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• WithU, a global fitness app, has partnered with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, to provide Visa cardholders in the Latin America & Caribbean region (LAC) free access to WithU’s 1,500+ on-demand workouts.
• The promotion will provide free access to WithU’s world class coaching for Visa Platinum, Visa Signature and Visa Infinite credit and debit cardholders in 22 countries across Latin America & the Caribbean.
• Partnering with WithU is Visa’s first expansion of its customer loyalty programme into the fitness sphere, with plans to expand the partnership into further territories in 2024.

LONDON, Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Fitness app, WithU, is today announcing news of an official partnership with Visa, a world leader in digital payments, in the Latin America & Caribbean region (LAC). Under the partnership, WithU has been selected as a preferred fitness technology partner as part of Visa’s customer loyalty programme.

The partnership commences with a promotion that will provide free access to WithU’s full library of 1,500+ on-demand workouts for up to Visa Platinum, Visa Signature and Visa Infinite credit and debit cardholders across 22 LAC countries. Designed to reward customer loyalty, eligible cardholders will receive six months’ free access to WithU’s world class coaching on the WithU app.

This promotion forms part of Visa’s expansion of its customer loyalty strategy, with WithU selected as the digital payment provider’s first loyalty fitness partner. The LAC promotion marks the first in a series of partnerships between the brands, with plans to expand into further territories in 2024.

Steve Clarke, founder and CEO of WithU says, “At WithU, our mission is to bring world class coaching to everyone, to help people globally to build a sustainable fitness routine. This partnership with Visa LAC is an extremely exciting step that supports us on this mission. In rewarding Visa customers with access to our full library of fitness and wellness content, we hope to provide access to quality coaching that can become part of the daily lives of millions at every stage of their fitness journey across Latin America and the Caribbean.

We’re honoured to be Visa’s first fitness partner in the loyalty space, and look forward to continuing our relationship with further launches in new territories in 2024 and beyond.”

Notes to Editors

• Partnership period: December 2023 – December 2025
• Partnership applies to eligible customers in the following countries: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Aruba, Curacao, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago.
• The promotion is available to Visa Platinum, Visa Signature and Visa Infinite credit & debit cardholders only.
• Eligible cardholders receive free 6 months access to WithU.
• Issuing banks have the option to increase the offer for a further 6 months for their cardholders
• At the end of the promotion period (6 or 12 months) cardholders have the option to extend their access (post promotion offer) for a one off fee of $10.

The new data centre is the company’s sixth facility overall and first in Latin America

CaribPR Wire, NASSAU, Bahamas, March 29, 2018: Cloud Carib, a provider of managed cloud and ICT services, announces its expansion into Latin America with the opening of a new CaribPod, or data centre, in Ecuador. The CaribPod in Ecuador is a Tier 4 facility from which Cloud Carib will provide managed cloud and ICT services to regional businesses and government agencies.

Last month, Cloud Carib announced that 2017 was a record year for the company, with revenue doubling year-over-year and the addition of over 40 new ICT jobs. Growth was spurred by organizations seeking cloud technology expertise and help understanding the risks and regulations necessary to leverage and accelerate digital transformation.

Cloud Carib also operates data centres in the Bahamas (Nassau and Freeport), Jamaica, Barbados and Panama. The Ecuador CaribPod is supported by Cloud Carib’s Command and Control Centre in Nassau, which offers round-the-clock support and service to clients including leading financial services organizations and governments.

With the opening of its Ecuador CaribPod, Cloud Carib is well positioned to accelerate expansion plans into Latin America, according to CEO Scott MacKenzie. “The Caribbean and Latin America are just beginning to pursue digital transformation to boost local economies and deliver better, more efficient services to citizens,” says MacKenzie. “We are committed to being the region’s premier provider of cloud and managed ICT services, and we’ll continue to invest in our infrastructure over the coming months.”

About Cloud Carib
Cloud Carib is the region’s premier provider of managed cloud services founded upon the principles of delivering quality, agility, and value for every client. Solutions range from complex bespoke dedicated private cloud offerings to hybrid cloud services. Every solution provides clients with controlled costs, unrivaled levels of service, and unparalleled levels of data protection and privacy – when and where privacy matters.

Cloud Carib expande sus Servicios Administrados en la Nube y TIC a Ecuador

El nuevo centro de datos es la sexta instalación de la compañía y la primera en América Latina

CaribPR Wire, NASSAU, Bahamas, March 29, 2018: Cloud Carib, proveedor de servicios administrados en la nube y TIC,anuncia su expansión a América Latina con la apertura de un nuevo CaribPod, o centro de datos, en Ecuador. El Caribpod de Ecuador es una instalación de Nivel 4 desde la que Cloud Carib ofrecerá servicios administrados en la nube y TIC para las empresas regionales y agencias gubernamentales.

