Latina Republic

09/28/2024

Event Announcement: Lecture on Peruvian Syncretism and Angel Imagery, Sunday, September 29th, join Virtual Event, 1:00 pm CDMX, 4:00 pm, Chile, 12:00 pm, California, 2:00 pm, Peru.

Join us for a special lecture on "The Syncretism and Imagery of the Arquebus-Wielding Angels in Cusqueña Peruvian Culture." Hosted by the Museum of Evangelization at the former Franciscan convent in Huejotzingo, Puebla, the lecture, led by Painter Walter Rojas Gamarra, will explore Peru's rich artistic traditions. Sponsored by SPELL International Academy.

Don't miss this opportunity to discover the fascinating blend of cultural and religious influences in Peruvian art! See international times in the flyer. See you there!

https://zoom.us/j/99821231812?pwd=LXy6vkyUFDbYrUIs477dMM1jFysb7Y.1

Ministerio de Cultura del Perú Ministerio de las Culturas, las Artes y el Patrimonio Secretaría de Cultura Walter Rojas Gamarra

07/06/2024

| Interview with Cenia: Centro Nacional de Inteligencia Artificial, the National Center of Artificial Intelligence in Chile.

On the risks of automation in connection to AI:

“While many may lose their jobs, a way to solve that is to understand which are the skills that are irreplaceable. Like confidence, the capacity of having critical thinking... These are the kind of abilities and skills that we should improve inside our workforce instead of training people to make things that machines can do better.

"…The second element that worries me more I think is the risk of alienation. Machines are getting much better at doing a lot of different things…I don’t think that’s a productivity or a work problem. I think it’s much deeper, in the way that we are getting lazier. We can lose some abilities because it’s much easier to ask the machine…We are also losing something: Curiosity, curiosity to know. That’s my biggest fear, not the loss of jobs.”

“The elephant in the room is the consumption of energy of this technology, only for the development and the training of, for example, GPT 3.5…. The energy consumption of this big machine where this modem sleeps is the big issue that no one is talking about. We are trying to talk about that and we have to move to a green AI paradigm.”

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/07/05/interview-with-cenia-national-center-of-artificial-intelligence-in-chile/

06/30/2024

: Solidarity Campaign for Inmates’ Clothing. The inmates at the Regional Penitentiary of Villarrica will receive winter clothing donated through the “Solidarity Campaign for Inmates’ Clothing” organized by the Ministry of Justice, with contributions from various institutions.
https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/30/paraguay-solidarity-campaign-for-inmates-clothing/

Presidencia de la República del Paraguay Ministerio de Justicia de Paraguay

Paraguay: Solidarity Campaign: The inmates at the Regional Penitentiary of Villarrica will receive winter clothing donated through the "Solidarity Campaign for Inmates' Clothing."

06/30/2024

| President Luis Lacalle Pou on government leaders and public service:

"How many public servants wake up every day across the country to make things run? How many open a fire station, a court, a police station, a hospital, or a clinic?

"Without diminishing anyone, I proudly say I’ve seen people who do what is required by regulation, who do what their role dictates, but who also do a little more. We all know that doing just what’s required is fine.

"But a community changes, improves, and grows when those who do what they must, decide to do a little more for themselves and their people, for themselves and their town.

"In smaller communities, that becomes evident immediately when there are committed people who care, who know, and who bring love to their tasks."

Uruguay Inaugurates Expansion Works: "Let's do something so people know where resources are spent and invested."

06/27/2024

| "Stories from the Colombian Armed Conflict: My Mother's Story Working in a Medical Brigade during the Conflict" Latina Republic's Immigration Correspondent, Natalie Angel, creates this documentary on her mother’s journey working in a medical brigade at the height of the Colombian armed conflict in the 1990s.

This story delves into the challenges faced by medical professionals in conflict regions, the impact of their work on communities, and the unwavering hope for peace and reconciliation in Colombia.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW30ORHQl4c

Presidencia de la República de Colombia Senado de Colombia 2022 - 2026 Agencia Nacional de Tierras Comisión Interamericana de Derechos Humanos Ministerio de Igualdad

06/26/2024

| El Embarazo Adolescente y la Pobreza en Perú: Una Revisión Integral desde una Perspectiva Legal y Económica.

https://latinarepublic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Latina-Republic-Teenage-Pregnancy-and-Poverty-in-Peru-Spanish.pdf

Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables del Perú Ministerio de Salud del Perú Congreso de la República del Perú

06/26/2024

Energy Poverty Affects women in particular ways. Women in rural areas suffer from contamination inside their homes. Typically, they are the collectors of firewood and in charge of child rearing. Many hours are lost that could be dedicated to personal development, education, micro-entrepreneurship.

