http://www.usaid.gov/press/missions/ Recent Latin America and the Caribbean Mission Press Releases from the U.S. Agency for International Development. http://www.usaid.gov/images/main/usaid_logo_new.jpg http://www.usaid.gov en-us http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification webmaster@info.usaid.gov webmaster@info.usaid.gov http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/684 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/684 Brazil The first report of the Brazilian Greenhouses Gas Protocol (GHG) which measures greenhouse gas emission from 27 major Brazilian companies, coordinated by USAID partner Getúlio Vargas Foundation (GVF), shows that in 2008, this group of companies was responsible for the emission of 85.2 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:22:15 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/pt/node/686 http://brazil.usaid.gov/pt/node/686 Brasil O primeiro balanço do Programa Brasileiro GHG Protocol, que contabiliza as emissões de gases de efeito estufa de 27 grandes empresas brasileiras, que é coordenado pelo parceiro da Agência dos EUA para Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID), a Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV), mostra que em 2008 esse grupo emitiu 85,2 milhões de toneladas de dióxido de carbono (CO2) equivalente. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:35:23 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/677 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/677 Brazil During the first week of October, USAID/Brazil Youth Employment Program’s Activity Manager, Alisson Nascimento, participated in a meeting with Petrobrás, Brazilian largest company, Government of Pernambuco representatives, and the US Consul in Recife. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:27:38 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/673 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/673 Brazil On October 8, TVSA, an internet channel that gives visibility to social and environmental initiatives, publicized an interview with Enrique Ussher, president of Motorola in Brazil and member of the board of directors of the +Unidos Group Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:30:22 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/669 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/669 Brazil On October 2, Mission Director Jeffery Bell along with the Chargé d’ Affaires a.i. for the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, Lisa Kubiske, the U.S. Consul General for São Paulo, Thomas White, and USAID staff members visited Dow Chemical’s industrial complex in Vicente de Carvalho/Guarujá, São Paulo State. Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:32:17 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/661 http://brazil.usaid.gov/en/node/661 Brazil On September 28th, the USAID/Brazil Environment Program hosted a meeting with its core partners and Brazilian governmental institutions to discuss a new Results Framework for the period FY 2010-2014, as part of the process of renewing the USAID Strategy in Brazil. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:34:07 -0500 http://jamaica.usaid.gov/en/Article.1203.aspx http://jamaica.usaid.gov/en/Article.1203.aspx Jamaica Thirty beekeepers from Top Hill, St. Thomas received a boost to their bee farming enterprises as a result of a USAID partnership with the All Island Bee Farming Association (AIBFA). A USAID grant of $J2.1 million to the AIBFA provided training, starter hives and hive management equipment for the Top Hill bee farmers to use in their apiaries. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:11:58 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/dr/docs/press_center/releases/20090617a.html http://www.usaid.gov/dr/docs/press_center/releases/20090617a.html Dominican Republic El Encargado de Negocios de la Embajada de los Estados Unidos, Roland W. Bullen, el Consultor de las Grandes Ligas de Béisbol en el país, John Seibel y Carolina Cruz de Martínez, esposa del lanzador de las Grandes Ligas Pedro Martínez, inauguraron, en una sociedad única, el Proyecto “Hay Poder en Aprender” en la comunidad de Manoguayabo ubicada en Santo Domingo Oeste. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:51:23 -0500 http://www.usaid.gov/dr/docs/press_center/releases/20090617.html http://www.usaid.gov/dr/docs/press_center/releases/20090617.html Dominican Republic Pedro Martinez, one of the most dominating baseball pitchers in the past decade, and his wife, Carolina Cruz de Martinez, and the U.S. Embassy Santo Domingo Charge d’Affaires a.i., Roland Bullen, the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Deputy Mission Director James Watson, and Major League Baseball consultant John Seibel, inaugurated today a unique partnership, Project “Hay Poder en Aprender” (There is Power in Learning) in Pedro’s and Carolina’s hometown community of Manoguayabo in western Santo Domingo. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:57:40 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/release_flood_ne_05202009_en.