Link to article: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/5/21/no-internet-lockdown-worsens-argentinas-education-inequality As Argentina registers a record number of COVID-19 cases — 35,000 for the third straight day — a new lockdown announced on Thursday is once again sending all students home, making the question of how to ensure everyone can learn more urgent than ever. Kids who live in poor income homes do not have the technology… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/community-leaders-call-for-action-on-anti-asian-hate-crimes-in-vancouver/ar-BB1gI50b Leaders of the Chinese-Canadian community say the rise in anti-Asian hate crimes across Vancouver suggests the population has not been accepted as a part of the wider society. Vancouver police reported a 717 per cent rise in anti-Asian hate crime in 2020 compared with 2019. The majority of incidents occurred last May. Deputy chief Howard Chow… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-names-honduran-guatemalan-lawmakers-corrupt-list-2021-05-18/ The United States government recently released a list of 17 corrupt Central American politicians, and the release of this list ultimately prompted El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele to sign an agreement with China. President Bukele went to twitter claiming that the list was more about “geopolitics” than it was about combating corruption. He also offered praise… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/panama-says-will-temporarily-close-border-with-colombia-over-covid-19-risk-2021-05-20/ Panama plans to temporarily close their border to Colombia in order to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Colombia’s decision to reopen their borders has now put Panama at risk after they were recently able to gain control over the pandemic in their country. They are also planning on closing their border in order to tighten up… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/argentina-tighten-lockdown-pandemic-rages-sources-say-2021-05-20/ Argentina has made plans to enhance their pandemic lockdown after facing a severe second wave of Covid-19. The amount of recent cases and deaths has broken records in the country over the past week, causing concern among Argentina’s population. They plan to go into complete lockdown until May 31st, with the hope that they will knock… Read more »
Link: https://latinamericanpost.com/36687-what-will-diaz-canels-cuba-be-like Raúl Castro announced his retirement as secretary-general last week, and now Díaz Canel takes control of the communist party. Under Raul Castro Cuba saw some great advancements, including nationwide access to internet which encourages democratic research by citizens and strays away from the country’s communist roots. The pandemic has had significant impacts on Cuba’s economy as it has… Read more »
Link: https://latinamericanpost.com/36712-how-viable-is-amlos-proposal-to-plant-trees-to-curb-the-migration-crisis As climate change increasingly becomes a bigger and bigger issue, most countries around the world are implementing policies to reduce the impact of man on the environment. Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador has created a proposal seeking to stop migration and climate change. The Mexican president proposed to US president Joe Biden, that perhaps planting trees throughout… Read more »
Link: https://latinamericanpost.com/36941-the-achievements-of-social-protests-in-latin-america Since 2019 several countries in the Latin American region have been experiencing a multitude of protests and marches that have shaken national and international politics. These social protests have created a domino effect through Latin America, the significant part of these protests is the fact that many of them have achieved results; for example in Peru, after the… Read more »
Link to article- https://latinamericanpost.com/36553-what-is-at-stake-in-the-peruvian-elections There are 20 candidates running in this years Peruvian election for President. Pre-election polls show no sign of a clear winner, but from what they can tell it seems like the favorite is the center-right candidate Yonhy Lescano, with 10% of the vote. However, this candidate is closely followed by the progressive Veronika Mendoza and conservative… Read more »
Link to article- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-immigration-troops/mexico-doubles-migrant-detentions-with-troop-surge-white-house-says-idUSKBN2BZ1V2 Mexico has recently sent 10,000 troops to its southern border in order to detain migrants, according to a spokesperson for the White House. The United States is putting more pressure on the regional governments to slow the arrival of migrants at the United States border. In March, Mexico launched enforcement operations with the intention of intercepting… Read more »