In Latin America and the Caribbean today, 17 million people do not have access to electricity and 75 million do not have access to clean cooking technologies and fuels. The impacts are countless, but there is hope.

"The Intersection of Energy and Gender Inequality" by Amelia Eves.

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/25/the-intersection-of-energy-and-gender-inequality/

06/26/2024

| “In the Name of the Haitian Government and On My Personal Behalf I commend the determination of the Kenyan Government and its people to support Haiti in the fight against the insecurity that is plaguing our society. The Haitian Government and its people hope that this multinational mission will be the last to help stabilize the country, renew the political personnel, and return to effective democracy. Long live solidarity among peoples! Long live Haiti!” Garry Conille.

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/26/arrival-of-kenyan-police-mission-in-haiti/

Image Credit: William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya

06/25/2024

| Migrant Trends in Honduras in 2024 for the period of January 1st, 2024 through June 23, 2024: A look at regular, irregular and returned migration patterns.

Instituto Nacional de Migración Honduras regulates migration as the top authority in Honduras, aiming to lead in reliable migration management while respecting the dignity of all migrants, including undocumented ones.

Immigration is seen through a human rights lens, with the State upholding this principle.

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/24/migrant-trends-in-honduras-in-2024/

06/24/2024

Colombia’s Single-Use Plastics Law | Law 2232 of 2022 mandates the elimination of 21 single-use plastic products.

Starting July 7 2024, the production and sale of eight specific plastic products will cease.

The goal is to completely eliminate all 21 plastic products by 2030:

• Bags used for packing, carrying, or transporting packages and goods, except reusable or industrial-use bags.
• Bags used for packing newspapers, magazines, advertisements, and invoices.
• Bags used in laundries for packing washed clothes.
• Rolls of empty bags in commercial areas for packing, carrying, or transporting packages and goods, or for carrying bulk food, except for raw animal products.
• Plastic stirrers.
• Drinking straws.
• Plastic cotton swab sticks.
• Plastic pump supports.

Colombia recycles 163 thousand tons of plastic materials per year. Cities like Bogotá and Medellín transform 13 thousand tons of plastic waste per month, supported by professional recyclers and a network of approximately 260 processing industries.

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/23/colombias-single-use-plastics-law-a-sustainable-future/


Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible Presidencia de la República de Colombia Gustavo Petro Ministerio del Medio Ambiente Ministerio de Medio Ambiente MARN Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente SEMARNAT Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía Ministerio de Medio Ambiente RD Ministerio de Ambiente de Panamá Ministerio del Ambiente y de los Recursos Naturales de Nicaragua Ministerio del Ambiente, Agua y Transición Ecológica de Ecuador Ministerio del Ambiente - Perú Ministério do Meio Ambiente e Mudança do Clima

Image credit: Latina Republic, AI-generated with Canva.

06/20/2024

| In the first five months of 2024, Gobierno de México identified 1,393,683 foreign nationals traveling through Mexico without formal documentation.

Instituto Nacional de Migración identified the countries of origin as follows:

(377,401),
(209,540),
(144,499),
(136,699),
(107,432),
(70,371),
(52,636),
(45,364),
(28,167),
(27,404),
(20,847),
(19,922),
(16,228),
(13,780),
(11,058),
(9,757),
(8,914), and
(7,037), among others.

Among family units, 154,291 were identified, along with 2,992 unaccompanied minors.

Unaccompanied minors were primarily from Venezuela, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, El Salvador, Colombia, Haiti, and Nicaragua.

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/20/mexico-identifies-over-1-3-million-irregular-migrants-in-first-five-months-of-2024/

OIM México ONU México Movilidad Humana ACNUR, la Agencia de la ONU para los Refugiados ONU Mujeres México U.S. Department of State: Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration

06/18/2024

| Defiant Mariachis: Mariachi Potosino Exhibits: How Migrants Have Used Music to Defy Subjection by a Dominant Culture

"In a subtle act of defiance, perhaps almost imperceptible, the charro suit gives space for a piece of Mexico to be accessible for migrants who left their home and cannot go back because of their immigration status. Alba’s Mariachi Potosino made this piece of Mexico mobile," describes Marboreth Catano for Latina Republic.

https://latinarepublic.com/2024/06/18/defiant-mariachis-mariachi-potosino-exhibits/

Marboreth Dyana Cataño Sanchez

Image: Marboreth Catano/Latina Republic.

Gobierno de México Secretaría de Cultura