August 12, 2022 Committee Experts Express Concern Regarding Reports of Violence Against Indigenous Peoples and People of African Descent in Nicaragua The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Dissemination today…
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What’s a shark ordinarily associated with the Arctic doing around a Caribbean coral reef?
July 29, 2022 A half-blind shark that is typically thought to live in freezing Arctic waters, scavenge on polar bear carcasses and survive for hundreds of years, recently turned up…
Guatemala Moves Closer to Eliminating Malaria by 2025 with IDB’s Support
July 29, 2022 With a $4 million grant, the IDB will contribute with actions that focus on areas with the highest risk of transmission, which are home to nearly 5…
Two police officers kidnapped in Panama gas riot!
By: Staff Writer July 22, 2022 Protesters have taken to the streets in Panama for the third straight week and are calling for President Laurentino Cortizo to resign over high…
CARICOM wants resumption to Venezuelan PetroCaribe deal- Calls for an end to US sanctions!
By: Staff Writer July 8, 2022 The Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, said at the closing ceremony of the 43rd Regular Meeting of the…
Clara Sola, a Costa Rican film about to debut in US Cinemas
July 8, 2022 July 1st was the US premiere of the Costa Rican feature film Clara Sola, directed by Nathalie Álvarez Mesén. The Central American film opened Friday, July 1st at the IFC Center in New York and…
Colombia moves left with Petro!
By: Staff Writer June 21, 2022 Gustavo Petro, a former member of the M-19 guerrilla movement, who has vowed profound social and economic change, won Colombia’s presidency on Sunday, the…
Maduro: We need a world beyond Imperial arrogance
By: Staff Writer June 14, 2022 Nicolas Maduro, President of Venezuela, addressed the Summit of the Americas via video to the “People’s Summit of Democracy” held simultaneously with the Summit…
PRO MUJER JOINS VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA HARRIS AND PARTNERSHIP FOR CENTRAL AMERICA IN PUSHING FOR GENDER EQUITY
June 14, 2022 On Thursday, June 9, 2022 Alphabet’s Google announced its commitment to invest $1.2 billion in Latin America over the next five years to support economic development and digital transformation…
HEIFER INTERNATIONAL SIGNS STRATEGIC ALLIANCE WITH SALVANATURA TO SUPPORT SMALLHOLDER FARMERS IN GUATEMALA, EL SALVADOR AND HONDURAS TO ERADICATE POVERTY AND RESTORE ECOSYSTEMS
June 14, 2022 Heifer International, today announced a strategic alliance with SalvaNATURA, the Ecological Foundation of El Salvador, to develop and implement projects that improve agricultural productivity, facilitate the economic advancement…
OAS Deploys Electoral Observation Mission for the Second Round of Presidential Elections in Colombia
June 10, 2022 The Electoral Observation Mission of the Organization of American States (OAS) for the second round of the presidential elections to be held in Colombia on June 19…
Colombia presidential elections headed to the second round on Jun 19!
By: Staff Writer May 31, 2022 Colombian presidential elections are heading into the second round this coming Jun 19 with left-wing former senator ahead of the pack and a surging…