CRITERIO
Tegucigalpa - The town hall through which the municipal corporation of Tocoa declared its territory, located in the department of Colon, free of mining activity, caused the residents' frustration ...
Kleber Sanchez - La Republica
The Criminal Court of Appeals of Puno confirmed a sentence of 6 years in prison against the regional governor Walter Aduviri and the payment of civil reparations for S/2 ...
El Salvador: Pacific Rim Mining Co. Shares Up, Tensions Remain High in Cabañas
Written by Jason Wallach
Friday, 18 September 2009 07:57
At the recent Pacific Rim Mining ...
... reveal that two of OceanaGold’s El Salvador-based subsidiaries, Bienstar and Dorado Exploraciones, remain active in the country. Since 2017, the year of the mining ban, OceanaGold has actually increased ...
... (ADES) Santa Marta should remain detained.
"Among El Salvador's greatest heroes of this century are the brave water defenders, including several of those arrested last week, who led the 13-year fight ...
... these conflicts in our territories have to do with the control of the few remaining resources.
We witness how national investors want to be partners with foreign investors and exert pressure on the territories ...
... such as Pacific Rim would not settle in the country.
The communities, social organizations, churches, universities and other sectors of Salvadoran society who fought for the ban on metallic mining remain ...
... regulations, instructions, resolutions, standards, agreements and other general provisions […] will remain in force […] while they are not expressly repealed or modified”. This ambiguity clearly opens ...
... the proposal supported and elaborated by the Catholic Church and environmental organizations.
"We hope that it will not remain in the garbage, because it is something highly developed, so that people ...
... a figure that remained stable compared to the previous year, but the rail blockades in February and again throughout May limited supply to the maritime market. Cerrejón exported 13.6 million tons in 2020, ...
... 2015 that suspended the mine for lack of prior consultation with local communities. While the seizure order is lifted, the mine must remain closed until a consultation process takes place.
The Peaceful ...
... plants, and their habitats. Whatever short-term economic benefits to be had from mining (and studies show these never go to the affected communities), this remains a losing proposition when we consider ...
... with the most mining-related deaths among environmental defenders.
Executive Order 130 cites new fiscal regulations and environmental safeguards but Kalikasan PNE said the regulatory framework "remains ...
... to reach agreements regarding the start of the pre-consultation process.
Aleisar Arana, Huxi Hurak of the Xinka People said, “It is a very special day, a day we fought for, a day that will remain in ...
... action that the mining company carries out which could gives indications of further exploitation, given that the licence remains suspended until an enquiry is carried out into the State violation of the ...
... the operating licence remains suspended.”
The full statement by the Peaceful Resistance has been translated into English by the Guatemala Solidarity Network and can be read here.
The Peace Brigades ...
... before authorities to face the charges against them: usurpation, arson, robbery, unlawful detention, illicit association and aggravated robbery. Eight of them remain imprisoned, although the prosecution ...
... said.
“The timeline for the renewal remains uncertain and achieving steady-state production will be dependent on the timing of the renewal and workforce recruitment efforts,” it added.
It’s been more ...
... mistreatment and torture of the population. The report also urges Glencore to assume its responsibilities, but the company denies responsibility for such events. The conflict in Espinar remains dormant, ...
... security assistance and export licenses for covered defense articles and munitions items to the Honduran police and military, among other provisions.
“The United States cannot remain silent in the face ...