La isla del encanto, the island of bliss. What was originally a celebratory refrain has evolved into a sarcastically bitter reminder of all Puerto Rico has lost and continues to…
(Guest article by Alex Omelchenko) - When one thinks Latin American, it’s almost necessary to think passion in a deep rooted culture that is synonymous to celebration and innate to…
Guest Article by Dr. Byron Ramirez; International Policy Digest - Commodities are used as inputs in the production of other goods and services. Trade flows, demographic changes, production quotas, export…
Economic crisis brings history changing implications. Each country handles insecurity, political tensions, and corruption distinctly. Survival is of mutual interest. When it comes to survivalist crisis management, Panama is a…
How do telenovelas - idols of entertainment and popular culture - exist in the name of agendas they attempt to escape? As the popularity of Latin American telenovelas expand into…
Guest article by SAFE - Did you know that more than half the food in Latin America comes from 14 million smallholder farmers across the region? Despite their key role in…
Horse racing now has a global appeal. There are races run from all different continents and it has just widened the knowledge and opportunity for punters across the world. However,…
Government officials announced this month that more Cuban state industries will start paying income tax. In an effort to ease the transition into a reformed welfare system, the change will…
Nearly 30-years before the Twin Towers fell in New York, a presidential palace fell in Chile. Little known to Western audiences, that September 11, 1973 began one of the most socially destructive and yet…
What does the Venezuelan crisis and Mexican Singer Juan Gabriel’s death have in common? Or one could approach the same big-picture question another way: Many cultured book worms enjoy when the same…
Venezuela’s assuming of the Mercosur pro-tempore presidency has not only tested the regional economic bloc’s crisis-era resilience, but furthermore right and left-wing governmental relations - public and private. The re-questioning…
UPDATE: Since the article’s original publication, President Dilma has has been officially removed from office by the affirmative vote of 61 senators to 20. However, she was not barred from…
Pulsamerica in honored collaboration with UN MEXICO: On Sept. 25, 2015, countries had the opportunity to adopt a set of global targets to eradicate poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for…
The State of Rio de Janeiro is hosting more than just the Olympics. It also hosts a tangible portion of Brazil’s unemployed. In fact, disproportionate benefits for multinationals are leaving Brazil’s…
Former President and Vice President will undergo a trial for a third case of corruption allegedly involving more than U$S82 million. Specifically, Judge Miguel Angel Galvez has accused the pair…
Last week’s inauguration of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as Peru’s new president put a business-friendly technocrat back in the Casa de Pizarro, Peru’s presidential palace, and the new administration is certain…
Article by Track Persia - Many private Iranian companies are aiming at doing business in many Latin American countries and about twenty African countries, including Liberia, Niger, Chad, Central African Republic…
Current trends of globalization - particularly in developing regions such as Lat Am - are provoking renown economists as Joseph Stiglitz to question whether our so-called “knowledge/information based economy” is…
South American football chiefs have put pressure on UEFA to hold a one-of match between the winners of the Copa America Centenario, Chile, and Portugal – winners of Euro 2016….
For some people, travelling is worrisome not because they are scared of the unknown but because they are nervous about going broke in the process. Good news for you,…