• and Spanish-speaking regions in South America, Central America, and parts of the Caribbean. (medlineplus.gov)
  • The month honors the history, culture and contributions of Americans who were born in or have heritage from Spain, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and/or South America. (9news.com)
  • Latin America, depending on the definition, refers to some or all of the countries and territories in Central America, South America and the Caribbean. (9news.com)
  • Most of the countries in Central and South America - 17 out of 21 in total - speak Spanish as their official or most-spoken language. (9news.com)
  • The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America , and north of South America . (wikiwand.com)
  • The region is located southeast of Northern America, east of Central America, and to the north and west of South America. (solarnavigator.net)
  • The country sections of the Caribbean region, Central America, and South America include publications from the regions' major research centers and universities. (yorku.ca)
  • As a result of many Canarians emigrating to South America during colonial times, the island's language is similar to the Spanish spoken in the Caribbean region. (unispain.com)
  • The Latin America and Caribbean Section was formed in 2003 to unite conservation efforts in Central and South America. (conbio.org)
  • Consequently, the Spanish empire claimed from the Caribbean islands, half of South America, most of Central America and large portions of North America that included Mexico, Florida, the Southwestern and Pacific coast regions of what is now the United States. (mccookgazette.com)
  • With a population of about 650 million, the region known as Latin America starts in Mexico, extends east to include the Spanish-speaking islands of the Caribbean, and continues all the way to the southernmost tip of South America. (cmf-fmc.ca)
  • The Spanish Main referred to the coastal region of the Americas surrounding the Caribbean Sea and South America. (elizabethan-era.org.uk)
  • Regions to be covered include the Spanish-speaking Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, and the Andean and Southern Cone regions. (amherst.edu)
  • The report estimates that the regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) will grow by 2percent in 2023, slightly above the previously projected 1.4 percent, but still below that of all other regions in the world. (worldbank.org)
  • The Latin American and Caribbean (LACA) Section of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) is pleased to announce our scholarship opportunity for 2023, which is available to graduate students working in the LACA region. (conbio.org)
  • The definition of Hispanic in the Cambridge English Dictionary is: "from or connected with Spanish-speaking countries, especially those in Latin America, or having parents or grandparents from these countries. (9news.com)
  • The Dictionary.com definition similarly reads: "of or relating to Spanish-speaking Latin America. (9news.com)
  • The main difference between the two words is that Hispanic generally refers to Spanish-speaking Latin America and Spain, while Latino/a/x typically refers to Latin American countries and cultures, regardless of whether the culture or person speaks Spanish, Dictionary.com says. (9news.com)
  • In more than 15 years of polling by Pew Research Center, half of Americans who trace their roots to Spanish-speaking Latin America and Spain have consistently said they have no preference for either Hispanic or Latino as a term to describe the group," the Pew Research Center says. (9news.com)
  • Gain research experience with the Latin America and the Caribbean Studies department's interdisciplinary approach to basic and applied research. (albany.edu)
  • You can also participate in unique service outreach activities to institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, as well as local, national and international communities. (albany.edu)
  • Topics will include the ways in which specific regions of Western Africa contributed captives to specific regions of Spanish America, the nature of Spanish colonial institutions and their impact on the lives of Africans and their descendants, resistance and rebellion, routes to freedom, and slave and free Black families. (amherst.edu)
  • Geopolitically , the islands of the Caribbean are often regarded as a subregion of North America , though sometimes they are included in Middle America or left as a subregion of their own and are organized into 33 political entities , including 13 sovereign states , 12 dependencies , one disputed territory , and seven other overseas territories . (wikiwand.com)
  • Latin America and the Caribbean achieved significant progress in macroeconomic resilience over the past three decades, providing greater resilience against shocks such as rising inflationary pressures, global uncertainty, increased debt, and low commodity prices, along with the convergence of poverty and employment levels to pre-pandemic levels. (worldbank.org)
