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#ElSalvador | Nayib Bukele 's Popularity and the Future of El Salvador. “I kept hope, more than anything,” says Martha Guillen when asked about her initial thoughts about Nayib Bukele in 2019. “There’s always doubts because we don’t know them, the presidential candidates. But I still kept hope that his promises were real and that he’d keep them.” https://lnkd.in/g8TB_BDP

#AI #Chile | 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://lnkd.in/gXWfEDUP #ia #ai #chile #latinamerica

#Paraguay: 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 Paraguay's Ministry of Justice, with contributions from various institutions.  https://lnkd.in/g4zfe5-m

#Uruguay | 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." https://lnkd.in/gdqpaF8k

#Colombia | "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://lnkd.in/ghzPySgt

#Peru | Teenage Pregnancy and Poverty in Peru: A Comprehensive Examination from Legal and Economic Perspectives by Latina Republic https://lnkd.in/giftnWJf

#Peru | El Embarazo Adolescente y la Pobreza en Perú: Una Revisión Integral desde una Perspectiva Legal y Económica por Latina Republic https://lnkd.in/gQPwQYmx

"The Intersection of Energy and Gender Inequality" by Amelia Eves . 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. Those without access to electricity and clean cooking are typically poor, rural, and Indigenous communities. Instead of electric cookstoves or gas-powered stoves, these communities depend on biomass-fed fire pits. The smoke and ash emitted from traditional stoves are not only harmful to the environment, but the byproducts have various negative effects on human health. https://lnkd.in/gCrjG2As

#Haiti | “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://lnkd.in/gWTAsee6 Image Credit: William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya

#Honduras | 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. @MigracionHND 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://lnkd.in/g5xnUYsE