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Caribbean watchful, tropical disturbance likely to become a hurricane

Published on: August 12, 2024
11:48

Washington, Aug 12 (Prensa Latina) A disturbance in the Atlantic is moving westward at just over 40 kilometers per hour, a system with possibilities of becoming a tropical depression in the next few hours, the National Hurricane Center warned.

LatAm nations adopt Declaration of Cartagena on AI

Published on: August 10, 2024
09:02

Bogota, Aug 10 (Prensa Latina) Colombia and 16 other nations adopted the Declaration of Cartagena de Indias for the Governance, the construction of Ecosystems and the promotion of education in Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Cuba to attend 2nd Juan Padron in Memorian Animation Forum

Published on: August 2, 2024
01:00

Havana, Aug 2 (Prensa Latina) Organizers for the International Festival of New Latin American Cinema informed that the call to participate in the 2nd "Juan Padron in Memoriam" Latin American and Caribbean Animation Forum is now open.

Caribbean nations commemorate Emancipation Day

Published on: August 1, 2024
13:46

Port of Spain, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) Caribbean nations are commemorating Emancipation Day on Thursday with several events that mark the end of centuries of slavery imposed by British colonialism in the region.

Labor challenges due to digital gap in LATAM and Caribbean

Published on: August 1, 2024
00:30

Geneva, Aug 1 (Prensa Latina) The gaps in the digital infrastructure in Latin America and the Caribbean might hinder the potential benefits of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) to transform jobs and boost productivity, the International Labor Organization (ILO) said on Tuesday.

Cuba supports Caribbean nations affected by hurricane

Published on: July 11, 2024
08:36

Havana, Jul 11 (Prensa Latina) President Miguel Diaz-Canel expressed Cuba's support for the Caribbean nations affected by Hurricane Beryl recently.

Tropical wave under watch in southeastern Caribbean

Published on: June 26, 2024
14:00

Washington, Jun 26 (Pressa Latina) A tropical wave that generates rains and thunderstorms in the southeastern Caribbean Sea has a low chance of becoming a hurricane, but weather agencies are watching it. The US National Hurricane Center (NHC) said on Tuesday that it might become a tropical hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico later this weekend.

Latin America and the Caribbean exceeds cases of dengue fever in 2023

Published on: June 21, 2024
10:12

Washington, Jun 21 (Prensa Latina) With more than 9.3 million cases of dengue fever, Latin America and the Caribbean today has doubled the number of cases registered in all of 2023, according to the latest epidemiological update issued by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

Prensa Latina’s importance noted in the Caribbean

Published on: June 10, 2024
13:11

Castries, Jun 10 (Prensa Latina) Journalist Earl Bousquet, from Saint Lucia, on Monday noted the transcendence of Prensa Latina as an alternative media outlet, and emphasized that during its 65 years, it has brought the truth about Cuba to the world.

Cruise lines bet on the Caribbean, expert says

Published on: June 6, 2024
14:21

Havana, Jun 6 (Prensa Latina) Cuban professor and researcher José Luís Perelló analyzed today in his usual commentaries the recent trends in the sense of the predilection of major cruise lines for the Caribbean.

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