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1 – 10 of 116Price hikes for petrol, electricity, water and gas are among several adjustment measures that will drive up living costs, compounding already high inflation. Meanwhile…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285006
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The army now has a central role in combating crime groups, 22 of which have been categorised as terrorist organisations. The move has been widely welcomed, but militarisation…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284671
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The situation has seen water levels drop significantly at Lakes Alhajuela and Gatun which supply water for more than half the population and the Panama Canal. Impacts on the Canal…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279835
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In these meetings, civil society representatives will participate in designing hydrographic basins management and future sanitation plans, and make proposals to protect springs…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB273484
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Meanwhile, part of the area remains under a state of emergency in an attempt to contain a surge in the violence that has plagued it for over two decades.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB274923
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Priority groups -- including health professionals, indigenous people, the elderly and those with co-morbidities, teachers, security and prison staff, prisoners and the homeless -…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB261453
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The move came in response to pressure amid growing criticism of her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, which she has been accused of using to install herself in office…
Admission to the group demonstrates international confidence in Costa Rica’s economic management, even as the government struggles with the prolonged negative impacts of the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262115
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The economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic will be less severe than in other parts of Latin America. It is nevertheless weighing on activity, with structural weaknesses…
Mining and quarrying activities (728%), construction (489%), hotels and restaurants (92%), transport and communications (29.8%) and trade (23.9%) were the main drivers of growth…