https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/canada-keystone-pipeline-biden-us-relations/2021/01/19/ce09ea54-5a60-11eb-a976-bad6431e03e2_story.html After four years of trade clashes, unpredictable foreign policy and insults lobbed at the prime minister by tweet, Canadian officials are optimistic that the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden will mean a return to traditionally close relations between Canada and the United States. But this last week, they were dealt an uneasy reminder that Biden will also bring the… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2021/01/27/biden-climate-change/ Our new president Joe Biden has promised for a while to become the climate president, and on Wednesday he detailed far-ranging plans to shift the U.S. away from fossil fuels, create millions of jobs in renewable energy, and conserve vast swaths of public lands and water. He says that the nation has already wasted precious years as it delayed… Read more »
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/01/22/canada-julie-payette-governor-general-resignation/ The disgraced tenure of former Canadian governor general Julie Payette, who resigned in shame on Thursday rather than endure yet another exposé of her reportedly vicious workplace behavior. The governor generalship, Canada’s “ceremonial chief of state,” is a ludicrous and embarrassing office at the best of times, so Payette’s humiliating departure marks a particularly pathetic nadir. If there ever… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article248007880.html In Colombia, there is an increase in technology on jobs that are based and companies looking to hire people. Columbia already has plenty of partners including the economic development offices of Richland County, Lexington County, and the City of Columbia; the Central SC Alliance; the University of South Carolina; Midlands Technical College; the South Carolina. On December 7,… Read more »
Article Link: https://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Oil-Majors-Are-Eyeing-A-Suriname-Offshore-Boom.html Suriname, a country in South America, neighboring Guyana, has become the next big oil player. Other than different oil providers, Suriname offers lowes costs. Major companies like Exxon Mobil Royal Dutch Shell, Total, Apache, are shown a great interest due to the low cost of oil and labor. ¨Following a difficult 2020, emerging oil states such as… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/1/16/costa-rica-explosive-debt-crisis-all-you-need-to-know In Costa Rica, throughout many years the country has been facing a debt crisis that just continues to increase. In 2021 it is stated that, ¨about 42 percent of the country’s $19bn national budget will go to debt and interest payments, the minister of finance told legislators last year.¨ Costa Rica´s debt, unlike other countries, it is internal,… Read more »
Article link:https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-factories-creating-700-jobs-in-mexico In this article, there are three main stories that it covers. The first being about a new auto parts plant, creating more manufacturing jobs in Mexico. Auto parts maker Premium Guard Inc. (PGI), announced along with other facilities that will be expanding in existing facilities. ¨The projects will generate about $60 million in foreign direct investment for the… Read more »
Link to Article: https://havanatimes.org/features/cuba-the-decline-of-a-country-running-out-of-food/ In Cuba, there is a food supply shortage, leaving many of Cuban citizens. Throughout many years Cubans have suffered through many food shortages, but due to Covid-19, it has gotten rapidly worse. Some of the foods that Cubans are unable to get includes chicken, oil, rice, and corn. In Cuba, it is not a country that… Read more »
Article Link:https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/12/14/945377248/even-disaster-veterans-are-stunned-by-whats-happening-in-honduras In Honduras, there have been two category four hurricanes that have struck, Eta and Iota. On November 3 and November 17, the hurricanes made a landfall in Central America. Even till this day, this region is facing continuous mud slides. Due to the hurricanes hitting, Nicagora, which is Honduras neighboring country, is reported to face more damage and… Read more »
Link: https://apnews.com/article/port-au-prince-michel-martelly-elections-caribbean-haiti-230d3241af858b60172cb0032b49e712 Many protests have broken out due to President Jovenel Moïse not stepping down from office after his term and announcing his second year of ruling by decree. He believes it is justified since he only got into office in 2017, because of a delayed inauguration caused by chaos. This chaos caused schools to close, along with businesses and… Read more »
