Trash Crisis Leaves Puerto Rico Near ‘the Brink’ - Global Press Journal
2021年2月16日 — Puerto Rico recycles only 9% to 14% of its trash, although at least 35% of its solid waste is recyclable. In 2017, the trash crisis worsened when hurricanes Maria and Irma left at least 2.5 million tons of debris.
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A government program promised basic services to more than 850,000 people in low-income neighborhoods, but funding to do it is a casualty of new austerity measures. Advocates of the projects say austerity could undo decades of work to bring running water, electricity and other services to the country ...
Digital Initiative Makes Life Easier — For Those With Access
2022年3月14日 — “Teaching people in person is more effective than broadcasting videos,” says Bolor-Erdene. According to the International Telecommunication Union, the United Nations agency for information and communication technology, just 3% of Mongolians had advanced information and communication technology skills between 2017 and 2019.
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Inside the Global Fight for Press Freedom
Through powerful personal narratives and comprehensive data, Global Press Journal shares the untold stories of 11 courageous, local journalists and activists across the globe.
Inside the Global Fight for Press Freedom
Local journalists and media workers have been on the frontlines of these attacks. The countries where Global Press Journal has local bureaus, including Mexico, Uganda and Sri Lanka, are some of the hardest hit by attacks on press freedoms, where journalists feel pawned by …
Puerto Rican Indigenous Communities Seek Recognition, Return …
2019年10月14日 — The Jíbaro and Taíno indigenous communities are not recognized by the Puerto Rican government. But two organizations dedicated to preserving their respective history and traditions are working to gain recognition as indigenous groups, as well as unrestricted access to their ancestral lands.
In Zimbabwe, Disaster at the Intersection of Cholera and Climate …
2023年12月11日 — Cholera outbreaks follow a fairly cyclical pattern that coincides with the rainy season. In recent decades, there have been two large outbreaks in Zimbabwe: one from 2008 to 2009, which resulted in over 100,000 cases and over 4,000 deaths, and another from 2018 to 2019, which resulted in 10,000 cases and 69 deaths across the country’s cholera hot spots.
Pollution Threatens a Zimbabwean Town’s Waters — and Its Way …
2023年10月10日 — Tests on water samples conducted by Global Press Journal this year revealed that water flowing in Darwendale Dam from the Norton Town Council sewage plant contained 18 milligrams per liter of phosphate.
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Nepal’s transition to multiparty democracy in the 1990s and a federal republic in 2008 ushered in robust laws and provisions ensuring journalistic freedom, boosting the steady growth of newspapers, magazines and broadcast stations.