Category: Americas

Why Latin America is Suffering Critical Water Shortages

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Nearly 31 percent of the world’s fresh water supply is in Latin America, which endures perilous scarcity in some areas due to decades of mismanagement, rapid population growth, privatization, and negligent agricultural practices. There is enough water to meet the needs of the world’s population, yet its distribution is unequal. Also, much has…


‘We Will Accept Tyranny No More!’: Over 10,000 Canadian and American Truckers Join in Protest Against Government Mandates

A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading Freedom Convoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause. After the Public Health Agency of Canada’s announcement that foreign truck drivers can only enter Canada if fully vaccinated starting Jan. 15, and the…


‘We Will Accept Tyranny No More!’: Over 10,000 Canadian and American Truckers Protest Against Government Mandates

A group of over 10,000 Canadian truckers are leading Freedom Convoy, a protest against government mandates, and will be joined by hundreds or thousands of American truckers who support the cause. After the Public Health Agency of Canada’s announcement that foreign truck drivers can only enter Canada if fully vaccinated starting Jan. 15, and the…


1 Body Found in Coast Guard Search for 38 Lost Off Florida

MIAMI—The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that its crews recovered one body and continue to search for 38 other people in the ocean off Florida days after their boat left the Bahamas in a suspected human smuggling attempt. Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian told a news conference that finding the other migrants alive is their highest…


Coast Guard: 1 Body Recovered, 38 Still Missing Off Florida

MIAMI—The U.S. Coast Guard battled time and currents Wednesday as aircraft and ships searched for 38 people missing in the Atlantic off Florida, four days after the capsizing of a suspected smuggling boat killed at least one and left one known survivor. Capt. Jo-Ann F. Burdian told a news conference that finding the other migrants…


IMF Urges El Salvador to Drop Bitcoin as Official Currency

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has urged El Salvador to drop the status of Bitcoin as the country’s legal tender, citing a series of risks, including to financial stability. The IMF’s cautionary remarks about the Central American country using Bitcoin as its official currency alongside the U.S. dollar came in a review note following a…


GoFundMe Withholding Over $5 Million Raised by Truckers Protesting Vaccine Mandate: Spokesperson

GoFundMe is withholding millions of dollars raised by a trucker convoy protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, due to a lack of transparency as to how the funds will be used, a spokesperson confirmed. The Freedom Convoy 2022, a huge group of truck drivers from across Canada, left Vancouver, northern British Columbia on Sunday where they began the long drive to the…


Chile Records Massive Spike in CCP Virus Cases Despite Highest Vaccination Rates

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia—Like many nations Chile witnessed a significant increase in CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases that began on Dec. 27 and peaked on Jan. 17 with an astounding 144 percent change in positive patients recorded. Though unlike most countries grappling with post-holiday case spikes, Chile boasts the highest CCP virus immunization levels in Latin America…


Taiwan Vice President Travels to Honduras Amid Concern of Losing Another Ally to China

TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwan’s Vice President William Lai left for Honduras on Jan. 25 amid a possibility that the Central American nation would drop diplomatic ties with the island in favor of the Chinese regime. Lai is scheduled to attend the inauguration of Honduras’s President-elect Xiomara Castro on Jan. 27. Currently, Honduras is one of Taiwan’s 14…


Second Journalist Shot Dead in a Week in Mexico’s Tijuana

MEXICO CITY—A Mexican journalist was shot dead in the northern border city of Tijuana on Sunday, the state government said, becoming the second killed in the area within a week. Lourdes Mandonado, a journalist with decades of experience, was shot dead in her car in the Santa Fe neighborhood of Tijuana, the attorney general’s office…