The negative effects on many people’s lives, broken promises and tense relations between the United Kingdom, the European Union, Northern Ireland and affected economic sectors are, among other things, part of the legacy of a divorce that began nearly two years ago. On the verge of 2021, when the […]
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Organised crime increases insecurity
It is the main concern of the Panamanian society and, according to analysts, is more so than the aftermath of Covid-19, the economic crisis, unemployment, and the lack of basic services. On 1 December, the arrest of 57 people associated with Colombia’s Clan del Golfo in the province of […]
People’s victory in Uruguay
The controversial Urgent Consideration Law (LUC) outlined a 2021 route in Uruguay of parliamentary conflicts and demands from trade unions and other public organisations. Adopted in July 2020 with the only votes of the majority right-wing ruling coalition, it reflected in its almost 500 articles a national project of […]
Haiti gangs profit from targeting religious groups
Religious groups are among the final institutions left in Haiti, delivering aid and support to an afflicted population. Unfortunately, that has made priests, nuns and missionaries prime targets for kidnapping and extortion. Juliana Manjarres On December 5, three of the 17 missionaries abducted nearly two months ago from […]
Julian Assange: the human cost of empire
You don’t have to like professional tennis to know that dictatorships like China silence those who speak out of turn and you don’t need a Ph.D. in political science to know that some “democracies” have their own way of pursuing a similar objective. Sean Sheehan The UK has […]
















