19 December 2023 Archives

Majority in El Salvador approve reduction of municipalities

Published on: December 19, 2023
14:30

San Salvador, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The majority of Salvadorans approve the reduction of municipalities adopted by the Legislative Assembly last June, showed today a survey of the University Institute of Public Opinion (Iudop), of the UCA.

Coffee price increases at international market

Published on: December 19, 2023
14:23

San Salvador, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The price of Salvadoran coffee increased in the international market by 6.3 percent compared to October (1.61 dollars per pound) but is still below the figures of 2022.

Bolivia strengthens gold production with state-owned companies

Published on: December 19, 2023
14:06

La Paz, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia is getting ready today to invest 1.5 billion dollars in the implementation of three state-owned companies to process and market gold to the Central Bank (BCB), according to the Minister of Mining and Metallurgy Marcelino Quispe. “We want to generate three mining companies exclusively for gold.

Guatemala’s President announces minimum wage increase for 2024

Published on: December 19, 2023
14:01

Guatemala City, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei announced today an effective wage increase from January 1, 2024 of 6.6 percent for this department and 3.6 percent for the rest of the country.

Tourism at the forefront of Cuba’s agenda, media report

Published on: December 19, 2023
13:54

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The difficulties, priorities and perspectives of tourism in Cuba are today in the limelight of the island's main press media, with a view to the end of 2023 and the beginning of 2024.

Rejection reactions in France to the immigration bill

Published on: December 19, 2023
12:44

Paris, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Progressive sectors of French society reacted today with discomfort and denunciation of the agreement reached between the government and the conservatives on an immigration bill, which the Senate and the National Assembly will vote on.

Israel mercilessly massacres a people, denounces Cuban President

Published on: December 19, 2023
12:30

Havana, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel denounced today that the government of Israel mercilessly massacres the Palestinian people and challenges the international community with its escalation of abuses.

FAO presents new research on agriculture and food systems

Published on: December 19, 2023
12:26

Rome, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) presented here today a new study aimed at making it feasible to meet the goals set in these areas for 2030.

Over 64,000 Lebanese displaced due to Israeli attack

Published on: December 19, 2023
12:23

Beirut, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) confirmed today that more than 64 thousand people were displaced from southern Lebanon due to persistent Israeli aggression.

IMSS-Bienestar health federalization plan advances in Mexico

Published on: December 19, 2023
12:18

Mexico City, Dec 19 (Prensa Latina) The IMSS-Bienestar Health Federalization Plan is advancing steadily in 23 states of Mexico's 32 entities, benefiting 91 million people, 70% of the population.

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