The results of the National Health Poll, a survey of 1,200 registered voters conducted by Scott Rasmussen and RMG Research Inc. were released this week. Read More »

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, a regional organism of the United Nations Secretariat has declared itself in favour of a new regime of welfare and social protection that includes the gradual, progressive and sustained establishment of universal basic income in the region of Latin America and the Caribbean. Read More »

A surging coronavirus is ravaging parts of Latin America, setting records for cases and deaths Friday in some countries in the world's most unequal region even as the pandemic's march slows in much of Europe, Asia and the United States. Read More »

Experts expect 2020 to be marked by high rates of dengue, which can fill ICUs even absent the pressures of coronavirus. Read More »

Pan American Silver Corp. (NASDAQ: PAAS) (TSX: PAAS) ("Pan American") today announced that operations at its four mines in Peru: Shahuindo, La Arena, Huaron and Morococha, are temporarily suspended, in accordance with government-mandated restrictions in response to COVID-19. Read More »

The Mission of the Miami Summit 20019 is to engage in a debate with representatives from international organizations, chief of polices and the private sector of the United States with a mission to emphasize the importance of increased cooperation on all levels Read More »

IDB Invest and Banistmo announce the issuance of the first social gender bond in Latin America, totaling $50 million with a five-year term. Banistmo issues the bond, and IDB Invest structures it and buys 100 percent of it. Read More »

Communities throughout the country will enjoy and connect with the great outdoors during the 6th annual Latino Conservation Week, which begins July 13 and runs through July 21. Read More »

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a US$30 million project to strengthen the social protection system in Honduras, which will directly benefit some 40,000 households living in extreme poverty in urban areas, and indirectly benefit more than 200,000 families in rural areas. Read More »

ITAIPU Binational, the Paraguay Biodiversity Program, the World Bank and the Tropical Forest Alliance organized the first green business forum. Read More »

Mexican early-stage investor firm, ALLVP, has a $73 million first close on its latest fund. Read More »

Electricity will be turned off for an hour on Nov. 13 Read More »

The U.S. State Department held a special briefing on the growing unrest in Venezuela recently. The briefing, led by State Department spokesperson Heather Nauert, involved a conversation call with Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs Deputy Assistant Secretary Michael Fitzpatrick, a State Department release said. Read More »

Tom Garcia, co-chair of Florida Vets4Energy, says U.S. Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) has been "strong" on energy security issues. Read More »

Learn how Washingtonian Pilar O'Leary leveraged personal drive and innovation to expand Latino cultural opportunities in the Washington, D.C. area Read More »

U.S. Sens. Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ted Cruz (R-TX), both Latinos, may play a pivotal role Wednesday in determining the outcome of what some view as an initiative to protect American businesses from costly lawsuits. The two senators, who sit on the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee, are set to hear testimony advocating reform of an anti-telemarketing law, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Read More »

Connecting industry leaders throughout the hemisphere, the International Economic Forum of the Americas sponsored the 6th World Strategic Forum on Monday and Tuesday in Miami, Florida with eminent keynote speakers and an eye on the Americas’ future. Read More »

U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue filled dual roles, taking the podium as keynote speaker and co-chairing Miami’s 6th International Economic Forum of the Americas' World Strategic Forum  on Monday and Tuesday.  Read More »

Carlos Gutierrez, former U.S. Secretary of Commerce and current co-chair of Albright Stonebridge Group, was recently named the first chairman of the board of directors for the U.S.-Cuba Business Council (USCBC). Read More »

A recent study by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Brazil-U.S. Business Council has revealed that a trade agreement between the two countries would have a beneficial impact on the U.S. economy. Read More »