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Antigua's volunteer medics on call around the clock - BBC News - 0 views

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      Antigua is facing many problem now, but it is not just known for the challenges that it must face. A self donation based clinic helps injured people on the south side of Antigua and the workers there do no get paid. Many people who get into accidents there do not call the police because they know that it will take too long for them to get to them. The health clinic has also become a search and rescue team. Donations have gotten the ABSAC an ambulance, two boats, and a fire truck. The only problem is that as more people come there and expect treatment like a hospital, the clinic runs out of supplies. They also will need more devoted volunteers to work there.  - Daniel Lin
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Desolenator churns out clean drinking water using solar power - 0 views

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      Another solution to the water problem in Antigua and Barbuda is using heat. The Delsolinator is a machine that creates fresh water from salt water and it seems very simple. You have a photovoltaic panel on top surrounded by materials that will make it hotter. The heat from this heats up the water inside and then the electricity from it heats the water to boiling point which then separates the clean drinkable water. This method seems very simple and claims to be the cheapest. Not only should Antigua also look into this process, it is a good thing to know for local people in Antigua. They can boil the water out of salt water at home. Daniel Lin
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Scientists are turning salt water into drinking water using solar power - ScienceAlert - 1 views

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      We all know that water is Antigua's first priority. As they run out of fresh water, their economy is dropping. They have been using reverse osmosis as a way to create fresh water, but that is a very costly method. This source states that they have a method of desalinating water that works well, cost efficient, good for the environment, and energy efficient. They use solar panels to charge a battery that powers a machine that removes salt. The machine pulls the salt ions out of the water and fresh water is left coming out. They say that this method wastes less water and the machine lasts longer and requires less maintenance. This method is something that Antigua should look into to help their water crisis. - Daniel Lin
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Allen Stanford: Descent from Billionaire to Inmate # 35017-183 - 1 views

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      Right now Antigua is already facing many problems, but one that really hit the news was the Stanford Scandal. Allen Stanford gained his wealth by tricking and lying to people starting from Antigua. After his business failed, he decided to try banking in Antigua. He started with the rich people from Antigua worried about the government and sold fake CD's aka certificate of deposits. He slowly moved his business into America and was caught. The Securities and Exchange Commission did not report their suspicions when they were supposed to which cause people to loose their life earnings. The victims are happy that at least he has gotten a life sentence in prison and they are still working on returning the money stolen. This shows how bad the government in Antigua is. How could they let this slip through this affect so many of their citizens? Daniel Lin
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Antigua and Barbuda - 1 views

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      Antigua and Barbuda is a diplomatic government with laws, but sometimes those laws are not followed well. Some problems are excessive force by police, bad prison conditions, sexual abuse of children, and discrimination and violence against women. There are been reports of police brutality, corruption, and discrimination against gay people. Prisoners are treated poorly by prison guards and children are held in the same prison as adults. There are not a lot of women in the government. There are 1/17 in the House of Representatives, 2/17 in the Senate and none in the cabinet. There are also no minority members in parliament or cabinet. On the bright side, both speaker of the House and president of the Senate are women. Another problem is the violence and abuse towards women. Since women do not testify against their harassers, the government has had trouble addressing this issue however they have been trying to increase women's awareness of their rights and providing a safe place for women and children.  - Daniel Lin
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      Part Two  The few schools that the government provided often has shortages and the parents often provide the chairs, tables, and books. There is a huge problem with child abuse like rape and men having sexual relationships with young girls. Contrary to other sources, this one states,"girls and boys have equal access to health care and other public services." They also state that there are no reports of discrimination against people with disabilities considering that there is not a law that prohibits discrimination against the handicapped. - Daniel Lin
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The Worst Drought on Record for Antigua | Dale Destin - Antigua Met Service - 1 views

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      This drought has lasted for thirty two months and and still counting. 2015 is also the driest month ever since the 1870's. The past two months have also been the driest, but 2015 was the driest. It seems like each year Antigua's becomes more and more of a problem. Surface water accounts for 30 percent of their water and it has run out twice already. This drought was caused by dry and dusty air layer from Africa, high pressure from the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Sea Surface Temperature index. -Daniel Lin
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Antigua and Barbuda Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about Anti... - 3 views

