*Honduran authorities expect at least 5 planes with
deportees from the U.S. in the coming week.
*0.9% of Dominican Republic’s GDP lost to climate change.
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deportees from the U.S. in the coming week.
*0.9% of Dominican Republic’s GDP lost to climate change.
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00:00In Panama, the Public Prosecutor's Office announced that it will be pressing six charges
00:04against 83 members of the Construction and Civil Industries Union who were arrested for
00:08protesting against the privatization of the Social Security Fund.
00:12Prosecutor Elisabeth Carrion wants to press charges arguing they committed alleged crimes
00:17against public servants, state patrimony, order, freedom, and against life and personal
00:21integrity.
00:22The defense attorney representing the workers denounced that such an indictment would be
00:26a legal outburst, for the said workers have been unjustly accused by a system that seeks
00:31to criminalize social protest.
00:33Meanwhile, activists warned that such an indictment would be an attack against democracy and human
00:38rights.
00:43The Honduran government announced the arrival of five planes that will transport citizens
00:48deported by the United States over the coming week.
00:50In this regard, the National Migration Institute announced a schedule of confirmed flights
00:55and also stated that it is taking steps to add an army aircraft in order to repatriate
00:59nationals detained at the border.
01:01Meanwhile, the foreign ministry denied the increasing deportations of undocumented migrants
01:06from the United States and assured that the flow of returns remains within normal parameters.
01:14The Dominican Republic has lost about 0.9% of its gross domestic product due to climate
01:19change.
01:20The Dominican Central Bank warned that the rising temperatures are affecting the lives
01:24of the people and pose a significant risk to stability and economic growth in areas
01:30like tourism and agriculture.
01:32The Dominican Central Bank says the country's economy needs a comprehensive transformation
01:39to counter the effects of extreme weather phenomena brought about by climate change.