  • In Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) the rapidly changing climate is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme weather‑related events. (worldbank.org)
  • The library of the International Commission for Coordination of Solidarity Among Sugar Workers (ICCSASW) , a large collection of documents and publications on the world sugar industry, including labor organizations in the industry and much material on the Caribbean and Latin America, up to the turn of the 21st century. (yorku.ca)
  • It is sometimes called "Highland" Spanish, since it is generally spoken in the mountainous areas of Latin America. (multilingual.com)
  • The third major type of Spanish is spoken in the Caribbean, coastal areas of Latin America and in some cases in southern Spain. (multilingual.com)
  • Key lime came to America in the sixteenth century, when Spanish conquerors introduced it in Florida. (botanical-online.com)
  • The " Latin America and the Caribbean Code Against Cancer " includes recommendations for decision-makers at the level of health systems and health service providers, in addition to recommendations for the general population. (paho.org)
  • Work on the dissemination plan for the Code in Latin America and the Caribbean. (paho.org)
  • Following up on the recommendations developed by the working groups and reviewed and approved by the Scientific Committee, the project coordinating group is pleased to share the first edition of the " Latin America and the Caribbean Code against Cancer " (LAC Code). (paho.org)
  • The implementation of remote learning in Latin America and the Caribbean during the COVID-19 school closures confirmed that the divide in access to electricity and technology remained a major hurdle for governments across the region to serve all children. (unicef-irc.org)
  • This report presents evidence on remote learning during the COVID-19 school closures in Latin America and the Caribbean to help guide decision-makers to build more effective, sustainable and resilient education systems for current and future crises. (unicef-irc.org)
  • To continue monitoring how the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has affected the welfare of households in the region, the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) joined forces in 2021 to implement a second phase of High-Frequency Phone Surveys (HFPS) in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). (worldbank.org)
  • Slaving mariners gathered specimens on naturalists' behalf in each of the regions of the Atlantic World pulled into the orbit of the British slave trade: West Africa, the Caribbean, Spanish America, and British North America. (carnegiemnh.org)
  • The talk focuses on the example of Dr. John Burnet, a slave ship surgeon who collected specimens first on board the slave ship Wiltshire and subsequently as an employee of a slaving company in Spanish America. (carnegiemnh.org)
  • During 2020-2021, countries in Latin America and the Caribbean reported clinical emergence of carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales that had not been previously characterized locally, increased prevalence of carbapenemases that had previously been detected, and co-production of multiple carbapenemases in some isolates. (cdc.gov)
  • Midlife and older women in Latin America and the Caribbean. (who.int)
  • A World safe from natural disasters : the journey of Latin America and the Caribbean. (who.int)
  • The VHL Regional Portal is an integrated space of health information sources that promotes the democratization and expansion of access to scientific and technical information in health in Latin America and the Caribbean (LA&C). It is developed and operated by BIREME in three languages (English, Portuguese and Spanish). (bvsalud.org)
  • The BIREME/PAHO/WHO participated in the discussions regarding this policy, which took place at the Workshop ICTPR: strategies to promote adherence to the International Clinical Trials Registry platform in Latin America & the Caribbean , during the 8th Brazilian Congress of Collective Health and the 11th World Congress of Public Health , held in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 2006. (bvsalud.org)
  • Understanding the importance of these initiatives, so that journals from Latin America and the Caribbean follow recommendations and international quality standards, this week BIREME is launching a recommendation to health-related scientific journal editors indexed at the Scientific Library Electronic Online ( SciELO ) and LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences). (bvsalud.org)
  • Latin America and the Caribbean countries have already started discussions to establish the Clinical Trial Registers, both at national and regional levels. (bvsalud.org)
  • Holdings consist mostly of Spanish and English language publications and communications, with some material also in Portuguese and French, dating from the 1970s and extending up to the 1990s on some themes and up to the present on others. (yorku.ca)
