…atus continues, it will affect both exports and imports of People’s Republic of China,” said Roberto Tribaldos, the new president of the board of directors of the Panamanian Association of Exporters (APEX). The concern for world trade has increased now that there are more than 600 deaths from the new virus and more than 31,000 cases in China as of February 8. In order to prevent the spread of the virus by sea, the Canal and the Maritime Authority…

…e the seriousness of the situation which includes a death toll of more than 600 people a day. According to Sader, the Bolsonaro government is more involved with matters of the Federal Police force than it is with the reality that the country “is turning into the new world epicenter of the pandemic.” According to Sader, the international image of Brazil has been degraded because it has a president who was not “chosen democratically to represent the…

…stone castle, very different from the others on this list, was built around 600 years ago by Cormac MacCarthy. The fortress is in ruins, but it is possible to view its interior and admire the imposing walls. Edinburgh Castle (Scotland): This fortress was built on a large peak of volcanic origin during the 11th century and is one of the most important monuments in Scotland. Chapultepec Castle (Mexico): Located in the Chapulín hill, this castle was…

…al. Around 500 dump trucks were required for the job. The metro worked with 600 local suppliers and 355 foreign suppliers. According to the Metro of Quito, between 75% and 80% of the investment remained in the local market. The construction gave employment to 5,000 people directly and 15,000 people indirectly. There have been discussions proposing a further extension from El Labrador and La Ofelia. The line would be increased by five kilometers an…

…and discarded protection equipment. Moíses Molina explained the actions recommended by the OIRSA for the production sector in different areas, such as informing the personnel who work in plantations and other sectors about the danger of coughing and sneezing without protection and the risk of transmitting the virus, among several other recommendations. Javier Velásquez, an official from the Sanidad Vegetal de OIRSA (Vegetative Health and Safety),…

…light, but he waited on the phone for over an hour without a successful outcome and was told he may not receive travelers’ insurance coverage. Many of these Brazilians are in scary situations as they are locked in a foreign country without knowing when they’ll be able to leave or see their friends and family back home. Several of the Brazilians in Portugal did not even plan to vacation there. A cruise ship from Recife to Europe had to terminate al…

…Gerais (MPMG) already launched a Public Civil Inquiry to “investigate the compromise of the compacted landfill of the Eustáquio dam due to the detection of cracks, the beginning of erosive processes and probable geotechnical compromises of the structure.” Kinross responded by saying the erosion was caused by an excessive amount of precipitation which does not affect the “stability and safety” of the dams. Kinross extracts 17 tons of gold a year i…

…arrubias reported in El Tiempo of Bogotá about the Regional Coordinator of Community Authorities of Founding Peoples (CRAC-PF) which was created as a front against organized crime and with some 600 groups that are actively denouncing the indifference of the government. Children are being groomed to defend themselves and their country dressed in mouth covers and handmade footwear, and carrying shotguns. Because of the strong presence of drug traffi…

…draft as a “gag law.” The Sandinista writer and dissident, Gioconda Belli, compared the bill to “tying a noose to the neck” of freedom of speech. The former executive secretary of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), Paulo Abrão, issued a public warning on Twitter about the proposal. The bill would affect any citizen who uses the internet, not just news media outlets. The bill would additionally criminalize the work of independen…

…221; of September 2019, which anticipated pandemics, warning that “a combination of global trends… has increased the risk … and the possibility of a global health emergency looms dangerously on the horizon.” To avoid extinction and give human life a chance, a radical change that centers nature as a priority is necessary. This must be done on a global level, which requires an internationalism based on intergenerational solidarity. The u…