Fewer Latino immigrants sending money home

"More than three million Latin American immigrants in the United States, responding to the economic downturn and new uncertainties about their future, have stopped sending money home to their families in the last two years, according to a survey released on Wednesday by the...

LATIN AMERICA: Native Leaders Half-Heartedly Embrace ‘Historic’ Declaration

"While governments and the representatives of international agencies celebrated the approval of the Universal Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples after more than two decades of negotiations, some native leaders and experts in Latin America were less...

Inter-American Development Bank to help Guyana explore ethanol possibilities

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) has agreed to help Guyana explore the feasibility of producing ethanol from sugarcane to reduce the country's dependence on fuel imports.Guyana's Agriculture Minister, Robert Persaud, said the country was aiming for a 10 per cent mix...