Americas – Page 89 – Prologue Journal

Guatemala’s elPeriodico Closes After Government Jails Publisher

New York Times On Monday, elPeriodico, an investigative daily in Guatemala, published its final edition after more than 26 years. Its executive editor is in jail and some of its reporters are in exile. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/16/world/americas/elperiodico-guatemala-newspaper.html

Mutation Protected Man From Alzheimer’s Disease, Hinting at Treatment

New York Times A man in his early 40s showed physical signs of the illness, but didn’t develop symptoms until he was nearly 70 because of a protective gene. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/health/alzheimers-mutation-gene.html

One Secret to a Latin American Party’s Dominance: Buying Votes

New York Times In Paraguay, the Colorado Party has held power for seven decades. On Election Day, it rounds up Indigenous people and pays them for their votes. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/world/americas/paraguay-election-colorado-party.html

Why Some Countries Find It Hard to Move Away From Fossil Fuels

New York Times Trinidad and Tobago is the No. 2 exporter of liquefied natural gas in the Americas. Its output has been falling, but it remains committed to fossil fuels. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/business/energy-environment/trinidad-tobago-gas-oil.html

Climate Change Brings Warmer, Wetter Weather to Trinidad

New York Times Even as the leaders of Trinidad and Tobago double down on fossil fuels, climate change is bringing more extreme weather to the island nation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/15/business/energy-environment/trinidad-tobago-climate-change.html

Canada’s ‘Most Photographed House’ May Meet the Wrecking Ball

New York Times Municipal orders to tear down or fix the dilapidated 19th-century Ontario farmhouse have devastated photographers who see in it the faded grandeur of a bygone era. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/world/canada/canada-most-photographed-house-demolition.html

Calgary’s New Mayor Says Her City Is More Than an Oil Town

New York Times Jyoti Gondek wants to prepare Alberta’s largest city for a future in which oil and gas are no longer a major part of the world’s energy mix. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/13/world/canada/jyoti-gondek-calgary-oil.html

‘I Don’t Know What the Future Holds’: An Afghan Family at the U.S. Border

New York Times Hours before the end of Title 42, a family of six from Afghanistan awaited their fate at the border wall in Tijuana, Mexico, after traveling through more than a dozen countries. https://www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/100000008904055/title-42-immigration-afghanistan-border.html

Migrants Deported to Mexico Face Criminals and Predatory Officials

New York Times Migrants deported by the United States to Mexico face criminal horrors and an asylum system where cases linger for years without resolution. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/12/world/americas/migrants-deported-us-mexico.html

What’s Driving Record Levels of Migration to the U.S. Border?

New York Times The United States is trying to curtail border crossings as a Covid-era immigration policy lifts this week, but it has little control over the crises in Latin America that have upended the lives of millions. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/11/world/americas/title-42-migration-us-border.html