A combining ability analysis of cassava manihot esculenta Crantz genotypes to anthracnose disease.
INTRODUCTION The tropical root crop cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) is the third most important source of calories for human food in the tropics after rice and maize. Over 600 million people depend on cassava in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Cassava is grown by poor farmers, many...

United States Fourth Naval Fleet is once again patrolling the Caribbean and Latin America.
For the first time in over five decades the United States Fourth Naval Fleet is once again patrolling the Caribbean and Latin America. Established during World War II to protect merchant shipping lines in the South Atlantic, the Fourth Fleet was disbanded in 1950 when it was deemed no...

Frost & Sullivan: Rising Presence of Asian Medical Equipment Companies in Latin America.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-23 September 2008-Frost & Sullivan: Rising Presence of Asian Medical Equipment Companies in Latin America(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Asian brands from Japan, China, and South Korea are working their way through the hospital equipment market in Latin America, although at varying speeds, reports...

VeriFone Forms Group to Target Latin America, Names Head.
FOOD AND BEVERAGE CLOSE-UP-14 September 2008-VeriFone Forms Group to Target Latin America, Names Head(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com VeriFone Holdings announced the creation of an Integrated Systems Group for Latin America, to deliver integrated payment solutions and services and exploit new market segments and opportunities throughout the...

Telegent's Mobile TV Tech Going to Latin America.
ENTERTAINMENT CLOSE-UP-14 September 2008-Telegent's Mobile TV Tech Going to Latin America(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Telegent Systems, a company that makes television mobile with its high-performance single-chip mobile TV solutions, announced that handsets incorporating Telegent's mobile TV technology will soon be available to consumers in Latin America,...

Is All the Talent Leaving Latin America? Perhaps, but the highly educated wish to stay.
Byline: Gerver Torres and Brett Pelham Synopsis: In Latin America, Gallup Polls reveal people who say they are more talented and more comfortable with computers are more likely to wish to migrate. However, those with a college degree or higher are less likely to report a desire...

Aircraft News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 Embraer Embraer has had another incredible year with new product announcements and support offerings progressing pretty much on schedule. Both the Phenom 100 and the 300 are on display at the static park, with the 300 making its first appearance outside Brazil....

Airline News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 British Airways British Airways will begin weekly flights on Saturdays from Gatwick to St. Kitts on Jan. 10. Other route news from the airline also includes upping flights to Dubai and Johannesburg next summer and moving Atlanta and Toulouse services from Gatwick...

Aircraft Finance & Leasing News - Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 Embraer Embraer Delivers 48 Jets In 3rd Quarter Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer said on Friday it delivered 48 jets in the third quarter, bringing total deliveries so far in 2008 to 145. Oct 11, 2008 ZZ AirGuide 081013 ...

Destination News - Hotel, Resort & Spa Latin America / Caribbean.
Oct 13, 2008 Iberostar Iberostar Rose Hall Suites hotel opened last week in Rose Hall, Jamaica. The new hotel is the second Iberostar property to open in Jamaica, in addition to the existing Iberostar Rose Hall Beach. The hotel features 273 suites, 44 superior suites...