Latin America

Latin America: Where the world’s jobs are

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Latin America: Where the world’s jobs are – CSMonitor.com.

So far, 200 entrepreneurs from 30 different countries have traveled to Chile to try to get their ideas off the ground through Start-Up Chile. The program aims to fund 1,000 entrepreneurs by 2014, and not only benefits the grantees – 80 percent of whom are foreigners – but is a boon to Chile, too, says spokeswoman Brenna Loury.

Interesting little article that offers minimal facts to back up the author’s assertion in the title.  How does 200 entrepreneurs equal “where the world’s jobs are”?

Guess Which Country Has the Highest Murder Rate?

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BBC NEWS | Americas | Latin America tops murder tables

If your company is doing mortality risk business in Central and South America read this article.  The time I spent working in the offshore mortality market was some of the most interesting work I’ve done.  Death is death but some of us get there in different ways.  A couple of years ago my #1 son’s high school senior trip was Mexico.  Because of the drug violence in that country I refused to fund that trip.  There have been too many disappearances.

And for a great story I’ll share some details of my trip to Bogota…