BTS 2022 February Newsletter
Febrero 2022: Actualización de COVID-19
Gráfico que muestra las vacunas disponibles y la tasa de vacunación en Guatemala, febrero de 2022 El COVID-19 ha generado un enorme impacto sanitario, social y económico, que se ha cobrado un número muy elevado de vidas humanas en los países de América Latina y el Caribe. En [...]
February 2022: COVID-19 Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous health, social and economic impact, claiming a very high number of lives in Latin American and Caribbean countries. In 2021, as the government's public health strategy shifted from mitigating the effects of confinements to preventing them through the provision of vaccines, corruption persisted. [...]
National Strike Against a Corrupt COVID Response
“We refuse to live in a dictatorship” Action taken during manifestations on Martí Street, Guatemala City during the National Strike, July 29th, 2021 Credits: Festivales Solidarios By: Laura Robinson “In this context, the government has played an antagonistic role due to the collapse of hospitals, the lack of [...]
BTS Resumes In-Person Visits: CCDA and IMAP
Meeting at the CCDA's office, holding publications of the CCDA's 2nd national agrarian congress. By: Lisa Rankin Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Lake Atitlan and visit BTS’s partners, the Highland Small Farmers Committee (CCDA) and the Mesoamerican Institute for Permaculture (IMAP). One of [...]
COVID-19 and Consultation
Photos taken during the pre-consultation phase meetings for the Escobal Mine (Photo credit: Xinka Parliament) In Guatemala, the unfortunate social and economic effects of the spread of COVID-19 can be observed. Guatemala is currently situated 2nd amongst Central American countries based on biweekly confirmed COVID cases per million. [...]
BTS June 2021 Newsletter
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Guatemala Update: June 2021
Written by: Indigo Christ and Laura Robinson The Highlands Committee of Small Farmers (CCDA) protesting at the American Embassy in Guatemala during Vice President Kamala Harris's visit. Their signs read “Kamala They are lying to you! There is corruption, political prisoners, malnutrition, hate crimes, [...]