  • As a single department with two majors-one in Spanish, the other in Portuguese and Brazilian studies-our commitment to intercultural studies reaches beyond traditional fields of national literatures, genres and languages to embrace cultural studies, environmental studies, gender and sexuality studies, the arts and more. (smith.edu)
  • Our curriculum reflects the fact that Spanish and Portuguese are increasingly recognized as domestic U.S. languages. (smith.edu)
  • Upon graduation our students are able to think critically and to speak, read and write with accuracy at an advanced level in Spanish, and at a low-intermediate level or higher in Portuguese. (smith.edu)
  • Five courses to be taken in the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at Smith College. (smith.edu)
  • LANGUAGES: English, Spanish, and Portuguese with simultaneous translation. (paho.org)
  • Analysis, reports, news and interviews about your industry in English, Spanish and Portuguese. (bnamericas.com)
  • DeCS participates in the unified terminology development project, UMLS - Unified Medical Language System of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, with the responsibility of contributing with the terms in Portuguese and Spanish. (bvsalud.org)
  • All the islands in the Antilles plus the Lucayan Archipelago form the West Indies , which is often interchangeable with the term Caribbean. (wikiwand.com)
  • From January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962, there was also a short-lived political union called the West Indies Federation composed of ten English -speaking Caribbean territories, all of which were then British dependencies. (wikiwand.com)
  • At one time, there was a short-lived country called the Federation of the West Indies composed of ten English-speaking Caribbean territories. (solarnavigator.net)
  • In the West Indies today, under the aegis of the Caribbean Examination Council and the various National Curriculum Development Committees, teachers are working to draw up curricula, syllabuses and examinations for several subjects, among them Spanish. (uwi.edu)
  • Secretary Seward at the close of the civil war sought to strengthen the position of the United States in the Caribbean by the acquisition of Santo Domingo and the Danish West Indies. (google.ie)
  • The Latin American and Caribbean Center on Health Sciences Information (BIREME/PAHO/WHO) is a specialized PAHO center whose mission is to contribute to development of health in LA&C countries through the democratization of access, publishing and use of information, knowledge and scientific evidence. (bvsalud.org)
  • ACURIL 2020 (18-19 Nov) - BIREME presents "VHL: a Caribbean integration effort" as proposal for the development of a VHL Instance for the English Caribbean, as a strategy for integrating efforts and information resources, prioritizing to facilitate the access to scientific and technical information for professionals, researchers, students and decision makers interested in, acting on, or making decisions on health area in the Caribbean region. (bvsalud.org)
  • Its main objective is to serve as a unique language for indexing and information retrieval among the components of the Latin American and Caribbean System on Health Sciences Information , coordinated by BIREME, permitting uniform communication within approximately 750 institutions in the region. (bvsalud.org)
  • It served as a springboard for the Spanish conquest of the Americas , becoming a stopping point for Spanish galleons returning to Spain. (wikiwand.com)
  • Caribe or Cara bas ) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea , its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. (solarnavigator.net)
  • We aim to integrate the heterogeneous languages and cultures we research and teach, from their inceptions on the Iberian Peninsula and in the Americas, to current linguistic and cultural manifestations in Europe, Africa and the Americas (including the United States), the Caribbean, the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. (smith.edu)
  • This entry was posted in Equity , Universal health coverage and tagged Caribbean Region , Latin Americas by Editor Equity/Equidad - CG . (bvsalud.org)
  • While each country retains its own accents and has some unique vocabulary, residents of countries such as Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia generally speak Latin American Spanish, especially in urban centers. (multilingual.com)
  • Although tourism is the Caribbean's economic mainstay, the region has also benefited from tremendous expansion in another industry: call centers. (washdiplomat.com)
  • But thanks to plunging communications costs, English-speaking workers, relatively low wages and the region's proximity to the United States, today some 55,000 people work at call centers, generating an economic impact of .5 billion for the region. (washdiplomat.com)
  • In rankings of the impacts of extreme weather events from 2000 to 2019, five Caribbean nations figure among the top 20 globally in terms of fatalities per capita, while in terms of economic losses as a share of GDP eight of the top 20 countries are in the Caribbean. (worldbank.org)