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      Antigua's little existing water supply left is threatened by pollution from liquor manufactures, food processing facilities and other industrial facilities. One reason why the water escapes so quickly is because of all the soil erosion from deforestation and agricultural development. This has also causes threat to two bird species, five reptile species, eleven fish species, and four plant species. Not only is the water crisis hurting the natives, but also the economy. Since Antigua is a tourist country, the lack of water decreased the amount of tourists, which decreased the GDP. -Daniel Lin
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No end in sight to A&B's water crisis | Antigua Observer Newspaper - 3 views

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      Now fast forward to 2015, they say that there is not enough rain water. The main water source is only thirty three percent full which can sustain only 2-3 months of water supply. Now the APUA(Antigua Public Utilities Authority) has moved into desalination of water. Desalination of water is making salt water fresh which seems like a great idea, but is very expensive. The country is already relying on this process for seventy percent of their water and they may have to start fully relying on this process soon. - Daniel Lin
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Antigua's Water Crisis | Dale Destin - Antigua Met Service - 2 views

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      Antigua is running out of water and we do not know why. In 2013 the water stopped and the Antigua Public Utilities Authority blamed id on a water plant. They then changed this to running out of water because of a drought. Studies show that there is enough rainfall to support Antigua, but we do not know why a drought is happening. This largely affects the Antiguan economy because it runs on its fresh water supplies.  - Daniel Lin
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Nicaragua Economy: Population, GDP, Inflation, Business, Trade, FDI, Corruption - 5 views

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  • Anti–free market policies
  • populism
  • Mostly Unfree
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  • long-term
  • subject to substantial political interference.
  • Poor protection of property rights
  • widespread corruption
  • domestic access
  • second-poorest nation in the Americas.
  • Agricultural goods and textile production account for 50 percent of exports.
  • Daniel Ortega’s authoritarian
  • the rule of law in Nicaragua.
  • Sandinista judges
  • Private property rights (especially those of foreign investors) are not protected effectively, and contracts are not always secure.
  • . The growth of public spending has outstripped revenue expansion and is likely to continue in 2016.
  • inefficient and inflexible labor market
  • underemployed
  • used cars are restricted
  • The high cost of long-term financing continues to hinder more dynamic private-sector growth.
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The Prospect of Peace in Colombia - The New York Times - 1 views

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  • If a final accord is signed within six months, as the negotiators have pledged, Colombia would offer an example of hard-won peacemaking at a time when so many other conflicts, which are spawning the largest wave of refugees since World War II, seem intractable.
  • As of last year, the three-way fight among guerrilla factions, government forces and right-wing paramilitary bands that often acted as proxies for the state, had killed more than 220,000 people and displaced an estimated 5.7 million. At the peak of the conflict, in 2000, kidnappings for ransom surpassed 3,000 a year.
  • The talks have forced Colombians to take stock of a painful past and face uncomfortable truths. Dozens of victims traveled to Havana to speak about abuses they endured at the hands of guerrilla leaders. Some implicated government forces in brutal acts. When I met some young FARC members in Havana last year during a reporting trip, I came to see them in a new light as they described taking up arms as a desperate choice they were forced to make to survive.
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  • The special war tribunals the government intends to establish to start adjudicating crimes will be dismissed as kangaroo courts by those who would have favored a military defeat of the FARC. I would argue, though, that this path will give Colombians an opportunity to start building a fairer society, one in which merit and talent matter more than last name and pedigree.
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Otto Pérez Molina of Guatemala Is Jailed Hours After Resigning Presidency - T... - 0 views

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  • The series of inquiries that ignited the public’s rage were the work of an uncommon alliance of local prosecutors and investigators backed by the United Nations, known as the International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala or by its Spanish-language acronym, Cicig.
  • Established in 2007 to help expose the ties between criminal networks and politicians, the commission eventually emboldened the nation’s own prosecutors to hold the elite to account, and become a source of inspiration for many Guatemalans. For much of its history, Guatemalan society has been divided, its different constituencies fighting their battles alone. The nation’s indigenous population, which suffered the most under the civil war, which killed about 200,000 people, has long struggled for equal rights with little success.
  • Yet the movement that began in April forged an unprecedented alliance of different groups. Guatemala City’s middle class, long reluctant to speak out, began joining forces with peasant and indigenous groups. Eventually, the nation’s church and business leaders also took the side of the protesters to demand change.
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