(2020-12-20). A Christmas crisis in Mexico City as Covid red alert declared. laprensalatina.com Mexico City, Dec 19 (efe-epa).- A Covid-19 red alert was re-imposed on Saturday in Mexico City, which is facing its worst moment of the pandemic and now also a Christmas crisis with all non-essential shops closed until Jan. 10 . "This could have been done a month or two ago. Unfortunately it is happening right …
(2020-12-20). The Evolution of U.S.-Backed Death Squads in Honduras. counterpunch.org 
U.S. intelligence agencies and corporations have pushed back against the so-called Pink Tide, the coming to power of socialistic governments in Central and South America. Examples include: the slow-burning attempt to overthrow Venezuela's President; Nicolás Maduro; the initially successful soft coup in Bolivia against President Evo Morales; and the constitutional crises that removed Presidents Lula
(2020-12-19). Cuba sends medical brigade to Mexico to fight COVID-19. mronline.org 
The second group of a Cuban medical brigade to contribute to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic traveled to Mexico City on Thursday.
(2020-12-19). Men & women in Panama obliged to do Christmas shopping ON DIFFERENT DAYS, officials announce, amid complaints over trans rights. rt.com 
Panama is about to reinstate nationwide movement restrictions by ordering men and women to do Christmas shopping on different days, in an attempt to stem the spread of the coronavirus, the health minister announced. | "As of Monday 21, with the aim of reducing mobility, purchases will be made by gender," Luis Sucre, Panama's health minister, said in a televised address on Friday. On Christmas Day and New Year's Day, there will be total quarantine across the country for men and women alike, he added. | The announcement came after the Central American state set daily records for the number of Covid-19 infections…
(2020-12-19). How long will Peru last? History weighs on today's events. workers.org 
By Sergio Rodriguez Gelfenstein The writer was the director of international relations in Venezuela's presidential office and the country's ambassador to Nicaragua. Currently, he is a guest professor at Shanghai University in China. This article was posted at sergioro07.blogspot.com on Nov. 13. Translation: Michael Otto. Mariategui's magazine, Amauta. Credit: Juan . . . |
(2020-12-19). Nicaragua Partners with WFP to Strengthen School Meals Program. telesurenglish.net The Nicaraguan Government and representatives of the World Food Programme (WFP) held a meeting on Thursday to strengthen the School Meals Program, an initiative focused on the nutrition and safety of students. | RELATED: | Both parties discussed the creation of infrastructure in the schools as well as the training of professionals as part of a wider bilateral agreement between the government and the WFP. | O…
(2020-12-18). Brazil and Mexico report spikes in COVID-19 deaths as pandemic ravages Latin America. wsws.org The two largest countries in Latin America are reporting an accelerated growth of COVID-19 cases and deaths, and are close to surpassing the peaks from earlier this year.
(2020-12-17). Infrastructure Advances Improve Lives Of All Nicaraguans. popularresistance.org During the neoliberal governments from 1990 to 2007, the Nicaraguan population suffered lack of electricity an average of five to twelve hours a day. Electricity was needed to pump water so Nicaraguans had even more hours without the precious liquid. In my Managua neighborhood, Ciudad Jardin, we prepared for the outages with candles, kerosene and stored water. We sat outside together in the dark in the early evenings — one good thing — and the kids played. But the frequent electricity cuts ruined refrigerators, televisions, etc. because, when the electricity returned, it would often spike. | I recentl…
(2020-12-17). Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration. thenation.com Women in Mexico Reckon With the High Cost of Migration…