USA announced the guidelines that will mark its opening of air borders to travelers vaccinated against the COVID-19 starting next November 8, and confirmed that it will make exceptions for children and for some citizens of about 50 countries with insufficient access to vaccines. The Government also clarified that foreign travelers who are vaccinated with […]
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Brazilian government says it cannot give up mining and highways in the Amazon
The government of Brazil is committed by law to the preservation of 80% of its AmazonBut it cannot give up road construction and mining in the world’s largest rainforest, said Brazilian Vice President Hamilton Mourao. “We cannot abandon the possibility of exploiting the great mining wealth of the Amazon. It is obvious that this exploitation […]
IATA Sees “Unacceptable” Trend of Increase in Taxes and Air Fares in Latin America
The countries of Latin America show a growing trend of raising taxes and fees on air activity, at a time when the sector is recovering from the crisis caused by the pandemic of the COVID-19 that will keep it in deficit in the coming years, said the main trade body of the industry. The International […]
HIGH: consensus on standards for COVID-19 is the biggest challenge for airlines in Latin America
The homologation of requirements related to the pandemic from coronavirus for international travelers is the main challenge in the recovery of the airlines of Latin America, that although it advances, threatens to hold back from not achieving consensus with the health authorities, said executives of the sector in the region. Passengers suffer from constant delays […]
Air transport recovers from pandemic faster than expected
The air Transport The world is recovering faster than expected from the effects of the pandemic in COVID-19 and in Latin America this progress is even greater, said the president of the Executive Committee of the Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), Pedro Heilbron. The ALTA, of which 25 airlines from the region […]
Learn about the measures for a company to apply for bank financing in times of COVID-19
Companies with smaller capitals were the most affected in their economic situation due to the pandemic, for which they were forced to restructure and adapt to the lockdown and social distancing. Thus, micro, little and medium businesses were among the most affected by COVID-19, they play a very important role in the national and regional […]
Products sold at Christmas will rise 20%
By: Cristina Alvarado O. While thousands of Peruvians hope to spend a much calmer Christmas than the year of the pandemic, the vendors of different commercial emporiums in Lima do not know if they will be able to pay the December bills. This week the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) warned that the prices of […]
Current vaccines will remain effective against coronavirus mutations
British vaccinologist Sarah Gilbert, who led the team that created the Oxford vaccine-AstraZeneca against him COVID-19, does not expect that the coronavirus mutations that cause the disease will make it necessary to change its composition in the coming months because they have already shown that “they work with all variants”, although it has also recognized […]
The right to vote, the subject of a bitter political battle in the US
The 2020 U.S. elections had the highest turnout in more than a century, despite the devastating pandemic and the efforts of the then president Donald Trump and his allies for undermining confidence in the voting system. Despite the large turnout, it was declared the safest choice in the history of USA. Yet several states have […]
Post-COVID Global Recovery Brings Health and Climate Threats, Report Says
Recovery after pandemic, fueled by fossil fuels, will have the consequences of worsening food insecurity and climate crisis and health that threaten millions of people, according to the report The Lancet Countdown, of the medical journal The Lancet. The publication is the largest annual study of the health impacts of climate change. It determined that […]