Ecuador ended 2015 with 357,892 unemployed, which was 13% higher than in 2007, with 316,697. The percentage of unemployed in relation to the Economically Active Population (EAP) in both years, however, bore no significant variation: the unemployment rate in 2015 was 4.77%, while in 2007 it was 5%. 

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) along with the government of Japan opened 183 irrigation modules in order to increase agricultural production in La Paz, San Vicente and Usulutan. This measure also contributes to the agricultural adaptation to climate change. 

Going to a mall to take college classes is hard for Americans to imagine. But the 93 students who enrolled in the new Vocational Technical College (CTP) of La Carpio feel what it’s like every day. Though the school started with nothing, they are growing to be a grand prescence in the struggling town.

The deputy director of the Salvadoran Social Security Institute (ISSS), Milton Escobar, said they are pushing the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) to deliver the drug soon since supplies are running out. Some blame poor management of the UNDP.

In Jiquilillo, Nicaragua, there are more than 500 workers in the fishing industry who avoid working in strong winds. They learned their lesson 7 years ago, when five people disappeared at sea.

Every year, the Attorney General’s Office (PGR) in Mexico starts thousands of preliminary investigations into complaints of federal crimes such as corruption, damage to the environment, piracy, tax evasion or drug dealing.

The young people of Llochegua, Carmen Alto, Huanta or Echarate are not old enough to vote, but still dream of a better future.

The recently decreed Youth Law and the controversial discussion around it highlights the difficulties that the young population has coping with poverty, lack of opportunities, violence, insecurity, and the lack of education and information on sexuality. This law is an attempt to help the state take responsibility for its migrating and struggling youth.

The economic downturn due to softening markets for primary commodities is to blame. 

The taxi drivers in Colombia are having problems with people who use Uber and Uber X and they’re beginning to take the law into their own hands. Former Vice President Francisco Santos said his daughter was a victim of persecution by a group of taxi drivers when trying to use the Uber service.