Month: May 2017
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LIFE
Uruguay: Legal pot user registration and prevention campaign
The Uruguayan government launched a prevention and awareness campaign on the non-medical use of marijuana on Tuesday, the same day…
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BUSINESS AND FINANCE
Organising against the gig economy: lessons from Latin America?
New strategies of organisation and workers’ control in Latin America suggest ways to tackle the insecurity of the gig economy.
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ECONOMY
CELAC: Blockchain can help de-risking in Latin American banking
The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has stated Blockchain could help improve costs in troubled banking…
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AMERICAS
Chilean left has splitted and that helps Piñera
Chilean ruling coalition splits, increasing chances of Piñera in presidential election
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ECONOMY
Fiscal performance in Latam is starting to improve
In much of Latin America and the Caribbean, fiscal performance is set to improve from this year, after a period…
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AMERICAS
A brief analysis on Venezuela’s President call for new constituent body
Amid continuing anti-government protests, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has called for a new constitution.
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LIFE
Can virtual reality help us prevent falls?
Researchers from the University of North Carolina have found evidence that virtual reality (VR) could be a big help for…
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AMERICAS
Chilean-Colombian co-operation
Ricardo Navarrete Betanzo, the Chilean ambassador talks Colombia, about the importance of strengthened ties between the two nations
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ANALYSIS
Latin America’s great re-election debate
Endowed with extra revenues that enabled them to fulfil campaign promises, presidents tended to be popular. That is no longer…
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Travel
Belize: The country of natural wonders
When people think of tropical vacations, they probably think of the Bahamas, the Virgin Islands, or possibly even Mexico. Perhaps,…
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