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/release_flood_ne_05202009_en.pdf Brazil As announced by the United States Embassy in Brazil Deputy Chief of Mission Lisa Kubiske, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and its Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) are providing additional US$ 100,000 for the acquisition of hygiene kits to populations displaced from flood-damaged houses in Amazonas and Ceará. Thu, 21 May 2009 16:10:36 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/release_flood_ne_05202009.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/release_flood_ne_05202009.pdf Brasil Em anúncio feito pela ministra conselheira da Embaixada dos Estados Unidos no Brasil, Lisa Kubiske, a Agência dos EUA para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID) e o Escritório de Assistência a Desastres no Exterior da USAID em Washington (OFDA) devem providenciar mais US$ 100 mil para aquisição de artigos de higiene destinados às populações desabrigadas pelas intensas chuvas e enchentes no Amazonas e no Ceará. Thu, 21 May 2009 16:15:11 -0500 http://jamaica.usaid.gov/en/Article.1188.aspx http://jamaica.usaid.gov/en/Article.1188.aspx Jamaica Education Minister Andrew Holness has praised the Expanding Educational Horizons (EEH) project for its concerted efforts over the past four years to boost numeracy and literacy standards in select primary schools across the country. Tue, 19 May 2009 15:37:10 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/release_flood_ne_05062009.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/release_flood_ne_05062009.pdf Brasil Em anúncio feito pelo Embaixador dos Estados Unidos no Brasil, Clifford Sobel, a Agência dos EUA para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID) e o Escritório de Assistência a Desastres no Exterior da USAID em Washington (OFDA) devem providenciar o repasse de US$ 100.000 à agência de ajuda humanitária Catholic Relief Services para a aquisição de artigos de primeira necessidade destinados à assistência a vítimas dos recentes estragos provocados pelas chuvas em estados das regiões Norte e Nordeste. Thu, 07 May 2009 16:17:33 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/USAID_TBDay_release_032409en.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/USAID_TBDay_release_032409en.pdf Brazil The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) joins the Government of Brazil, international and local partners in commemorating World Tuberculosis (TB) Day. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:36:07 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/USAID_TBDay_release_032409.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/USAID_TBDay_release_032409.pdf Brasil No Dia Mundial da Tuberculose, a Embaixada dos Estados Unidos, por meio da Agência dos Estados Unidos para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID), aliase ao goverrno brasileiro e a instituições locais e internacionais para comemorar os esforços conjuntos de combate à doença. Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:43:07 -0500 http://colombia.usaid.gov/site/Spanish/Noticias/Comunicados/CentrodeAtenci%C3%B3naV%C3%ADctimas/tabid/191/Default.aspx http://colombia.usaid.gov/site/Spanish/Noticias/Comunicados/CentrodeAtenci%C3%B3naV%C3%ADctimas/tabid/191/Default.aspx Colombia Con el apoyo del gobierno de Estados Unidos, en cabeza del Departamento de Justicia y la Agencia para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID), hoy se inauguró el Centro de Atención a Víctimas (CAV) en la ciudad de Bogotá. Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:11:15 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/envambassadors_presselease_031009_en.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/envambassadors_presselease_031009_en.pdf Brazil Dow Brasil SA., the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in Brazil, and Ocean Futures Society do Brasil signed an agreement officially establishing USAID's support for the Ambassadors of the Environment program, an environmental education and sustainability initiative aimed at children across Brazil. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:40:25 -0500 http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/envambassadors_pressrelease_031009.pdf http://brazil.usaid.gov/files/envambassadors_pressrelease_031009.pdf Brasil Representantes da Dow Brasil, Agência dos Estados Unidos para o Desenvolvimento Internacional (USAID) no Brasil e Ocean Futures do Brasil assinaram acordo que oficializa o apoio da agência norte americana ao projeto Embaixadores do Meio Ambiente, uma iniciativa de educação ambiental sustentável voltada a jovens brasileiros. Tue, 10 Mar 2009 15:44:59 -0500 http://colombia.usaid.gov/site/Spanish/Noticias/Comunicados/Lanzamientoprogramadefortalecimientosindical/tabid/187/Default.aspx http://colombia.usaid.gov/site/Spanish/Noticias/Comunicados/Lanzamientoprogramadefortalecimientosindical/tabid/187/Default.aspx Colombia El embajador de Estados Unidos, William Brownfield; la viceministra de Relaciones Laborales, Ana Noguera; el representante de la Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT), Marcelo Castro Fox, y la señora Teresa Casertano, directora para América Latina del Centro Americano de Solidaridad Sindical, encabezaron hoy el acto de presentación del Programa de Fortalecimiento Sindical lanzado por la Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (USAID). Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:13:48 -0500