Article link: http://www.ipsnews.net/2020/11/driving-climate-change-top-dominican-republic/ In Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, President Luis Abinader promised the citizens of Dominican Republic that he would be committed to addressing climate change and would come up with ways to preserve the environment. He went into further depth and said he would focus on solar energy for its electrical supply, and that he was committed to removing… Read more »
Article link: http://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/lead-stories/20201118/green-light-bauxite-mining-cockpit-country In Jamaica, there has been raising concern over whether the company Noranda should mine bauxite (the primary source of aluminum) in the Cockpit Country, which is at the northern tip of Jamaica. Noranda’s plan is currently pending due to an environmental impact assessment (EIA) done within the boundaries of the cockpit Country Protected Area (CCPA), which is… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/35133-how-have-other-latinamerican-countries-handled-natural-disasters This article investigates how Latin American governments really come together to help during natural disasters. For the first time ever San Andres and Providencia in Columbia really saw the full on effects of a category five hurricane. The eye of hurricane Iota came in direct contact with this territory completely destroyed the infrastructure of these islands and left many… Read more »
https://latinamericanpost.com/35186-maradona-has-died-at-60 The Argentine soccer legend has passed away this past week in his home. It is said that he died of a heart attacked after fighting an illness the pervious weeks. Maradona is considered to be the greatest soccer player of all time, evident in the mourning that fans all acr4oss the world have been doing since his passing. He… Read more »
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/iwpr-fights-gender-violence-online This article touches on the threats and increase in gender violence online towards Latin American women. It claims that women are 27 times more likely to be harassed, bullied, hacked, and shut down online then men in Latin America. The article talks about the significant increase in hacking, cyber stalking, porn revenge, and having personal information released online in… Read more »
