Issue Aug 01-07 2024: The Panama Canal announced that the maximum authorized draft (depth) allowed for vessels transiting the Canal will be 49 feet, based on the current and projected level of Gatun Lake for the next few weeks.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: An estimated 7.7 million people have emigrated from Venezuela since 1999, making it one of the largest refugee crises in the world. Colombia has received the largest numbers of Venezuelan migrants, and following the recent election, migration is predicted to increase.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: On August 8, the Red Chilena contra la Violencia hacia las Mujeres plans to launch the 18th iteration of its campaign “¡Cuidado! El Machismo Mata.”

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Brazilian Indigenous groups and allied organizations recently reported another violent attack on Guarani Kaiowá camps in Douradina, Mato Grosso do Sul.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Seven powerful, private healthcare companies in Brazil, dubbed the “Seven Sisters of Health,” have significant control over the national economy, according to research by Eduardo Magalhães Rodrigues, a postdoctoral scholar in political economy.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Bolivia seems to be headed towards an economic situation very similar to that of Venezuela.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Amidst political and administrative strife, Colombia has struggled to maintain stability in three key areas: conventional defense, internal security, and citizen security.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: The “Paisaje cordillerano” – or “mountain country” – in Colombia’s central mountain range has served as a tourist route for the past five years, following the Chamber of Commerce of Armenia and Quindíos’ investment into the area, co-financed by the Swiss Embassy to Colombia and the Swisscontact foundation.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: Neighborhoods in the Colombian city of Cali are becoming “eco-neighborhoods,” as residents seek to transition to more sustainable forms of living.

Issue Aug 01-07 2024: The European Union has earmarked €500,000 in humanitarian aid to assist the Cuban healthcare system in meeting the urgent health needs of children, adolescents, and women of reproductive age.