Honduras Solidarity Network, Popular Resistance. (2024-01-11). Delegation To Honduras Launches Campaign To Indict The US, Canada. popularresistance.org Members of a ten-day US/Canada delegation hosted by the Cross Border Network of Kansas City and the Honduras Solidarity Network of North America have investigated how their two nations prioritize protecting the political, economic, and military interests of their governments and corporations over the rights and interests of the Honduran people. The delegation visited communities affected by mining and land grabbing, met with labor movement activists, and spoke with US, Canadian and Honduran officials and found that the continuing poverty, inequality, and dispossession of the Honduran people result from the crimes…

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-12). Ernest Mandel, Revolutionary Cuba and Che Guevara. counterpunch.org Introduction The 20th century was marked by victories of social revolutions with a socialist character: in the Czarist Empire in 1917, Yugoslavia in 1945, China in 1949, Vietnam in 1954 and 1975, Cuba in 1959, Algeria in 1962, and Nicaragua in 1979. This sparked major public debates among revolutionaries in these countries over the most

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-11). Nicaraguan cooperative sets to export coffee to China. plenglish.com The export will be conducted as part of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Nicaragua and China inked past August and came into force as of January 1st. | According to the Chair Executive Officer of the cooperative Luis Beltran, Nicaragua opened this FTA door which gives them the chance to diversify and have better prices, so they are willing to place most of their production in the Chinese market. | Beltran praised Nicaragua ¥s support for the construction of the storage center that guarantees better conditions to store coffee output (around 7,000 and 8,000 tons).

Roselena Ramirez (2024-01-11). Migrants Staying in Mexico Instead of Crossing the US Border. america.cgtn.com Many people from South America and Central America travel to Mexico hoping to cross the border into the United States. However, more and more migrants are now opting to stay in Mexico instead of continuing their journey. In this video, Alasdair Baverstock will explain this trend.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2024-01-11). National Science and Technology Awards Ceremony in Costa Rica. plenglish.com San Jose, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rica's Science, Innovation, Technology and Telecommunications Minister Paula Bogantes praised on Thursday contributions by the National Award's winners to the domestic growth and development in these areas.

averyr (2024-01-11). REPORT: El Salvador's State of Deception. ips-dc.org

Caleb Crowder (2024-01-11). New Report from Leading Research and Civil Society Organizations Reveals New Information on the Arrests of Water Defenders and the State of Human Rights in El Salvador under the Bukele Administration. ips-dc.org The new report highlights the full extent of human rights abuses under the Bukele administration, as well as evidence that the Bukele administration would like to bring back mining.

Caleb Crowder (2024-01-11). Nuevo Informe de Organizaciones Líderes en Investigación y de la Sociedad Civil Revela Nueva Información sobre los Arrestos de Defensores del Agua y el Estado de los Derechos Humanos en El Salvador, bajo la Administración de Bukele. ips-dc.org El nuevo informe pone de relieve el alcance de los abusos contra los derechos humanos cometidos bajo el gobierno de Bukele, así como pruebas de que su gobierno pretende reabrir la minería.

teleSUR- lvm, MS (2024-01-12). Docentes realizarán marcha por salarios dignos en El Salvador. telesurtv.net El artículo 33 de la Ley de la Carrera Docente señala que "el salario de los educadores se fijará teniendo en cuenta el cargo, con revisiones periódicas no mayores de tres años".

Mike Ludwig (2024-01-11). Champions of El Salvador's Historic Mining Ban Face Legal Persecution. truthout.org El Salvador made history in 2017 when lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to ban mining for gold and other metals after coming under intense pressure from international mining interests. Mining requires large amounts of water that is often left contaminated with toxic chemicals. Faced with an extremely limited supply of clean water, farmers and environmentalists alike cheered when El Salvador became… |

teleSUR- lvm, MS (2024-01-11). Docentes realizarán marcha por salarios dignos en El Salvador. telesurtv.net El artículo 33 de la Ley de la Carrera Docente señala que "el salario de los educadores se fijará teniendo en cuenta el cargo, con revisiones periódicas no mayores de tres años".

latintimes (2024-01-12). Ahead Of Inauguration, Guatemala Court Shields VP-elect From Arrest. latintimes.com Guatemala's highest court issued an order Thursday shielding vice president-elect Karin Herrera from arrest amid rumors she could be detained in a move that would derail her inauguration and that of president-elect Bernardo Arevalo this weekend.

Michael Fox, The Real News Network. (2024-01-11). Guatemala's 'Silent Holocaust' Under The Shadow. popularresistance.org In the third episode of Under the Shadow, host Michael Fox visits a memorial for the disappeared on the outskirts of the Guatemalan town of San Juan Comalapa. Then, he walks back in time to the 1980s, into the country's genocide of Indigenous peoples—and the overwhelming support for the violence that came from the United States and then-President Ronald Reagan in the name of fighting the so-called "communist threat." | Between 1962-1996, 200,000 Guatemalans were killed and 45,000 were forcibly disappeared. For the majority of families, the whereabouts of those lost loved ones are still unknown, even decades…

Roselena Ramirez (2024-01-11). A River in Guatemala: The Alternative Crossing Point for Migrants. america.cgtn.com For many years, the Rio Grande at the Mexico-US border has been a path for thousands of illegal migrants. However, another river much further south is used by migrants who are making their way to the US. This is called the Suchiate River, located on the border between Guatemala and Mexico. If migrants coming from Central and South America do not request asylum, they will be deported by Mexican authorities.

latintimes (2024-01-12). Bullfighting To Return To Mexico City After Legal Battle. latintimes.com Bullfighting will make a comeback in Mexico City this month after a legal tussle led to a more than one-year suspension at the world's largest bullring, organizers announced Thursday.

latintimes (2024-01-12). Meet The Mexican Women Busting Taco Cook Stereotypes. latintimes.com Chopping meat and offal at her street food stall in one of Mexico City's roughest neighborhoods, Maria del Pilar Cortes is a rare sight in the capital's male-dominated taco world.

infobrics (2024-01-11). Is Latin America finally making united stand against US imperialism?>. infobrics.org The very fact that Mexico's demands have more to do with Latin America as a whole rather than Mexico alone shows that they are finally making a united stand against US imperialism. Washington DC would certainly refuse at any other time. However, with less than eleven months left until the 2024 presidential election, the troubled Biden administration needs to act fast.

Roselena Ramirez (2024-01-11). Vanishing Wetlands: The Impact of Climate Change on Southern Louisiana's Ecosystem. america.cgtn.com Southern Louisiana is known to have one of the most vulnerable ecosystems in North America. Due to climate change, the coastal wetlands vanish into the Gulf of Mexico. John Zarrella has reported on why and how this is happening in Louisiana.

teleSUR, rzr, MS (2024-01-12). Panamá en alerta sanitaria por alza de casos de Covid-19. telesurtv.net Hasta el momento las autoridades panameñas no han impuesto el uso de la mascarilla, aunque sí la recomiendan, especialmente en personas de riesgo.

Angela (2024-01-11). Saturday 1/13: San Diego Rally for Gaza. indybay.org Plaza De Panama, Balboa Park | San Diego, CA…

Roselena Ramirez (2024-01-11). The Plastic Pollution Paradox in Panama: A Small Country with a Big Waste Problem. america.cgtn.com Despite being one of the smallest countries in the Americas, Panama is one of the largest producers of plastic waste. The capital city produces over 34,000 tons of waste every month, but only about 5% is recycled. Amanda Guerra's report highlights that much plastic waste is in rivers and drains.