“We are very concerned about the risk faced and vulnerability in which an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees find themselves as they cross the Darien Gap said a statement by Marta Hurtado, spokeswoman for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights....
‘It’s pillage’: thirsty Uruguayans decry Google’s plan to exploit water supply - Country suffering its worst #drought in 74 years, with government even mixing saltwater into drinking supply.
A plan to build a Google data centre that will use millions of litres of water a day has sparked anger in #Uruguay, which is suffering its worst drought in 74 years.
Water shortages are so severe in the country that a state of emergency has been declared in #Montevideo and the authorities have added salty water to the public drinking water supplies, prompting widespread protests.
Critics claim that the government is prioritising water for transnationals and agribusiness at the expense of its own citizens. Daniel Pena, a researcher at the University of the Republic in Montevideo, said: “Only a tiny proportion of water in Uruguay is used for human consumption. The majority is used for big agro industries, such as soya, rice and wood pulping. Now we have #Google planning to use enormous quantities of water.”
Our 4 remaining queens have to turn into drag mothers and drag 4 men from 4 different latin countries. Runways category for the queens and their daughters is to emulate the beauty pageants of their respective countries.
Archaeologists in Mexico said Wednesday they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of which appear to be young men who were apparently decapitated as part of a ceremony to consecrate a temple....
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.
Argentine writer César Aira follows neither the rules of literature nor of literary fame. His work has been translated into 37 languages, Patti Smith says he's one of her favorite authors and he's been named as a likely future Nobel Prize laureate. Yet he lives quietly in Buenos Aires and lets small presses publish his books for free. He rarely gives interviews, but made an exception for Alejandro Chacoff, who spoke to him for The Dial. [Translated by Jessica Sequeira].
A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts to combat the drug-related crime that has undermined the country's peaceful image....
Over the last few years, Guyana has been working to transform its food security efforts, while increasing interventions to provide farmers with more access to local and regional markets for their agricultural produce....
At least 20 people have died, and more than 30,000 have been infected by a wave of dengue in Central America, where Guatemala and Panama have the highest death toll this year. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned last week that Latin America and the Caribbean will experience their “worst dengue season,”...
Pre-construction studies to build the interoceanic rail corridor in Honduras will be carried out in 2024, according to the government. The assistant to the president, Héctor Zelaya, said the plans are being updated as the project has been in limbo for several years....
Honduras: For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists found a potentially more effective way to control the disease — breeding special mosquitoes to fight dengue....
Chilean president Gabriel Boric in the company of Mexican president Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador (AMLO) – who arrived in the country to commemorate the Coup d’état – valued the solidarity that Mexico had for the Chilean exiles in the seventies and highlighted that Allende’s sacrifice transcended the country’s borders....
More than 700 professors, authors and researchers from academic centers in Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa on Monday condemned the closure and confiscation of the Jesuit Central American University of Nicaragua (UCA) by Daniel Ortega’s government last month....
On this day in 1980 Cuban astronaut Arnaldo Tamayo Méndez entered space as part of the Soyuz 38 mission. Arnaldo is of Afro-Cuban descent, making him the first Cuban, Latin American, and person of African descent to travel into Earth’s orbit.
Considering that climate change is expected to increase both the frequency and intensity of extreme climate events, this figure is likely to be significantly higher. "
The most effective and least expensive way to prevent this is to reduce carbon emissions.
The US is continuing to build a wall on its border with Mexico.
Panama and Costa Rica announced a plan to quickly bus thousands of migrants through Panama to the Costa Rican border, as the countries continue to grapple with a steady increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap....
Guatemala’s ex-President Otto Pérez Molina has pleaded guilty in a bribery and money laundering case, but the move could be a play to avoid further jail time amid uncertainty about the future of the country’s anti-corruption efforts. ...
Latin American nations have increasingly sided with the plight of Palestinains against Israel.
Brazil recalled its ambassador to Tel-Aviv, following Lula’s comparison of the Gaza onslaught to the Holocaust
Venezuelan President Maduro stated strong support toward Lula’s remarks
Nicaragua is co-sponsoring South Africa's ICJ case against Israel
Bolivia’s Pres Luis Arce: Bolivia cut relations with Israel on the wake of Israel's assault on Gaza and expelled Israeli ambassador from Bolivia. More recently, Luis Arce expressed support for Lula.
Paraguay's Health Minister María Teresa Barán criticized the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX mechanism for distributing vaccines against Covid-19 worldwide and refused to accept the next batch from the global agency....
