Sales of new vehicles in Brazil have plunged, led lower by fast declining sales of new trucks, as consumers are showing weak confidence in the country`s economy, the country's National Federation for the Distribution of Automotive Vehicles said. Read More »

Hill International, a manager of construction risks, on Tuesday announced three major changes at its Brazilian subsidiary Engineering S.A., effective immediately, including that the subsidiary has been renamed Hill International do Brasil S.A. Read More »

Wyndham Hotel Group has announced the opening of its 11th Tryp in Brazil by Wyndham São Paulo Guarulhos Airport, developed with GBX Capital and Brazilian operating partner Nobile Hoteis. Read More »

GeoPark, the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator, has announced the discovery of a new oil field following the drilling of exploration well Jacana 1, located on the Llanos 34 Block in Colombia. Read More »

Bank of America Merrill Lynch on Aug. 10 opened an office in Rio de Janeiro’s Janeiro’s Botafogo district. Rio de Janeiro is Brazil’s second economic capital and a concentration of various industries, including the largest mining and oil sectors. Read More »

Delta Air Lines has received two important customer service distinctions by Latin Trade's Best of Travel Annual Awards 2015: Best Food and Beverages on board Delta One and Best Self-Check-In for customers. Delta also is the runner-up in three categories. Read More »

Two Brazilian facilities under Halliburton, one in Rio de Janeiro and the other in Macae, and another nine of Halliburton’s lines based there have earned the American Petroleum Institute (API) Specification Q2 Certification. Read More »

The future of Peru´s biggest crude oil production block, an area of the Amazon rainforest known as Block 192, looked uncertain amid protests and after a congressional committee voted Wednesday in favor of giving its administration to state oil company. Read More »

Goldsource Mines recently released an update on its Eagle Mountain Gold Project in Guyana, saying it will commission its Phase I production by the fourth quarter. The report addresses the near-surface oxide resources ("saprolite") at the South American mine.  Read More »

Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior SA, commonly called Bladex, recently announced that it has closed a three-year syndicated loan worth $175 million. The transaction included banks from Taiwan, Japan and China as lead arrangers. Read More »

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker recently made Eduardo Leite the new chair of the American portion of the US-Brazil CEO Forum. The change was made because the previous chair, Patricia Woertz, has resigned from her post with Archer Daniels Midland. Read More »

What started out as small investigations and citizen protests has led to the resignation of Guatemala´s president and the start of corruption trials in developments unprecedented within Latin America that may inspire similar actions in other countries. Read More »

New data center will allow the company to better serve customers in South America Read More »

UGE International Ltd., a distributed renewable energy solutions firm, and OTEPI Renewables, an energy-related company subsidiary of OTEPI Group, announced it will design and install solar systems for all of Mega Storage's locations in Panama. Read More »

Bolivians have greatly increased their spending in restaurants as a result of an expanding economy that has provided more disposable income, the country´s Economy and Finance Ministry reported this week. Between January and June, revenue was $335 million. Read More »

Canadian Solar, one of the world's largest solar power companies, announced Thursday that the company won five solar photovoltaic projects in Brazil. The firm will develop and build the solar power plants under a 20-year power purchase agreement. Read More »

C&W Networks, one of the largest telecommunications service providers in the Caribbean, on Thursday announced that Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks has finished the commissioning of the Pacific Caribbean Cable System (PCCS). Read More »

Tahoe Resources Inc. on Thursday released a statement from Executive Chair Kevin McArthur about the political changes in Guatemala. In the wake of a corruption scandal, Guatemala's president resigned and was sent to jail pending a court hearing. Read More »

Moventas has entered the Brazilian wind operations and maintenance (O&M) market by teaming up with industrial gearbox expert Zanini Renk, who will become a Moventas authorized service partner. The two will offer comprehensive wind O&M services in Brazil. Read More »

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the government of Chile will host the 9th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF 2015) in Santiago de Chile from Sept. 9-11. Read More »