  • From the 1620s and 1630s onwards, non-Hispanic privateers, traders, and settlers established permanent colonies and trading posts on the Caribbean islands neglected by Spain. (wikipedia.org)
  • Such colonies spread throughout the Caribbean, from the Bahamas in the northwest to Tobago in the southeast. (wikipedia.org)
  • By restricting its focus to smaller geographic scales, but stressing that towns, colonies, and regions were part of much larger networks, Early American Places combines up-to-date scholarly sophistication with an emphasis on local particularities and trajectories. (ugapress.org)
  • The Spanish established colonies on the land in the New World and also claimed specific sea routes. (elizabethan-era.org.uk)
  • The series publishes books that focus on the South (broadly considered), the Caribbean, the Spanish borderlands, and the larger Atlantic world. (ugapress.org)
  • Although the Spanish conquests of the Aztec empire and the Inca empire in the early sixteenth century made Mexico and Peru more desirable places for Spanish exploration and settlement, the Caribbean remained strategically important. (wikipedia.org)
  • Exploitation of the labor of indigenous peoples and the demographic collapse of that population, forced migration of enslaved Africans, immigration of Europeans, Chinese, South Asians, and others, and rivalry amongst world powers since the sixteenth century have given Caribbean history an impact disproportionate to its size. (wikipedia.org)
  • In 1492, Christopher Columbus landed in the Caribbean and claimed the region for Spain. (wikipedia.org)
  • At the time of European contact in 1492, Caribbean islands were densely populated by different indigenous groups. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Spanish were continuously harassed in the Caribbean by pirates and buccaneers who attacked the Spanish galleons which were carrying riches back to Spain. (elizabethan-era.org.uk)
  • The early economic structure integrating the Caribbean into the Atlantic world and world economic system continue to have an impact on the modern Caribbean region. (wikipedia.org)
  • The year 2020 saw the most catastrophic fire season over the Pantanal region and a record number of storms during the Atlantic cyclone season. (worldbank.org)
  • started when France and Spain allied against Great Britain, resulting in battles in the Atlantic and the Caribbean. (khanacademy.org)
  • Currently the main producers of limes are Brazil, Mexico, the Caribbean, India and the United States. (botanical-online.com)
  • 23/06/2020 2:00 PM 23/06/2020 3:00 PM 14 Webinar: Geology and Geophysics of Oil Exploration - Andes Exploration - Spanish Talk Visiting Geoscientist Mauricio Guizada provides an overview of general structural geology of the Andes, with a focus on the Central Andes. (aapg.org)
  • CARPHA Evidence Portal - is a continuously updated repository of research, syntheses and Caribbean policy-relevant documents. (bvsalud.org)
  • After the Spanish American war in 1898, the islands of Cuba and Puerto Rico were no longer part of the Spanish Empire in the New World. (wikipedia.org)
  • The defense of San Juan, the capital city of Puerto Rico, took place in 1797, during the Anglo-Spanish War. (khanacademy.org)
  • After this victory, the British turned their attention to the Spanish colony of Puerto Rico, which was of particular interest for its strategic position and its potential for sugar production. (khanacademy.org)
  • for the Global Launch of the " Latin American and the Caribbean Code against Cancer" jointly between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). (paho.org)
  • Title : Preparedness and response plan for Chikungunya virus introduction in the Caribbean sub-region Corporate Authors(s) : Pan American Health Organization. (cdc.gov)
  • The Virtual Health Library (VHL) was established in 1998 as a model, strategy and operating platform for technical cooperation of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) for management of health information and knowledge in the LA&C Region. (bvsalud.org)
  • Several other countries in the Caribbean and territories in the region also speak Spanish. (9news.com)
  • the eastern and northern coasts of Central and South American countries such as the Bay Islands Department of Honduras , the North and South Caribbean Autonomous Regions of Nicaragua , the Limón Province of Costa Rica , Colón Province of Panama , and the Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina in Colombia are also occasionally considered culturally Caribbean. (wikiwand.com)
  • Assuming that these syllabuses and examinations must be tailored to accommodate the teaching of Spanish in the various countries of the region, the question arises: what kind of Spanish should we teach? (uwi.edu)
  • Gran Cocina Latina unifies the vast culinary landscape of the Latin world, from Mexico to Argentina and all the Spanish-speaking countries of the Caribbean. (leitesculinaria.com)
  • Spoken in some 23 countries by more than 450 million people, Spanish is really more a family of closely related languages. (multilingual.com)
