Yearly Archives: 2015

In a "Solomonic" decision, the Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) has decided to settle the dispute between CompraRed and Merlink, ordering the development of a new platform, giving the moribund state telecom company RACSA something to do. With the introduction of the yet to be developed Integrated Public Procurement...

LATIN AMERICA (IPS) Buenos Aires, Argentina - After adopting a new law banning trans fats in industrially processed foods, Argentina is starting out the new year with an improved public health outlook. The challenge now is for the food industry to incorporate the new rules, in an adaptation process...

QCOSTARICA (By Andrea Crossan, PRI.org)  For the past two years, I've escaped Boston's January freeze by travelling south to Playa Guiones, a sleepy surfing town on the west coast of Costa Rica. There isn't much to it. There's a handful of surf shops, a few yoga studios and plenty of bars...