Special Update on Mexico & Central America

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 35 The Coronavirus continues to devastate the most economically unequal region of the world with 16.5 Million cumulative COVID-19 cases in Latin America & the Caribbean as of January 10, 2021. In addition, the Раn-Аmеrісаn Неаlth Оrgаnіzаtіоn (РАНО) has also reported in a new epidemiological update that

Interviews with Law Libraries in Puerto Rico and Recommendations for the Future

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 34 (En Español) As part of our new normal, social distancing as a COVID-19 preventive measure has created considerable challenges to all levels of society. The arrival of the pandemic has rapidly introduced changes in technology which have not been easy to integrate. A few law librarians in

Entrevistas con Bibliotecas Jurídicas en Puerto Rico: Recomendaciones para el Futuro

Reportes sobre el COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe: No. 34 (In English) El distanciamiento social como medida de prevención del COVID-19 ha presentado grandes retos en todos los niveles de la sociedad, la cultura y el ambiente laboral. Para algunos ha sido una experiencia tormentosa, pero para otros ha representado grandes oportunidades. Algunos bibliotecarios

Education Through Televised Classes in Cuba and Community Efforts in Puerto Rico

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 33 Undoubtedly, the pandemic has had far reaching, catastrophic and often permanent effects on health and socio-economic well-being. A recent report from UNICEF [available also in Spanish] highlights how the pandemic crisis is exacerbating pre-existing conditions and exclusions faced by the world’s children, “as the most disadvantaged

Dominican Republic as the First of Many in the Region

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 32 First in total cases and mortality rate in the Caribbean As of January 25, 2021, the Dominican Republic reported a total of 203,943 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,513 deaths based on the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the Ministry of Public Health of the Dominican Republic,

Context and Health Protocols for the 2020 Municipal Elections in Uruguay

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 31 (En Español) On March 13, 2020, through decree no. 93/020, the Executive Power declared the State of National Sanitary Emergency following four cases of coronavirus. Thereafter, multiple activities throughout the country were cancelled and closed. Some of the first activities to close were primary and secondary

Contexto y Medidas Sanitarias de las Elecciones Departamentales en Uruguay

Reportes sobre el COVID-19 en América Latina y el Caribe: No. 31 (In English) El 13 de marzo de 2020 mediante el decreto 93/020 el Poder Ejecutivo declaró el Estado de Emergencia Nacional Sanitaria al comprobarse la aparición de 4 casos de coronavirus. A partir de ahí y en los sucesivos días se van cerrando

Cuba’s Landmark Currency Unification Amidst Severe Economic Woes

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 30 Despite Cuba’s relatively low number of coronavirus cases and deaths, the challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic and Trump era tightening of U.S. economic sanctions has pushed the Cuban economy to its worst crisis since the fall of the Soviet Union. On December 17, 2020, Cuban

Uruguay’s Early Use of Technology and Innovation

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 26 According to the World Health Organization on 12/29/2020, there were 16,728 cases with 158 deaths in Uruguay from January through December 2020. Uruguay has been seen to have a successful track record of low number of cases and minimal deaths since the beginning of the pandemic,

A Brief History of Abortion in Argentina

COVID-19 Reports on Latin America and the Caribbean: No. 28 (En Español) The history of the right to terminate a pregnancy in Argentina begins in 1886. In the first Penal Code of 1887 all cases of abortion are penalized without exceptions. In 1903 with the penal code’s reform, a first exemption is established when decriminalizing the cases