More economic immigrants taking advantage of fast track
November 2, 2011 – 10:50 pm | No Comment

Canada is attracting increasing numbers of a new class of economic migrants, one that is already changing the face of the immigrant experience in this country.
The Canadian Experience Class program fast tracks permanent residency applications …

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1st anniversary of LAMBA: Latin American MBA Alumni Network
October 31, 2011 – 8:54 pm | No Comments

LAMBA; the Latin American MBA Alumni Network celebrates its first year with a high profile networking anniversary event;  under the theme Connecting People and Businesses through Technology.

Over 200 guests have been invited, including senior executives from various corporations and industries, Latin American diplomats and leading business schools representatives and alumni. Read the full story »

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Venezuela’s tourism campaign sneak preview (+video)
August 8, 2011 – 8:10 pm | No Comments
Venezuela’s tourism campaign sneak preview (+video)

Venezuela is planning to launch a tourism campaign in more than 50 countries in September
“Venezuela, conocerla es tu destino”
Here is a sneak preview:

Google gets new home in Ontario (+ video)
May 19, 2011 – 2:53 pm | No Comments
Google gets new home in Ontario (+ video)

Google Inc. is expanding its Canadian footprint and putting down deeper roots in the heart of the country’s technology capital.
On the same day the Mountain View, Calif.-based technology giant officially cut the ribbon …

KIDDO Magazine Director recognized with Top Canadian Immigrant award
May 18, 2011 – 7:11 pm | No Comments
KIDDO Magazine Director recognized with Top Canadian Immigrant award

St. Catharines, Ont. – Zulima Wesso, a Colombian-born Canadian citizen, has been awarded the 2011 Top 25 Canadian Immigrants Award. The ceremony occurred earlier this afternoon at the Westin Harbour Castle in Toronto.  Wesso was …

“Colombia”, Building Their Own Brand – A Successful Story
May 8, 2011 – 11:06 am | 4 Comments
“Colombia”, Building Their Own Brand – A Successful Story

By Giuseppina Russo
In the last twenty years, Latin America has gone through multiple structural changes in pursuit of a winning economic growth formula. In the region, the concern of many governments and business sectors resides …

Coconut Quesillo (video)
May 7, 2011 – 9:08 pm | No Comments
Coconut Quesillo (video)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ingredients for Coconut Quesillo (cheese):
• 8 Ramekins (Small Refractory Molds) Ø 9.5 x 5.5 cm.
• 1 large baking dish to make the “bath”
• 1 can condensed milk 397 g
• 397 g of whole milk (equivalent …

Peru’s Innovation Drive
May 6, 2011 – 1:17 pm | No Comments
Peru’s Innovation Drive

by Alejandro Ruelas-Gossi
After five years of heady growth in Peru, many experts say the country’s economy will slow down sharply in the future because of political uncertainty. The first round of presidential polls on April …

Enrique Iglesias, Shakira Big Winners at Billboard Latin Music Awards (videos)
May 3, 2011 – 9:33 pm | No Comments
Enrique Iglesias, Shakira Big Winners at Billboard Latin Music Awards (videos)

After a year that saw pop going bigger than ever, it’s perhaps not surprising that two crossover superstars – Enrique Iglesias and Shakira — were the big winners at the 2011 Billboard Latin Music Awards.

An interview with Denise Farinos, South America’s GM CFO
April 21, 2011 – 11:10 am | No Comments
An interview with Denise Farinos, South America’s GM CFO

Universia Knowledge@Wharton:You’ve arrived at the top echelon of GM management. Tell us about your career trajectory.
Denise Farinos: After joining GM, I worked in Brazil in several areas of the company, such as marketing, manufacturing …

Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time
April 19, 2011 – 2:02 pm | No Comments
Carlos Cruz-Diez: Color in Space and Time

For more than five decades Carlos Cruz-Diez (b. 1923) has intensively experimented with the origins and optics of color. His wide-ranging body of work includes unconventional color structures, light environments, street interventions, …

Gabriel García Márquez: considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century
April 17, 2011 – 1:15 pm | No Comments
Gabriel García Márquez: considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century

Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo throughout Latin America. He is considered one of the most significant authors of the 20th century. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982, …