  • There are, of course, many more varieties of Spanish (see sidebar) - as many as there are regions and dialects even within separate countries. (multilingual.com)
  • As countries in the region reopen their schools, it is vital that governments incorporate key lessons learned to improve the resilience and equity of the education systems. (unicef-irc.org)
  • Two Latin American countries lead the region when it comes to gaming: Mexico lays claim to the largest gaming market with a value of close to $1.5 billion, and Brazil comes in at a close second with a market valued at $1.3 billion. (cmf-fmc.ca)
  • MEDCARIB - is a bibliographic database of health science information in the Caribbean English-speaking countries. (bvsalud.org)
  • It might be thought that the writing of numbers does not offer difficulties in any language and that numbers cannot give rise to mistakes, but a practical example shows that this is not the case: in many Spanish-speaking countries the figure 15,345 implies fifteen thousand three hundred and forty-five units. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the Latin American, Caribbean and Latina/o Studies (LACS) Concentration of the Spanish PhD program at UAlbany, you'll analyze how globalization, migration, and transnationalism are forging new hemispheric visions of Latin American and Caribbean studies. (albany.edu)
  • Virtually every other country in the region will also finish 2007 with rapid growth, including Trinidad and Tobago (6 percent) and Barbados (5 percent). (washdiplomat.com)
  • Present content of the Code to PAHO offices, Ministries of Health of the region, Civil Society, and the general population. (paho.org)
  • In early July, the 15-member Caribbean Community (Caricom) approved a plan to create a regional trading market by 2015. (washdiplomat.com)
  • In March, Indiana declared a public health emergency in Scott County, located in the state's rural southeast region. (cdc.gov)
  • The Spanish spoken in Gran Canaria is soft and lilting in accent. (unispain.com)
  • The most common Spanish spoken in the United States is standard Latin American. (multilingual.com)
  • In the 20th century the Caribbean was again important during World War II, in the decolonization wave after the war, and in the tension between Communist Cuba and the United States. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Jose Marti International Institute of Journalism, founded in 1983 by the Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) has reopened its doors after an obligatory recess brought on by the current economic difficulty in Cuba. (hartford-hwp.com)
  • It offers a truly unique blend of Spanish and South American cultures due to historical migration trends, as well as an ideal year-round temperature. (unispain.com)
  • Dengue in the Caribbean, 1977 : proceedings of a workshop held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 8-11 May 1978. (who.int)
  • The city of Havana was founded by the Spanish in the 16th century. (wikiwand.com)
  • Current literature on Caribbean prehistory still uses these three terms, but, there is much dispute regarding their usefulness and definition. (wikipedia.org)
  • Results of search for 'ccl=su:{Caribbean region. (who.int)
  • Key lime was introduced in the Caribbean and Mexico by the Spanish, and it is known, by a report from the time, it was grown in Haiti in 1520. (botanical-online.com)
  • Thus began the Mexican War, which established the boundary of the United States on the Rio Grande and added the vast region of New Mexico and California to the Union. (google.ie)
  • Addressing these structural problems, as well as implementing necessary fiscal reforms, are important priorities for the governments of the region. (worldbank.org)
  • Fourteen representatives of the four languages of the Caribbean (Spanish, English, French, and Dutch) participated in the workshop, 11 of them in person. (bvsalud.org)
  • The history of the Caribbean reveals the significant role the region played in the colonial struggles of the European powers since the 15th century. (wikipedia.org)
  • the nearby coastal areas on the mainland are often also included in the region. (wikiwand.com)
  • Examines issues related to financing the expansion of education systems in Latin American and Carribean region. (unesco.org)
  • and Latin American, Caribbean and Latina/o politics. (albany.edu)
  • It is Spanish a speaking island, and Latin-American rather than Caribbean in culture. (birdtours.co.uk)
  • This is the first Regional Code that adapts the model of the European Code Against Cancer under the IARC initiative of the Framework for a World Code Against Cancer, to develop recommendations for cancer prevention directed to the region, taking into account the specific contexts in terms of risk factors, health systems and social inequalities in the Latin American and Caribbean Region. (paho.org)
  • After Haiti, the Dominican Republic has the highest numbers in HIV prevalence in the Caribbean and Latin American region. (bvsalud.org)
