Students in Latin America losing drastic school time compared to rest of the world

Students in Latin America and the Caribbean are being disproportionately affected by school closures, per a...

November 10, 2020

Q&A: How one Latin American startup is using tech to help hotels keep profits during the COVID-19 pandemic

It's no secret that the tourism industry in Latin America has been flattened by COVID-19, as the industry is...

September 23, 2020

Publicize launches bartering platform to aid entrepreneurs and startups in times of constraints

Publicize, the PR agency for tech sector startups, today announces the launch of the Publicize Swap Shop....

April 28, 2020

Mexico City to host MIT Technology Review’s Innovators Under 35

On January, 30, one of the largest global communities of innovators, pioneers, and social change agents will...

January 10, 2020

How Bolivia’s answer to Rappi supports small-scale farmers

Mobile applications like Rappi have swept across Latin America to make food delivery more convenient, but...

August 30, 2019

A guide to Colombia’s fragile peace process

“A new phase of the struggle” On August 28, Iván Márquez, a former commander of the Revolutionary...

August 29, 2019

This female-led startup is making domestic work more secure

There are over 18 million domestic workers within the Latin American and Caribbean region. Despite this,...

April 30, 2019

Venezuela starts to regulate Bitcoin as trading volume hits all-time high

As Bitcoin breaks new records in terms of trading volume in Venezuela, the government has issued new fees as...

April 4, 2019

Murdered Mexican journalist’s widow was victim of government-purchased spyware

Griselda Triana’s husband, fellow Mexican reporter Javier Valdez Cárdenas, was assassinated in May 2017,...

March 22, 2019

Cúcuta in the eye of the storm as aid showdown looms

Last Saturday in Cúcuta saw a small gathering meet a few hundred metres from the border with Venezuela....

February 19, 2019

Environmental costs mounting but EPM pushes forward with controversial dam project

An early estimate has been made into the environmental damage caused by closing the floodgates to troubled...

February 18, 2019

A nation on the move: Venezuelan migrants walk great distances in search of a better future

Berlin, Santander, is the last stop on the páramo before it all starts going downhill. The landscape is a...

February 15, 2019

Aid for Venezuelans arrives in Colombia but can proceed no further

CÚCUTA, Colombia — Venezuelan President Nicholás Maduro remains firm on his stance, saying in a sitdown...

February 13, 2019

Six countries demand International Criminal Court investigates Venezuela

Six countries have signed and presented a formal request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open...

September 28, 2018

Chilean President announces plan to help indigenous group

On Monday, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera announced a development plan which will invest US$8 million...

September 25, 2018