Latin America & Caribbean
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Laura Fernández Opens Costa Rica’s Security Debate to US Ground Forces
Costa Rica’s president says US ground operations could help fight transnational crime, while stressing that no plan exists and lawmakers would have to approve one. The proposal tests how a woman elected on security credentials balances urgency with a constitution built around civilian rule.
Ilya Espino de Marotta Takes Charge of the Panama Canal
The marine engineer has become the first woman to administer the Panama Canal after four decades inside the institution. Her defining test is a water project that must protect global shipping, drinking supplies and communities facing resettlement.
Quechua Women in Cusco Are Turning Literacy Into Local Authority
A mobile community school in rural Peru has helped 200 Quechua-speaking women learn to read and write and at least 100 complete basic education. Its success rests on adapting education to women’s lives and recognising knowledge they already hold.
Brazil’s Cheap Weight-Loss Injections Carry a Cost Women Cannot See
Demand for GLP-1 medicines has produced a market in compounded and smuggled injections whose ingredients and storage may be uncertain. Affordability and appearance pressure help explain demand, but they do not make unverified products safe.