Workers handled beef in Avellaneda in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. People cooled off in Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Underscoring Marriott’s expansion in the affordable midscale segment, the City Express by Marriott brand plans to debut in Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua, and Peru, with eight properties expected to open over the next three years.

The US-based Rockefeller Foundation has announced Lyana Latorre as its new vice president and head of Latin America and the Caribbean.   Latore will help establish a new team and oversee the foundation’s new regional

Many people in Latin America and the Caribbean live in poverty. Wealth often stays with a few powerful families. Big companies take natural resources but

City Express, part of Marriott Bonvoy’s portfolio of over 30 brands, announced its planned entry into four new markets across

In many parts of the region, big companies take over lands for mining or farming. This forces farmers and indigenous people to leave their homes. These

Achieving universal energy access remains costly and technically challenging. Policymakers must adopt a new strategy that focuses on improving stakeholder coordination, increasing efficiency, and enabling lower-income countries to take the lead.

Marriott International is expanding into the Caribbean and Latin America with eight new hotels in Argentina, Bolivia, Nicaragua and Peru.

This piece was originally published on January 16, 2025 and has since been updated.

The World Bank’s report, "The Quality of Jobs in Latin America and the Caribbean", examines job quality across the region using the Job Quality Index (JQI). It highlights significant disparities in employment conditions both between and within countries.

Google the most violent region of the world and Latin America will come up. Violence in the region takes many forms and starts young. Data from UNICEF shows nearly two in three children aged 1–14 years in Latin America and the Caribbean face violent discipline at home.

Reuters is collecting daily COVID-19 infections and deaths data for 240 countries and territories around the world, updated regularly throughout each day. Every country reports those figures a ...