El mes pasado, Cloud Carib anunció que 2017 fue un año récord para la compañía, con ingresos que se duplicaron año tras año y la adición de más de 40 nuevos puestos de trabajo en TIC. El crecimiento fue impulsado por las organizaciones que buscan experiencia en tecnología en la nube y ayudan a comprender los riesgos y las regulaciones necesarias para aprovechar y acelerar la transformación digital.

Cloud Carib también dispone de centros de datos en las Bahamas (Nassau y Freeport), Jamaica, Barbados y Panamá. El Caribpod de Ecuador recibe soporte del Centro de Control y Comando de ClaudCarib en Nassau, que ofrece soporte y servicio las 24 horas a sus clientes, en los que se incluyen gobiernos y organizaciones líderes en el sector financiero.

Con la apertura del Caribpod de Ecuador, Cloud Carib está bien posicionada para acelerar sus planes de expansión en América Latina, según su director ejecutivo, Scott MacKenzie. “El Caribe y América Latina están empezando a buscar la transformación digital para impulsar a las empresas locales y ofrecer servicios mejores y más eficientes a los ciudadanos”, afirma MacKenzie. “Nos comprometemos a ser el principal proveedor de servicios de TIC administrados en la nube y de la región, y seguiremos invirtiendo en nuestra infraestructura en los próximos meses”.

Sobre Cloud Carib
Cloud Carib es el principal proveedor de servicios administrados en la nube de la región, sus principios son: ofrecer calidad, agilidad y valor para cada cliente. La gama de soluciones cubre tanto servicios de nube privada y personalizada como servicios de nube híbrida. Cada solución proporciona a los clientes precios controlados, niveles de servicio inigualables y niveles incomparables de protección de datos y privacidad – cuando y donde la privacidad importa.

Company Recognized for Culture of Respect and Inclusion for the 10th Time

Portfolio includes full line of home appliances and portable devices, plus residential and commercial air conditioners

MIAMI, Jan. 19, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Midea, a global leader in air conditioning and appliances, present in more than 150 countries, will invest US $ 30 million in expanding its business to Latin and Central America. The operation’s Head Quarter will be in Miami, where the launch of the project will take place on January 23rd at the Pullman Hotel.

The company, with revenues of over US $ 24 million, more than 20 factories and 124 thousand employees worldwide, aims to reach a key area for its global expansion strategy, Latin America and the Caribbean, which in 2016 only, had a volume of 12 million units sold, with average revenues of US $ 3.1 million.

Currently, Midea is present in the region in Brazil, Argentina and Chile, through the joint venture with American Carrier. “Our goal is to strengthen even more the brand globally, positioning products with the latest technology and quality,” says Joao Claudio Guetter, CEO of Midea LATAM.

“The strategy will be to introduce the products gradually with a launching schedule. To win local consumers, we will develop a differentiated product line, which will have the characteristics of each country where they will be offered, with specific design that pleases the consumer”.

The headquarters of the new operation was chosen for its geographical location, ease of finding bilingual professionals and the proximity to clients who have offices in the city, since they buy directly from the exporters in Miami.

Midea will market air conditioners; heaters, fans and humidifiers; water heaters; complete kitchen line; small appliances; vacuum cleaners and laundry line. The products will be brought from factories in China and Brazil.

About Midea

Founded in 1968, Midea Group is a World Fortune 500 company, and has grown to be one of the world’s largest manufacturers and exporters of household appliances.

Over 150 countries and regions, Midea employs over 124,000 people worldwide, including engineers, researchers, and industrial designers worldwide, which help the company to lead with innovative concepts that enrich the lives of consumers, in addition to providing manufacturing expertise and scale to business partners Around the world.

For more information, just go to www.midea.com/global/

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Dominican Republic Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas called out to participants so that efforts be oriented towards consensus, focusing on what unites us.

Vargas will preside the plenary of the Conclave that will reunite delegations from over 59 countries.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic, Oct. 25, 2016 /PRNewswire/ – Dominican Republic has become the capital of transatlantic diplomacy today with the reception of more than 30 ministers and 59 delegations of countries participating at the first meeting of Foreign Ministers and Senior Officials of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union states, event that will be held until Wednesday.

