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Latin American / Caribbean Dialogue Successful

Latin American / Caribbean Dialogue Successful

The First Latin American and Caribbean Dialogue on Climate Change concluded successfully. The event was organized jointly by the Ministry of Planning and External Cooperation (SEPLAN) and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (SERNA) of Honduras. Tela, Honduras. After two days of presentations, speeches, debates and thematic meetings, those attending the First Latin American […]

EUROCLIMA Meets in Tela on Environmental Issues

EUROCLIMA Meets in Tela on Environmental Issues

Climate change experts share results of their actions European Union-Latin America Regional Seminar Tela, Honduras. Around 60 representatives from various Latin American countries met in Tela, Honduras to share the main results of actions on climate change and water resource management, developed in a framework for regional cooperation between the European Union (EU) and Latin […]

Arturo Valenzuela to Leave Position

The U.S. government’s top diplomat for Latin America will be leaving his post this summer as the Barack Obama administration struggles to engage its American neighbors. In an email to staff members late Thursday, Arturo Valenzuela, the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, said he would be returning to his duties […]

Mobile Phones Rule in Honduras

Mobile penetration in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is over 94% and well above the world average of 76%. However, the vast majority of mobile subscribers in the LAC region are prepaid. In South and Central America, 11 countries have passed the 100% penetration milestone: Panama, Uruguay, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, El Salvador, Ecuador, Honduras, […]