Read the latest news from regional and global sources, presenting different voices and perspectives.
BYD Expands Electric Vehicle Presence in Guatemala with Launch of Four New Models
In a significant move to expand its presence in Central America, Chinese new energy vehicle (NEV) manufacturer BYD has launched four of its models in Guatemala. The launch, which took place at the Auto Feria in Guatemala City, introduced the Han,...
Owner: Non-transparent
The emergence of Germany’s decolonial climate movement
Over the last few years, in response to the mostly white — and what has been called neo-colonial — German climate justice groups, a new movement has emerged. It’s based on the concept that there can be no climate justice without decolonization,...
Owner: Waging Nonviolence Inc (Non-profit)
K-State selected for multimillion-dollar project on climate resilience, sustainable intensification of ag
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Kansas State University officials say a multimillion-dollar award from the U.S. Agency for International Development will support work by researchers on multiple continents to make agriculture more resilient to varying management...
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
During COP29, Action Against Hunger Fights for Climate Resilience
November 11, 2024 Farmers in Central America Are Protecting the Planet for Years to Come The climate crisis grows more dire by the day. On our current path, it’s estimated that by 2041: Climate change will cut all crop yields in half, impacting...
Owner: Action Against Hunger USA
Not everyone can afford a pacemaker, so these doctors are recycling them
As It Happens7:01Not everyone can afford a pacemaker, so these doctors are recycling them It's been more than a decade since a man walked into a Michigan hospital and made the unusual request to donate his late wife's pacemaker. She had the brand...
Owner: Canadian Government
Defense Strategy and Guatemalan AG’s Decisions Reduce Odds of Genocide Conviction
Center-left
El Faro
·
El Faro English translates Central America. Subscribe to our newsletter. In early November, with just days remaining in the genocide trial against retired Guatemalan General Benedicto Lucas García, courtroom tensions spiked. The prosecution was...
Owner: Fundación Periódica
Mexico Could Weather Tariffs. Trump Could Not.
Left-wing
Jacobin
·
Six weeks before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, the battle lines of the next phase of the Mexico-US relationship are quickly being drawn. On November 25, the president-elect took to his Truth Social account to threaten both Canada and...
Owner: Bhaskar Sunkara
Northern Iowa organic grain farm demonstrates profitable, sustainable model
From Other Nonprofit Media showcases select work from other nonprofit news sites around the nation. WEST BEND, Iowa – People who think seriously about how to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land, and water...
Owner: MinnPost
Caribbean countries included in sustainable school feeding project
Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been included in the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) that aims to support countries in implementing and consolidating their school feeding and nutrition programmes. Belize, St. Lucia, St....
Owner: ANSA Investment Ltd
C’bean countries included in sustainable school feeding project
PANAMA CITY (CMC): Four Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries have been included in the Sustainable School Feeding Network (RAES) that aims to support countries in implementing and consolidating their school feeding and nutrition programmes....
Owner: RJRGLEANER Communications Group
Glenview Donates Fire Engine For Second Life Of Service In Guatemala
A 2006 Pierce Enforcer fire engine is headed to Guatemala as part of a donation facilitated by the Glenview United Methodist Church, through the southern Illinois-based Midwest Mission organization, a faith-based organization founded by the United...
Owner: Wessell Family
Delegates to UN climate conference dissatisfied with draft deal
Public Broadcaster
NHK
·
Delegates attending an ongoing United Nations climate conference have expressed their dissatisfaction with the latest draft of a deal. Negotiators at the COP29 meeting in Azerbaijan's capital, Baku, are trying to set a new target for financial...
Owner: Japanese Government
COP29: Latin America and Caribbean face huge hurdles to sustainable finance
Latin America and the Caribbean are at a critical juncture, if they are to redefine their financial model towards a more sustainable one. The Sustainable Finance Index (SFI) 2024, developed by the Climate Finance Group for Latin America and the...
Owner: China Dialogue Trust
How Hansae is Strategizing for Nearshoring’s Rise and Sustainability Needs
South Korea-based manufacturer Hansae Co., Ltd. is setting itself up to meet the fashion industry’s future demands with investments in Western Hemisphere production and sustainable innovation. Hansae’s investor relations presentation on Oct. 16,...
Owner: Jay Penske
Politicians, parliamentarians in Guatemala voice support for Cuba
The Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG-MAÍZ) group reaffirmed its support for the people, the Government and the Communist Party of the island (PCC), after highlighting Cuba’s historic unity, its enduring resistance and its capacity to...
Owner: Cuban Government
Ireland, UK: Storm Bert to bring severe weather across the region through at least Nov. 24 /update 1
Indeterminate
Crisis24
·
Teachers have launched a protest march in Guatemala City on Nov. 21 to make several labor-related demands. Participants have gathered at Plaza Obelisco and are marching towards the Historic Center (Centro Historico). The march route will likely...
Owner: Stephan Crétier
Joe Toolan Launches Campaign for Anne Arundel County Council District 6
Community advocate Joe Toolan has entered the race for the Anne Arundel County Council District 6 seat, emphasizing environmental stewardship, affordability, and inclusive growth. A lifelong county resident who grew up in Pasadena and now lives in...
Owner: John Frenaye
COP29: Six key reasons why international climate finance is a ‘wild west’
At the COP29 climate summit, nations must decide on a new global goal to replace the existing target of US$100 billion each year.Delivering this money is widely viewed as important for helping vulnerable nations in the global south and maintaining...
Owner: Jessica Cheam
Rotary Club of Truckee supports life-saving maternal health project in rural Guatemala
TRUCKEE, Calif. – The Rotary Club of Truckee is raising funds for a global grant project to improve maternal and neonatal health in the rural region around Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. In partnership with the Rotary Clubs of Lake Atitlán (District...
Owner: Ogden-Nutting Family
Tropical Storm Melissa not yet strengthening, but still expected to become a dangerous Caribbean hurricane
[En español] A Hurricane Watch is up for the south coast of Haiti and a Tropical Storm Watch for Jamaica for Tropical Storm Melissa, which had not yet strengthened as of midday Wednesday. The storm was crawling slowly west-northwestward across the...
Owner: Yale University