  • The most advanced initiative in the region is the Registro Latinoamericano de Ensayos Clínicos en Curso ( LatinREC ) [Latin American Registry of Ongoing Clinical Trials], created with the support of the Iberian American Cochrane Collaboration. (bvsalud.org)
  • With the exception of Trinidad, the first Caribbean islands were settled between 3500 and 3000 BCE, during the Archaic Age. (wikipedia.org)
  • Evolving from category 1 to category 5 in less than 18 hours, Hurricane Maria brought destruction to several Caribbean islands. (nasa.gov)
  • Hurricane Maria brought potent winds and dire warnings to Caribbean islands just two weeks after Irma devastated the region. (nasa.gov)
  • Situated largely on the Caribbean Plate , the region has more than 700 islands, islets , reefs , and cays . (wikiwand.com)
  • The nearby Lucayan Archipelago , comprising The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands , is considered to be a part of the Caribbean despite not bordering the Caribbean Sea. (wikiwand.com)
  • The Caribbean Islands are classified as one of Conservation International's biodiversity hotspots because they support exceptionally diverse ecosystems, ranging from montane cloud forests to cactus scrublands. (solarnavigator.net)
  • The sun-drenched islands of the Caribbean are enjoying a welcome stretch of good times, with economic growth led by the Dominican Republic-whose gross domestic product will rise 7 percent to 9 percent this year. (washdiplomat.com)
  • Meeting with MedCarib network to discuss Caribbean Virtual Health Library initiative and next steps to implement. (bvsalud.org)
  • If you are aware that a significant percentage of your customer base speaks Spanish, then providing customer service support, call center support, sales personnel and so on should become a part of your operational plan. (multilingual.com)
  • In a continent where English and Spanish largely won the language wars, this shorthand refers to the ongoing struggle to preserve an endangered heritage rooted in French identity. (hagerty.com)
  • These meetings are hosted by language faculty, native speakers, and graduate students who come from the region. (syr.edu)
  • Under Castro's command, local (Spanish) and French soldiers defended the city from its fortified walls and beyond as the English attacked both by sea and land. (khanacademy.org)
  • These regions have for centuries successfully fused native and French cultures, culminating in a series of traditions, dialects, and cuisine all their own. (hagerty.com)
  • Great cities to combine with an immersion course in Gran Canaria could include the northern Spanish cities of Pamplona or Santiago de Compostela, as these provide a very contrasting cultural experience. (unispain.com)
  • The difference between Mexican Spanish and the version favored in Spain or Columbia include many nuances in pronunciation and culture. (multilingual.com)
  • It is normally undertaken in the junior or senior year and serves as a practicum complement to classroom learning about the region, its cultures, and its peoples. (stonybrook.edu)
  • In the Dominican Republic, 18,000 agents handle calls in English and Spanish. (washdiplomat.com)
  • Hence it is a good place to practice spanish. (unispain.com)
  • For example, the U.S. Census Bureau defines a person of "Hispanic or Latino origin" as a person of a South or Central American Spanish-speaking culture, regardless of race. (9news.com)
  • It is highly recommended for students who want to learn Spanish in a warm climate and an easy-going culture. (unispain.com)
  • This new Code, which forms part of the World Code Against Cancer Framework, aims to help reduce the burden of cancer in the region by providing recommendations based on the most recent scientific evidence. (who.int)
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  • The Spanish administration had invested heavily in fortifying San Juan throughout the 18th century, creating a walled system around the capital with smaller forts around it, like that of San Gerónimo. (khanacademy.org)
  • This means that Katrina's heavy rains will linger longer over one area, dumping 15-25 centimeters (6-10 inches) of rain over Florida and the Bahamas and possibly up to 38 cm (15 inches) in some regions, the National Hurricane Center warns. (nasa.gov)
  • On the real economic side, growth will remain somewhat slower than 2006, but still about 4.3 percent on average for the eight Caribbean sovereigns that we rate [compared to 5 percent for 2006]. (washdiplomat.com)
  • Even when the economy has had a notable growth in this past decade, superior to any other country in the region, the past ten years have also witnessed a huge banking sector crisis in which economic indicators have decreased, while inflation and unemployment increased (Rathe, Lora, & Rathe, 2004). (bvsalud.org)
  • Some people in Spanish-speaking communities around the U.S. use Hispanic and Latino/a/x interchangeably, or otherwise have no preference for one term over the other. (9news.com)
  • We welcome to the department Dr. Yeongju Lee who is beginning a two-year postdoctoral fellowship in Spanish. (smith.edu)