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Miami (Florida), Jun 23 (EFE / EPA) .- (CAMERA: Cristobal Herrera) The president of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, said Wednesday that digitization is the lever that will enhance the business ecosystem in Latin America and the Caribbean, and the city of Miami plays a key role in that roadmap.
Managua, Mar 11 (EFE).- Unicef's regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean, Jean Gough, has warned of institutional neglect of Nicaragua's North Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region (RACN) that was hit four months ago by the powerful hurricanes Eta and Iota.During a six-day tour of Nicaragua, Honduran Gough visited four communities in the RACN hit by the two hurricanes – category 4 on the Saffir-Simpson scale, of a maximum of 5 – and said in an interview with Efe the impact was big and the need to find solutions for the population there is urgent. (Camera: UNICEF)SHOT LIST: SOUND BITES OF DIRECTOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN OF UNICEF JEAN GOUGH (IN SPANISH)TRANSLATIONS: Because really in these communities the evacuation was massive, I think it is something that must be recognized because despite all the impact that there was and that most of the houses lost their roofs, they fell, they were also razed, in Wawa Bar there is a boat that is at the center of the community that you may have seen in the media and that shows the impact. The impact was great and the recovery is going to be long too. Because the communities also lost their crops, they are engaged in fishing, many lost their tools, their little boat, their fishing, and all these types of tools take time to rebuild. Well, from UNICEF we made a call for resources and we asked for 20 million dollars, of that we have 50 percent and that is the reason behind my visit and my conversation with you this afternoon is to try to draw attention to the needs of this region. Because this region has disappeared from television screens and we need to make the needs of these communities more visible. And that was our interest, to come here and really talk with the families, talk with the children and to make the crisis that exists there and in isolated populations more visible.
San Juan, Feb 19 (EFE), (CAMERA: Jorge Muñiz).- The Manatee Conservation Center of Puerto Rico has become a reference not only for the Caribbean but for all of Latin America for the recovery of these mammals and turtles.
Ecuadorean weavers in the Andean mountains have been making authentic Panama hats by hand for centuries. In fact, it takes a weaver an entire day to make just one hat--and earn just five US dollars. That's not enough to keep up with the cost of living. According to Business Insider, the traditional artisan craft is now in danger of disappearing into the fog of history. In the small village of Puzhio, for example, the number of hat weavers has dropped from 124 to just 25 in the past 15 years. Many have left the country in search of more lucrative--and less tedious--work. And those who remain have little faith that future generations will carry on the tradition.
Tokyo, Dec 4 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Franck Robichon) The postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and the measures against the coronavirus pandemic will represent an additional cost of about 2,700 million of dollars, the organizing committee reported on Friday.FOOTAGE OF TOKYO.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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