Americas – Page 43 – Prologue Journal

Canadian Politicians Were Targeted by China in 2021, Report Says

New York Times Lawmakers testified at a public hearing on foreign interference that they had been caught in China’s cross hairs after criticizing it over human rights. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/world/americas/canada-china-2021-election.html

A New Look at an Old Favorite for Adventure Seekers: La Paz, Mexico

New York Times New hotels and destination-worthy restaurants now compliment the ever-appealing outdoors surrounding La Paz, the capital of Baja California Sur. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/travel/la-paz-mexico-travel-hiking-diving.html

American YouTuber Freed After Kidnapping in Haiti

New York Times Adisson Pierre Maalouf, who is from Georgia, was kidnapped two weeks ago by a gang leader after traveling to Haiti. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/world/americas/maalouf-release-haiti-kidnap.html

American YouTuber Freed After Kidnapping in Haiti

Police Raid Peruvian President’s Home, Looking for Rolex Watches

New York Times Dina Boluarte, who has been seen wearing luxury watches and a $50,000 bracelet, is under investigation for breaking the country’s unlawful enrichment and asset disclosure laws. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/world/americas/boluarte-peru-police-raid-rolex.html

How African Immigrants Have Revived a Remote Corner of Quebec

New York Times Hundreds of newcomers from Africa have filled a shortage of workers in Rouyn-Noranda, creating a new community in a remote mining town. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/30/world/canada/rouyn-noranda-immigration-africa.html

Eleanor Collins, Canada’s ‘First Lady of Jazz,’ Dies at 104

New York Times A singer known for her mastery of standards, she found stardom in Canada on TV and in nightclubs. But she was virtually unknown in the United States. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/arts/music/eleanor-collins-dead.html

Teacher Secretly Sold His Students’ Art on Mugs and Shirts, Lawsuit Says

New York Times Parents of a dozen students at a school near Montreal accused an art teacher in a lawsuit of reproducing portraits from a class assignment and putting them on items that he offered for sale online. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/29/world/canada/mario-perron-canada-art-teacher.html

‘Cataclysmic Situation’ in Haiti Leaves 1,500 Dead in Gang Violence

New York Times The United Nations on Thursday said poor governance and increasing levels of gang violence had brought state institutions “close to collapse.” https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/world/americas/haiti-gang-violence-dead.html

The Japanese Sensei Bringing Baseball to Brazil

New York Times Once a semipro baseball player in Japan, Yukihiro Shimura has now become a baseball missionary. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/28/world/americas/yukihiro-shimura-baseball-brazil.html