Real estate Top 10: Sensational Port Royal house goes for almost $25M

A Naples home in the Port Royal neighborhood sold for nearly $25 million, topping the list for September. All of the top 10 most expensive homes sold in Collier County during September went for over $6 million. Most of the highest-priced homes...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for October 8, 2025

Brazil’s financial markets are navigating a complex landscape today, shaped by domestic policy developments and global economic signals. Brazil’s financial market has adjusted its 2025 inflation forecast downward to 4.80 percent, marking the...

Brazil’s 18% Investment Tax Clears First Hurdle—And Reveals the Real Battle

Brazil’s Congress inched forward on a contentious tax overhaul after a joint committee approved Provisional Measure 1303 by a single vote. The plan replaces today’s tiered tax on financial returns with a flat 18 percent and sets the same 18...

Colombia’s cement market sees 1% uptick in August

Colombia’s cement market expanded by 0.7 per cent YoY to 1.082Mt in August 2025 from 1.074Mt in August 2024, according to national statistics agency, DANE. Bulk cement sales declined by 7.6 per cent YoY, but bagged cement saw a 4.9 per cent...

Caribbean health professionals trained in Smart Hospitals approach

The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office of the Health Emergencies Department hosted a Smart Hospitals Training in Kingston from September 23-25, aimed at strengthening the capacity of...

Swiss watch industry should find time for India and Mexico: Deloitte

[ZURICH] India and Mexico could become new drivers of growth for the Swiss watch industry, which has been clobbered by US tariffs and slumping demand in China, top audit firm Deloitte said on Wednesday (Oct 8). The emblematic Swiss industry “is...

India and Mexico could be key destinations for Swiss watchmakers

India and Mexico could become the new growth engines for the Swiss watch industry, which has been hit hard by US tariffs and falling demand in China, according to leading auditing firm Deloitte. The iconic Swiss industry is "going through one of...

Sicilian man said to work for Mexican Mafia charged with racketeering in L.A. gang bust

Salvatore Nania has not set foot in his hometown of San Pedro since 1995, when he was arrested at 17 for murder. But according to law enforcement authorities, being locked up hasn’t stopped him from running drug and protection rackets in his old...

Sygnus Capital financing housing development in Puerto Rico

Sygnus Capital PR LLC, a member of the Sygnus Group, has expanded its presence in Puerto Rico's real estate sector, with the closing of a US$5.4 million construction loan to Centric Holdings LLC. The financing will support the development of...

AI, Climate, Housing, Olympics: What Architecture School Deans Have in Store This Fall Term

Architecture students and faculty at the Pratt School of Architecture. Image courtesy Pratt Institute What's on the minds of architecture deans this semester? With the new Fall term now a few weeks in, Archinect touched base with the deans and...

Sygnus Capital provides $5.4 million construction loan for housing development

Sygnus Capital PR LLC is deepening its footprint in Puerto Rico’s real estate sector with the closing of a $5.4 million construction loan to Centric Holdings LLC for the development of Centric Contemporary Urban Residences, a 24-unit housing...

Argentina’s Milei rocks the vote with resistance songs amid party turmoil

By Gonzalo Zegarra and Isa Cardona, CNN (CNN) — Argentine President Javier Milei took to the stage Monday night in Buenos Aires for a book launch-turned-rock concert, a move that delighted his fans but drew criticism from opposition members who...

Mexico confirms second screwworm case in Nuevo León

Mexico’s agriculture ministry has confirmed a new case of the flesh-eating New World screwworm in the northern border state of Nuevo León. According to Reuters, the infected calf, traced to a herd from southern Mexico, was intercepted in...

  4 Caribbean countries sign the CRFM Agreement

CRFM Executive Director, Dr. Marc Williams (center), welcomes the decisive move by Anguilla, The Bahamas, Dominica, and Montserrat to formalize their membership in the CRFM (Photo: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Marine Resources, Saint...

Argentinian cement dispatches rise by 7% year-on-year in September 2025

Argentina: Cement dispatches in September 2025 reached 0.92Mt, a 0.5% increase compared to September 2024 and up by 3% from August 2025, according to data from the AFCP. Domestic shipments in September 2025 totalled 0.92Mt, while exports amounted...

Brazil’s updated “Dirty List” of slave labor has 159 employers

Brazil’s Ministry of Labor and Employment has updated its registry of employers who have subjected workers to conditions analogous to slavery – known as the Dirty List. The list now includes 159 names, 101 of which are individuals and 58 are legal...

Mexico needs to think twice before imposing tariffs on China

Illustration: Xia Qing/GT Recent reports indicate that Mexico, apparently under pressure from the US, is considering imposing additional tariffs on Chinese exports. This move clearly reveals the dilemmas faced by small and medium-sized countries...

Azul Agave Mexican Restaurant opens in Miamisburg: ‘We treat the people like family’

Rosales, owns and operates the restaurant with Hugo Sanchez, who has 28 years of experience working in Mexican restaurants. Credit: Natalie Jones Credit: Natalie Jones “He got dinner in a place I worked at and we talked,” Sanchez said. “He asked...

Lintec & Linnhoff completes Brazil integration to boost Latin America presence

Singapore-based asphalt and concrete plant manufacturing company Lintec & Linnhoff has officially completed its integration with Lintec-Ixon in Brazil, which will now be known as Lintec & Linnhoff Brasil Ltda. Lintec & Linnhoff manufactures...

Argentina: Unemployment in construction worsens

This was the consensus of the Argentine Chamber of Construction (Camarco) and the Mediterranean Foundation, which warned of a deepening crisis in this sector with a 15.5 percent drop in registered employment nationwide since November 2023. Camarco...