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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

There have been at least 73,452,000 reported infections and 1,713,000 reported deaths caused by the novel coronavirus in Latin America and the Caribbean so far. Of every 100 infections last ...

Throughout history, there have been difficult moments – even serious ones-regarding the relations between the United States and Latin America. The latest is Trump's threat to seize the Panama Canal, which he said he would do while criticizing China's role in managing the trade channel in his January 20 inaugural address.