The International Association of Golf Tour Operators recently named the Dominican Republic "Best Golf Destination of Latin America and the Caribbean 2016." The Dominican Republic is home to some of the best golf courses in the world, including Punta Espada Golf Club in Cap Cana; La Cana at Puntacana Resort & Club; and Teeth of the Dog and Dye Fore at Casa de Campo. Read More »

The Automotive Logistics South America Conference will be held at the Renaissance Hotel in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Nov. 3. The event, which promotes short- and long-term solutions for the automotive field, is an opportunity for industry buyers and suppliers to network. The conference will bring together original equipment manufacturers and logistics service providers. Read More »

Automotive driveline components and systems supplier GKN Driveline celebrated the opening of its new facility in Villagra, Mexico, Thursday. The 12,000 square-metre site is expected to be completed in April 2016 and will service Mexico's automotive sector by producing 1 million prop-shafts yearly as well as offering a painting line and Constant Velocity Joint machining facilities. Read More »

Premier Biomedical Inc., a biotech research public company, and Auramedi Farmacêutica Ltda., a Brazilian pharmaceutical company, last week announced the signing of a non-binding letter of intent to explore forming a possible joint venture in Brazil. The alliance would facilitate development of Premier’s various treatment technologies in the South American market. Read More »

Rethink Robotics has established a distribution agreement for both the Sawyer and Baxter robots with Nexon Automation and InterLatin. The association is part of Rethink's growth plan that seeks to create distribution partnerships aiming to expand their presence in other countries. By implementing flexible automation, the robots help companies improve the production process. Read More »

Alterra Power Corp.'s drilling campaign for the Mariposa geothermal project in Chile was recently rescheduled for late 2016, after initially being scheduled to begin in October. As the managing partner for the joint venture, the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) decided to postpone the drilling due to low commodity prices that could negatively impact near-term project economics. Read More »

Plastic compounds, powders and resins supplier A. Schulman Inc. was awarded the 2015 Plasti Award for Best Supplier of Additives for its San Luis Potosi, Mexico, facility. Plastics industry magazine Mundo Plastico presented the first-ever Plasti Awards, after identifying the top companies in the industry. A. Schulman has been a leader in the Mexican plastic market since 1995. Read More »

eXplorance, a provider of Learning Experience Management solutions for higher education, will increase its services in Latin America by opening a LATAM office in Colombia. The country's postsecondary gross enrollment ratio rose from 39 percent to 48 percent between 2010 and 2014, and Latin American governments invested an average of 7 percent more in higher education. Read More »

U.S. online and mobile ticket provider Fandango recently purchased Rio de Janeiro-based Ingresso.com in order to establish a presence in the region. Yanover's comments follow Fandango's recent purchase of Ingresso.com for an undisclosed price. Initially, Ingresso.com was an entertainment ticketing subsidiary of Latin American-based e-commerce company B2W Companhia Digital. Read More »

Fuddruckers opened its first restaurant in Colombia Thursday as a result of a partnership with Venezuela-based Grupo Char's. The restaurant, which is almost 2,000 square feet, has an American-style interior and accommodates 96 guests. Fuddruckers is known for its signature burgers that are grilled-to-order and fresh local beef. The establishment will also offer sandwiches and salads.  Read More »

Batero Gold Corp. named Felipe Ferraro its president and CEO of the company Thursday. Ferraro succeeds Roger Moss who will continue with the Batero in the role of technical advisor and consultant. Ferraro is currently the general manager for Cori Puno SAC., which operates the Untuca open pit and underground mine in Peru. His experience includes mining and business. Read More »

From Oct. 15, Terra's website has been featuring video content from Natcom on topics including nutrition, cooking, fitness, parenting, relationships, healthy beauty, disease prevention and mental wellness. The content targets an audience of 18 to 45 year olds. Natcom's featured content brands will include KnowMore in both English and Spanish, HealthDayTV en Espanol and EFE Tech. Read More »

Management standards company GS1 Colombia/LOGYCA and Cloud applications provider Oracle are the newest corporate members of the Interactive Financial eXchange (IFX) Forum. Promoting their interoperable standard for financial data exchange, the IFX Forum's members and subscribers are based in 17 countries on five continents. IFX is available at no charge to its members. Read More »

Over the next decade, Latin America will see an increase in urbanization and a growing middle class, in addition to more purchasing power for women, a recent study on megatrends by Frost & Sullivan predicted. The full study will be published in November ahead of Frost & Sullivan's conference on Growth, Innovation and Leadership to be held in early December in Miami, Florida. Read More »

Mexus Gold US and Argonaut Gold have been granted a permit by SEMPRAS to commence drilling at the Julio/Martha Elena property in Mexico. Mexus is currently building roads and drill pads on behalf of Argonaut after drill results showed a high-grade, multi-vein system on the land. The Julio/Martha Elena property is one of the biggest open pit mines in the world. Read More »

Colombian coffee exporters anticipate that new export qualities that will include smaller and chipped grains offered at a discount will help reach demanding but price-sensitive markets in Eastern Europe and Southeast Asia. The result of changes in the administration of the country´s federation of coffee producers, the new qualities won't affect the coffee's overall taste. Read More »

Israel's Gazit-Globe, a global real estate firm focused on shopping centers in urban markets, recently grew its stake in BR Malls, the leading shopping center company in Brazil, to 5.16 percent. The investment was made through a wholly owned subsidiary active in Brazil. BR Malls’ portfolio includes 46 shopping centers that contain 1.65 million m2 of GLA and 966 thousand m2 of owned GLA. Read More »

As Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff tried to reassure investors, the National Industry Confederation said that the entrepreneurs' confidence index had hit its lowest level since the organization began monitoring the indicator in 1999. The indexes fell 0.7 percent in October, declining for a second consecutive time and accumulating a loss of 2.1 points over two months. Read More »

AziLat Ltd. agreed to acquire full interest in OGX Petróleo e Gás S.A's two blocks off the coast of Brazil that are operated by ExxonMobil Exploração Brasil, Ltda. AziLat is an oil and gas exploration company backed by Seacrest Capital Group. Through its local subsidiary, AziBras Exploração de Petróleo e Gás Ltda., Azilat will take over the OGX working interest in the blocks. Read More »

The Latin American comic strip industry is different from its U.S. and European counterparts because of its influence by political and social issues, a local comic strip creator recently told Latin Business Daily. In Europe and especially in the U.S., there historically has been a bigger emphasis on characters who have special powers, but that's not the case in Latin America.  Read More »