hours ago. There are now 52 cases that the health ministry attributes to an Alorica contact center in the Kingston suburb of Portmore.
31 of 32 New Coronavirus Cases In Jamaica Linked To Alorica Call Center, Government Announces Criminal Investigation
Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness has asked police & health officials to investigate circumstances regarding the Coronavirus outbreak at Alorica, and to bring any appropriate charges.
PriceSmart Sees Sales Surge Almost 20% In March, Postpones New Jamaica, Colombia, Costa Rica Stores, To Launch Online Shopping & Delivery Option
International warehouse club operator PriceSmart announced that for the month of March 2020 net merchandise sales increased 17.1% to $306.1 million USD in the midst of the Coronavirus COVID-19 Pandemic.
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.
Arthur J. Gallagher Takes Controlling Stake In Trinidad Insurance Broker Risk Management Services
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (NYSE: AJG) has acquired a 60% interest in Caribbean insurance broker Risk Management Services Limited (RMS). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Formed in 1978 and located in Port of Spain, the capital of Trinidad and Tobago, ...
Guyana, Guatemala, Guadeloupe: JetBlue Extends Caribbean/LatAm Connectivity With New Flights
JetBlue (NASDAQ: JBLU) has extended connectivity between its John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) home base in New York and Guatemala City in Central America, Guadeloupe in the Caribbean, and Guyana in South America. Last week the airline flew its ...
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 the public to join them in celebrating twelve years of great rum gatherings in South Florida with a two day grand tasting event in Coral Gables on May 15 and 16, ...
Considering doing business in Latin America or the Caribbean?
Leverage the expertise & on-the-ground experience of Loren Moss to ensure a successful mission! The publisher of Finance Colombia, Finance TnT and other business journals, Loren Moss, backed by an experienced multinational team of professionals stands ready to place our ...
itelBPO Sells 30% Equity to Jamaican Investment Funds
Jamaican contact center outsourcing company itelBPO announced yesterday that it has sold 15% ownership stakes to Portland Private Equity, a Jamaican private equity firm, and PanJam Investment Limited, a publicly traded Jamaican investment company listed on the Jamaican Stock Exchange. ...
Copa Airlines Adds Flights Between Paramaribo, Suriname and Panamá
Panamá based Copa Airlines, a subsidiary of Copa Holdings, S.A., officially began operations of its new route to the city of Paramaribo, in the Republic of Suriname, being the only airline that will connect this destination with 80 other destinations ...
Report: Caribbean Countries Leveraging Advanced Technologies To Deliver Health Care and Education
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are a major tool for increasing the effectiveness of productive economic sectors in over 30 Caribbean markets. In addition to shortening processing times and handling citizens’ documentation requests by using an eGovernment platform, ICTs are ...
New technologies will help reduce the digital divide in The Caribbean
During the GSMA Mobile 360 ° event that took place in Mexico City, Hugo Simg, Business Development Director for MediaTek in Latin America, spoke about the available technologies to reduce the digital divide in The Caribbean and other emerging markets. ...
Hilton Expands In The Caribbean With Its First Tapestry Collection Hotel
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today announced the signing of ROK Hotel, Kingston, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, representing the brand’s debut in the Caribbean. Slated to open in 2020, the 168-room property, owned by PanJam Investment Limited, sits in a multi-purpose complex ...
Miami Rum Festival Showcases Caribbean’s Most Cherished Export for 11 Straight Year
In 2008, the Miami Rum Festival began as a small but elegant rum tasting event at Coral Gables’ historic Venetian Pool with 54 luxury rums and 150 rum enthusiasts in attendance. Eleven years later — after growing the event to be the ...
John O’Brien of Visis: Caribbeans Can Qualify For Special Australian Investor Visa
The Caribbean is a region with many citizens holding dual nationality. As island economies mature and citizens become more globalized, many are looking beyond the local neighborhood for the sake of diversifying investments, lifestyles, and simply to become more global ...
Interview: Eduardo Almeida of Unisys Breaks Down the Company’s Caribbean Outlook
"The Caribbean represents a huge opportunity for a company like Unisys," says Almeida. "We've been seeing a lot of investments from the public sector."
CEO Bob Dechant Explains Why Ibex Interactive Is Betting Big on the Caribbean
More and more companies are continuing to embrace the “nearshore.” With the cost and capabilities gap continuing to close between service providers in far-off places like India and the Philippines, many North American companies are realizing that the benefits of ...
Critical Factors to Consider Before Selecting a Nearshore Location, Part 6: Natural Disaster Risk
Much of the nearshore is plagued with severe natural disaster risk aside from the largely spared areas of Trinidad and Tobago, Argentina, and Brazil.
CAIPA’s Outsource to the Caribbean Event Considered a Success, but Must Be Built Upon
The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) held the Outsource To The Caribbean 2017 conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica in December. The event brought together Caribbean basin Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) from around the region, from Belize all the ...
Visa Teams Up with YellowPepper for Digital Payments in Latin America and the Caribbean
“YellowPepper has the skill set and existing footprint in the region to help us accelerate time to market for our clients," said Allen Cueli of Visa.
Fujitsu & Scotiabank Demonstrating Success in Trinidad & Tobago
According to an article in Nearshore Americas that the author did after speaking with Scotiabank director Anya Schnoor, Scotiabank has been very happy with their decision to locate a 68,000 square foot operations center in Chaguanas, Trinidad. From the modern ...
IDB Debuts Updated INTrade: Caribbean/LatAm Trade Information System
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) developed a new version of INTrade, an interactive information system that allows the detailed analysis of trade and integration in Latin America and the Caribbean. INTrade, developed by IDB’s Trade and Integration Sector, offers an ...
TTIFC Launches International Outsourcing Summit June 15-16, 2016
The Trinidad & Tobago International Financial Centre (TTIFC) is hosting its first ever International Outsourcing Summit June 15-16 in Trinidad & Tobago’s capital city, Port of Spain. The event highlights Trinidad & Tobago’s benefits and advantages as a nearshore Business ...
A.T. Kearney Says Trinidad & Tobago Belongs In Top Tier Of Global Services Destinations
The global landscape for service delivery, whether Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) or in-house shared services is never static. Global executives in the process of short-listing locations are unwise to simply return to the default choices of a decade ago. Things ...
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Opens 2 Locations at Trinidad & Tobago Airports
Enterprise Holdings Inc. announced last week that it is expanding the Enterprise Rent-A-Car brand’s presence in Trinidad & Tobago, as part of a general expansion in Latin America and the Caribbean with the opening of 22 new locations throughout the region, in total. The auto rental ...
Fiscal Reform Key To Boosting Caribbean & Latin American Growth: IDB
Weak global growth, a fading demographic boom, lower commodity prices and deteriorating fiscal positions are underscoring the urgent need for major reformulations in fiscal policies of Latin America and the Caribbean, according to the Inter-American Development Bank’s annual macroeconomic report ...