The port town of Buenaventura is a significant contributor to the Colombian economy, as more than 15 million tons of cargo passed through its harbor during the last year.

A separation of socioeconomic classes is evident in numerous countries, and Cuba is no different.

In the past two years, the demand for treatment of mental health disorders has increased, and, according to Yuri Cutipé, the director of Mental Health Management of Minsa (Ministerio de Salud), 55% of people with a disorder are neglected.

The Encuesta Condiciones de Vida (ECV) showed a rise in poor households from 48.1% in 2014 to 81.8% in 2016 and that 350,000 people fell below the poverty line within one year.

Trash has become such a problem in Valparaíso, Chile, that the Ministry of Health has begun legal proceedings against the Municipality.

Results from a study conducted by the Brazilian Agência de Nacional de Saúde Suplementar (ANS) and the Ministério da Saúde show that obesity has increased among Brazilians with health insurance.

Live electronic music returned to Buenos Aires after a 10-month hiatus with a festival in Mandarine Park de Punta Carrasco.

Mexico is being confronted with several economic issues, with more than 24 million citizens – half of all active workers in the country – receiving less than the equivalent of two minimum wages.

The Cuban government has effectively ended the law of supply and demand that regulated the country’s private transportation industry since the mid-90s.

The Ministry of Transport and Communication in Peru has recently issued a standard for businesses selling digital technology to begin the transition from analog television to digital television in all homes.