Federica Mogherini, Vice President and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security will accompany the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Vargas Maldonado, in the development of the CELAC-UE meetings in the Caribbean nation.

The Minister from the Dominican Republic, motivated his counterparts from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean-European Union to participate actively in the dialogues, exhorting that the decisions taken should be based on consensus among participants, putting the general interest of bi-regional community first.

“We are at a critical point, where we are committed to ensure that the European CELAC-EU forum fulfills its transcendental purpose that has arisen facing common global challenges.”

“Therefore, I appeal to you all, so that your efforts are oriented towards consensus, under a constructive spirit, aimed at reconciling positions, putting aside what separates us, focusing on the goals that unite us”, added chancellor Vargas, as he welcomes the start of the of conclave discussions with a meeting of Senior Officials of the CELAC-EU.

Delegations Arriving

Since early hours, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been receiving the different delegations arriving in the country which include on the side of Latin American and Caribbean countries, the Vice President and Foreign Minister of Panama, Isabel De Saint Malo Alvarado; the foreign ministers of Chile, Heraldo Muñoz; Colombia, Maria Angela Holguin; Haiti, Perriot Delienne; Ecuador, Guillaume Long; El Salvador, Hugo Martinez; Guatemala, Carlos Raul Morales Moscoso; Bolivia, David Choquehuanca Cesoede; Belize, Wilfred Elrington; Antigua and Barbuda, Charles Henry Fernandez.

The ministers of Dominica, Francine Baron; Bahamas Frederick Mitchell; Barbados, Maxine McClean; Jamaica, Kamina Johnson Elizabeth Smith; Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mark Brantley; Argentina, Susana Malcorra; Honduras, Maria Dolores Lara Aguero; Costa Rica, Manuel González Sanz and Paraguay, Eladio Loizaga.

Meanwhile already in the Dominican capital are the European foreign ministers: from Portugal, Augusto Santos Silva; Latvia, Edgar Rinkevis; Poland, Witold Easzcykowski; Bélgoica, Didier Reynders; Slovakia, Miroslav Lajkac; Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn and Hungary, Peter Szijjarto.

Delegations led by deputy ministers and officials have arrived in Santo Domingo to join technical meetings, whose first and preliminary sessions initiated Sunday afternoon at the Foreign Relations Convention Center.

Several sessions of this kind will take place until tomorrow Tuesday afternoon, when the formal meeting of the Foreign Ministers will initiate with an opening ceremony led by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic, Miguel Vargas and Vice President / High Representative of the European Union Affairs Foreign and Security Federica Mogherini, with the presence of the Dominican President Danilo Medina.

Foreign Minister Miguel Vargas pointed out that in accordance with the commitment made by the Dominican Republic as a country holding the Presidency Pro Tempore of CELAC, the Ministry has deployed all the arrangements and requirements for this encounter between Latin American, European, and Caribbean partners, stemming that the meetings be held auspiciously, with the will of strengthening the bi-regional dialogue for the benefit of our peoples and nations.

The Foreign Ministry has worked with effort and dedication to uphold the image of the country and further strengthen the regional leadership of the Dominican Republic.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., July 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — APR Energy plc (LSE: APR), a global leader in fast-track power solutions, today announces that it has signed an extension for its 16MW power project supporting a mining customer in Guatemala. APR Energy’s mobile diesel generators have served as the sole power source for the crucial operations of the mine, which operates independently from the local grid system. The project, which began in January 2013, now is contracted to run into the first quarter of 2016.

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“We are pleased that the customer has again extended our contract. It is a testament to our ability to safely deliver the reliable power needed by energy-intensive operations such as mining,” said Tom Caldwell, Managing Director of APR Energy’s Americas region.

“Extractive industries typically require round-the-clock power with variable load savings, and this project is one of a growing list of successful solutions that we have provided to mining companies and other industrial facilities around the world,” Caldwell added.

APR Energy’s power solutions for extractive and other industrial companies also have included a 2011 project in Mozambique with Vale, the second largest commercial mining company in the world; one for a copper mine in northwest Botswana in 2012; and an ongoing project for a mining company in the South Pacific.

About APR Energy

APR Energy is the world’s leading provider of fast-track mobile turbine power. Our fast, flexible and full-service power solutions provide customers with rapid access to reliable electricity when and where they need it, for as long as they need it. Combining state-of-the-art, fuel-efficient technology with industry-leading expertise, our scalable turnkey plants help run cities, countries and industries around the world, in both developed and developing markets. For more information, visit the Company’s website at www.aprenergy.com.

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