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South of the Border Compliance: Enhancing Integrity & Risk Management in Latin American Operations
Introduction In February 2025, the Trump administration directed a significant shift in the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforcement priorities by announcing a 180-day suspension of new actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)....

The Caribbean’s Newest Adults-Only Hotel Is a Curacao Boutique With an Ocean-View Pool, Bali Beds and Custom Art in Every Room
An oceanfront infinity pool. Bali beds. A world-renowned design studio. Art all over the place. It’s the newest adults-only hotel in the Caribbean, and it just opened its doors in one of the buzziest destinations in the hemisphere right now: the...

Venezuelans: the unbreakable people
Extranjero Toda tu vida serás extranjero Con el acento propio de extranjero (Franco de Vita, 1990) Foreigner All your life, you will be a foreigner With the distinct accent of a foreigner It’s been thirty-five years since I first heard Extranjero,...

What to know about Ecuador vs. Brazil
Carlo Ancelotti will make his long-awaited debut as the head coach of Brazil's national team on Thursday when the five-time World Cup winners travel to Ecuador in one of the final matches of South America's World Cup qualifying competition. After...
ShowStoppers Partners with Grupo Eletrolar to Introduce Journalists from North America to Tech from Latin America
Breadcrumb Trail Links Newsfile Article content Mexico City, Mexico and New York, New York–(Newsfile Corp. – June 3, 2025) – ShowStoppers® is introducing journalists from North America to new tech for work, home and play from Latin America....

Caribbean-American creative Miriam Dorsett launches bff Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe
South Lake Tahoe has officially welcomed bff Tahoe, a vibrant new shop and gathering space founded by entrepreneur and community builder Miriam Dorsett. Since opening, the space has quickly become a go-to destination for creativity, connection,...

Does Brazilian funk glorify crime? Singer’s arrest triggers debate
Brazilian funk star MC Poze do Rodo spent five days in custody on charges of glorifying crime in his lyrics before being released on bail - Copyright AFP CARLOS COSTA Lucía LACURCIA The arrest of a popular funk singer in Brazil on suspicion of...
Caribbean Airlines adds special direct flights from Toronto to Antigua for Carnival & CPL Cricket
June 4th, 2025 | Tags: These special Caribbean Airlines' flights offer Canadian revellers and cricket fans timely and direct access to the twin-island nation, complementing the existing weekly service from Air Canada and WestJet on Sundays. Photo:...
Michelson Book On Immigration Out In October
Seth Michelson, associate professor of Spanish at Washington and Lee University, has written a new book set to be released by Morehouse Publishing in October. Michelson’s forthcoming book, titled “Hope on the Border: Imm igration, Incarceration,...

This lavish cruise from Vancouver sails through the Panama Canal, stops in Mexico and Costa Rica
Not only does that cost include your transportation on a beautiful five-star vessel, but it also includes meals, entertainment, snacks, and lodging. A cruise from Vancouver that takes passengers through the Panama Canal includes multiple tropical...

Caribbean needs its own economic independence day
Last week we noted that Jamaica urgently needed to strengthen its social partnership to achieve the goal of economic independence as intended by our national heroes. Notably I mentioned National Hero Norman Manley and Dr Peter Phillips’s...

Mexico lands on list of “Small Town Missouri” book
By Don Munsch, Editor While many Missourians might know Walt Disney’s boyhood home is Marceline, others from the Show Me State might not know the claim to fame for another small Missouri town, Chillicothe. Chillicothe is the Home of Sliced Bread....

Frank Ray Inks With Sony Music Publishing Nashville
Pictured (L-R): Kenley Flynn, Frank Ray, Rusty Gaston and Oscar Chavira. Country singer-songwriter Frank Ray has signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony Music Publishing Nashville. “I can’t express how excited I am to be a part of the Sony...
Many Americans are waiting longer to book summer vacations this year. Here's why
NEW YORK - This year's hottest summer travel trend? Waiting for deals. Americans are scaling back travel plans from flights to drives or waiting to book only if the price is right, a tell-tale sign of an industry slowdown that's got travel...

CEL sets stage for Argentine gold production
Special Report: Challenger Gold has unveiled a toll treatment PFS highlighting ultra-low capital expenditure to take it to first gold at the Hualilán project in Argentina, with funding already in place to support the next phase of development....

Book Review: Educational Courage
Educational Courage: Resisting the Ambush of Public Education Edited by Mara Sapon-Shevin Nancy Schniedewind Available now through Beacon Press Education reform used to mean something very different. Before the neoliberal education agenda took...
Mexico and Cuba join voices in music festival
MATANZAS, Cuba, Jun 3 (ACN) We have a common language, similar needs and a brotherhood history, said Jorge Antonio Garcia, oral storyteller from Mexico during the opening of the 3rd Edition of the Te- Conte Festival in this western city, which has...

Best Alaska Cruise Lines to Book in 2025/26
Cruise Passenger > Tips & Advice > Best Alaska Cruise Lines to Book in 2025/26 Between the icy fjords, towering glaciers, and wildlife that casually wanders past your balcony, Alaska is one of those places that feels like it shouldn’t be real. But...

Anthropology from the inside: New Indigenous scholarship from Brazil in translation
Two Indians of the Brazilian Pataxó tribe, in traditional attire, during a national demonstration of the Indigenous movement (“O Abril Indígena”) in Brasília, April 4, 2006 | Valter Campanato/Agência Brasil Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Brazil...

US interests can benefit from stronger congressional ties with the Caribbean
Issue Brief June 4, 2025 • 2:00 pm ET Print this page US interests can benefit from stronger congressional ties with the Caribbean By Wazim Mowla and Maite Gonzalez Latorre Toplines The Caribbean’s geographic proximity to the United States—as well...