Leticia Pineda

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Leticia Pineda |Sylvie Lanteaume

Yeilis Torres, a 38-year-old Cuban woman, knows all too well the loneliness and anguish facing the migrants flown by the United States this week to its notorious military base in Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Torres was picked up at sea by the US Coast Guard while fleeing Cuba in mid-2022 and held for seven months at Guantanamo Bay before being transferred to the United States, where she was eventually granted asylum.

2 months ago | dailygazette.com | Leticia Pineda |Yamil Lage

Just two weeks ago, Cubans celebrated the anticipated release of jailed protesters in a deal struck under US then-president Joe Biden. Now hope is waning for hundreds still behind bars after Donald Trump scrapped the agreement. In one of his final official acts, Biden on January 14 removed Cuba from a US list of state terror sponsors in return for the communist island agreeing to free 553 prisoners.

Jan 15, 2025 | theicct.org | Tanzila Khan |Carlos Jiménez |Leticia Pineda |Zifei Yang

Leer en inglés. Más del 90% de las emisiones de CO2 en México provenientes del transporte son generadas por vehículos en circulación, con los vehículos ligeros representando el 65% de las emisiones de CO2 del transporte en carretera. La Contribución Determinada a Nivel Nacional actualizada de México en 2022 comprometió una reducción del 35% en las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero en toda la economía, incluyendo una reducción del 22% en el sector transporte para 2030.

Jan 15, 2025 | theicct.org | Tanzila Khan |Carlos Jiménez |Leticia Pineda |Zifei Yang

Leer en español. More than 90% of Mexico’s CO2 emissions from transportation come from vehicles on the road, with light-duty vehicles accounting for 65% of the on-road transport CO2 emissions. Mexico’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution in 2022, pledged a 35% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across the economy, including a 22% reduction from the transport sector by 2030. Mexico further officially announced a target for 50% of new LDV sales to be zero-emission by 2030.

Jan 2, 2025 | wfmz.com | Leticia Pineda

Graffiti on walls around Havana telling Cubans "you need to be happy" has encouraged introspection and inspiration in a country where censorship has forced many street artists to emigrate or abandon their work. The simple but striking message that began appearing more than a year ago is the creation of "Mr. Sad," a 27-year-old sociologist who, under the cover of anonymity, pushes the limits of rebellion on the communist-run island.