United Nations Concerned At Vulnerability Of Migrants Crossing Darien Gap (menafn.com)
“We are very concerned about the risk faced and vulnerability in which an unprecedented number of migrants and refugees find themselves as they cross the Darien Gap said a statement by Marta Hurtado, spokeswoman for the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights....
Argentina bombshell as Milei submits request to join NATO (www.express.co.uk)
President Milei has formally put in an application to join the global military alliance.
Drag Race Mexico [S01E10 - Latinas Makeover] Post-episode Discussion
Our 4 remaining queens have to turn into drag mothers and drag 4 men from 4 different latin countries. Runways category for the queens and their daughters is to emulate the beauty pageants of their respective countries.
Mexico finds 8 sacrificial victims at Gulf coast pyramid - victims 2,000 years old (apnews.com)
Archaeologists in Mexico said Wednesday they have found 13 buried sets of human remains, eight of which appear to be young men who were apparently decapitated as part of a ceremony to consecrate a temple....
Cuba uncovers human trafficking of Cubans to fight for Russia in Ukraine (www.reuters.com)
Cuba has uncovered a human trafficking ring that has coerced its citizens to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, its foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that Cuban authorities were working to "neutralize and dismantle" the network.
UN report on Ecuador links crime with poverty, faults government for not ending bonded labor (www.thespec.com)
A U.N. envoy urged Ecuador's leaders Friday to boost enforcement of labor laws and end popular fuel subsidies as part of key policy changes needed alongside their continuing efforts to combat the drug-related crime that has undermined the country's peaceful image....
Guyana's Proactive Approach To Food Security Continues, Says International Fund for Agricultural Development's (IFAD) Country Director (menafn.com)
Over the last few years, Guyana has been working to transform its food security efforts, while increasing interventions to provide farmers with more access to local and regional markets for their agricultural produce....
Dengue Outbreak Ravages Central America: Guatemala and Panama Hardest Hit (ticotimes.net)
At least 20 people have died, and more than 30,000 have been infected by a wave of dengue in Central America, where Guatemala and Panama have the highest death toll this year. The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) warned last week that Latin America and the Caribbean will experience their “worst dengue season,”...
Honduras aims to carry out interoceanic rail corridor studies in 2024 (www.bnamericas.com)
Pre-construction studies to build the interoceanic rail corridor in Honduras will be carried out in 2024, according to the government. The assistant to the president, Héctor Zelaya, said the plans are being updated as the project has been in limbo for several years....
Special mosquitoes being bred to fight dengue in Honduras (mmnews.tv)
Honduras: For decades, preventing dengue fever in Honduras has meant teaching people to fear mosquitoes and avoid their bites. Now, scientists found a potentially more effective way to control the disease — breeding special mosquitoes to fight dengue....
Mexican president Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador visiting Chile Stresses the 9/11 Betrayal of Allende (havanatimes.org)
Chilean president Gabriel Boric in the company of Mexican president Manuel Andres Lopez Obrador (AMLO) – who arrived in the country to commemorate the Coup d’état – valued the solidarity that Mexico had for the Chilean exiles in the seventies and highlighted that Allende’s sacrifice transcended the country’s borders....
Nicaragua: More than 700 academics condemn the closure of the Jesuit University (nationworldnews.com)
More than 700 professors, authors and researchers from academic centers in Latin America, the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa on Monday condemned the closure and confiscation of the Jesuit Central American University of Nicaragua (UCA) by Daniel Ortega’s government last month....
Panama, Costa Rica agree to a plan to speed migrants passing through from Darien Gap (jamaica-gleaner.com)
Panama and Costa Rica announced a plan to quickly bus thousands of migrants through Panama to the Costa Rican border, as the countries continue to grapple with a steady increase in the number of migrants moving through the jungle-clad Darien Gap....
Guatemala Ex-President Pleads Guilty in Graft Case Amid Shifting Corruption Climate (insightcrime.org)
Guatemala’s ex-President Otto Pérez Molina has pleaded guilty in a bribery and money laundering case, but the move could be a play to avoid further jail time amid uncertainty about the future of the country’s anti-corruption efforts. ...
Paraguay wants its money back from the World Health Organization's COVAX mechanism (en.mercopress.com)
Paraguay's Health Minister María Teresa Barán criticized the World Health Organization's (WHO) COVAX mechanism for distributing vaccines against Covid-19 worldwide and refused to accept the next batch from the global agency....