COVID-19 Measures Extended, 90-minute Exercise Allowed

A girl walks along "Graffitti Way" at Prazeres slum in Rio de Janeiro March 24, 2014. Sponsored by the French oil and gas company Total SA, about 50 houses were painted by graffiti artists all the way to the top of the community, local media said. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY) - GM1EA3P02IO01

By Fabio Teixeira, Anastasia Moloney and Oscar Lopez RIO DE JANEIRO/BOGOTA/MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Huddled over sewing machines ...

WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION MEDIA BRIEFING TO DISCUSS THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN THE AMERICAS REGION

by Staff Reporter

June 20, 2020

''Currently, the United States accounts for 54% of all cases in the Americas. Brazil has 23% of all cases and ...

Yuleixis Hernandez, widow of Euvis Peroza, who died after members of the Special Action Force of the Venezuelan National Police (FAES) shot him, sits at her in-laws' home, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela September 19, 2019. Picture taken September 19, 2019. To match Special Report VENEZUELA-VIOLENCE/POLICE REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado - RC21BD9BNR2Q

Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people

by Staff Reporter

June 20, 2020

By Hugo Greenhalgh LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual ...

ARCHIVE PHOTO: Women fill receptacles with potable water in Nigua August 30, 2013. REUTERS/Ricardo Rojas

Dominican poor struggle for water as coronavirus lockdown hits supplies

by Staff Reporter

June 20, 2020

By Indhira Suero Acosta SANTO DOMINGO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Dominican Republic has plenty of water - unless, that ...

10 Facts About The Guyana Diaspora

by Staff Reporter

June 19, 2020

1: The United States has the highest number of Guyanese outside of Guyana. An average of 6,080 people a year emigrated ...

Frontier Risk; The Story Of Oil Exploration In Guyana

by Staff Reporter

June 18, 2020

by Dr Terrence BlackmanIn 2014, Royal Dutch Shell sold off its acreage in the Stabroek block for $1 and left ...

US Education Consultant & Business Investor Eyes STEMGuyana Program As Model Of Excellence

by Staff Reporter

June 18, 2020

Equity & Education Consultant, Marlena Henderson worked on building programs in the United States for nearly two decades and shared ...

APNU+AFC condemns lynching effigies – provides details of PPP threats to kill Region 2 official

by Staff Reporter

June 18, 2020

GEORGETOWN – The APNU+AFC, in a recent statement, condemned, in the strongest possible terms, the lynching effigies, which have been ...

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The plight of Peru illustrates the danger of COVID-19 to developing countries

by Staff Reporter

June 17, 2020

The pandemic’s heavy toll on people in Peru points to its disproportionate impact on many developing countries. The shadow economies ...