Children from the neighboring municipalities of Ovalle and Río Hurtado in northern Chile are harvesting rain and recycling greywater in their schools to irrigate fruit trees and vegetable gardens, in an initiative aimed at combating the shortage of water in this semi-arid region.
Read MoreNicaragua’s Interoceanic Grand Canal Authority as an institution does not exist. La Prensa managed to confirm that this entity does not even have offices, despite the fact that each year it receives millions of Córdoba from the General Budget of the Republic for administrative expenses and staff.
Read MoreEver since 1959, the Cuban Revolution is celebrated every January 1st, by decree and out of people’s sympathy for it; yet, the final move to begin with the reforms that would change the largest country in the Caribbean forever, came 38 days later.
Read MoreThe Mi barrio suena project takes futsal as a means to contribute towards the education of young people and the development of communities that many people consider “slums”.
Read MoreThe pioneer of Brazilian bossa nova in the late 1950s, Joao Gilberto’s intimate guitar playing and hushed vocals gave rise to a movement in music that continues to endear listeners the world over.
Read MoreThe systematization and rise of eco-friendly projects will be one of the most important aspects of the 15th edition of the Gibara Film Festival, which will run from July 7th until July 13th, in this coastal city in Cuba’s Holguin province.
Read MoreWith the approval of the resolution entitled “The Situation in Nicaragua” on June 28th, the General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), meeting in Medellin, Colombia, steps up the pressure on the Ortega-Murillo government.
Read MoreExperts, political leaders, NGOs and indigenous peoples and communities gathered to deliberate on a methodology that emphasises rights for indigenous peoples and local communities in the management and perseveration of landscapes.
Read MoreAfter heated controversy and sorting out internal differences, Cuban women won important social and political battles in the first four decades of the 20th century, which are depicted in the documentary “En busca de un espacio”, by filmmaker Marilyn Solaya.
Read MoreKnown for rescuing land where there was once a garbage dump and for his organic fertilizer production, farmer Liuvar Ojeda in Havana, is also developing good practices which are linked to recycling and making the most of water on his plot on the outskirts of the Cuban capital.
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