- Civil Protection Táchira warned about a heat wave in the entity, while Fedeagro denounced that the exchange gap has caused losses among the country’s agricultural producers
On Saturday, October 12, Táchira Civil Protection warned about a heat wave in the entity, while the president of Fedeagro denounced that the exchange gap has caused losses among the country’s agricultural producers.
In international terms, Treasury Undersecretary Wally Adeyemo said that the United States managed to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic thanks to the Latin community living in that country, and King Charles III stated that he will not interfere if Australia decides to abolish the monarchy. .
In culture, it was announced that the Mafalda exhibition in Caracas will be extended for another month.
Below are the most notable news from Saturday, October 12:
1. Táchira Civil Protection warned about a heat wave in the entity
Yesnardo Canal, director of Civil Protection Táchira, reported on Saturday, October 12, that they have recorded a heat wave in the entity with maximum temperatures of 39 degrees in the border region with Colombia.
#12Oct | Yesnardo Canal, director of Civil Protection Táchira, reported that they have registered a heat wave in the entity with maximum temperatures of 39 degrees in the border region with Colombia.
Canal recommended citizens stay hydrated while traveling through the… pic.twitter.com/hW4bA5veID
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“It is a concern for the entire community of Tachira who have expressed the high temperatures that have been recorded in the state despite the fact that we are still in the rainy season,” he mentioned at a press conference.
Canal recommended citizens stay hydrated while walking on the street.
Celso Fantinel, president of the Confederation of Associations of Agricultural Producers (Fedeagro), assured that national producers have had difficulties since June of this year due to the exchange gap between the official dollar and the parallel dollar.
“As we started June we began to see difficulties with the acquisition of foreign currency by businessmen who bring us inputs, spare parts and machinery (…) The agroindustry for this important item such as white corn, yellow corn and winter rice is saying that they are going to pay us in bolivars and there is the exchange gap,” he explained in an interview for Fedecámaras Radio on Saturday, October 12.
In this sense, Fantinel maintained that prices in the field have changed and are going downwards. In addition, he pointed out the big difference between what the producer receives for his harvest and the price of the product in supermarkets.
“One thing is what they pay the farmer in the field and another is what the consumer pays on the shelf up to four or five times more than what they pay us in the field,” he noted.
The interactive exhibition The World According to Mafalda located at the National Art Gallery on Avenida México de Bellas Artes, Caracas, was extended until November 16, 2024.
“At the request of the public! Due to the large influx and all those who have not yet had the opportunity to attend, The world according to Mafalda extends its stay in the city of Caracas until November 16,” the Mafalda Venezuela account announced on Instagram on Saturday, October 12. .
The event opened its doors to the public on September 17 and was originally in Caracas until October 16. The exhibition is for both children and adults.
4. Undersecretary of the Treasury assured that the United States recovered from the pandemic thanks to the Latin community
The rapid economic recovery after the pandemic that has occurred in the United States has been driven by a record participation in the labor force of citizens of Latin origin, the US Undersecretary of the Treasury, Wally Adeyemo, assured EFE on Saturday, October 12, in an interview in which he rejected Donald Trump’s xenophobic speeches.
The recovery we have experienced in the United States, including our ability to lower inflation and maintain a strong labor market, has been fueled by record American labor force participation and Latinos,” he noted.
In fact, the participation in the labor force of Latinos of productive age reached the historical maximum in this Administration of 81.8% – he stated -, “which has helped the country recover and have a soft landing” in the face of the feared recession.
The nearly 65 million Latinos in the United States represent approximately 20% of the total population, according to data from the Treasury Department. In 2021, Hispanic-owned companies employed three million people and paid more than 124.4 billion in payroll.
5. Charles III says he will not interfere if Australia decides to abolish the monarchy
King Charles III of the United Kingdom will not interfere if one day the Australians decide to renounce the monarchy, as he said in an exchange of letters with the republican movement of that country, to which he will travel next week with his wife, Camilla, reported on Saturday. October 12 The Daily Mail.
The monarch’s personal secretary, Nathan Ross, said that he feels “deep love and affection” for Australia, before explaining his position regarding his figure, which was already known but becomes relevant on the eve of the official visit.
When responding last March to a letter from the Australian Republican Movement (ARM) requesting a meeting with the sovereign – which was declined – Ross thanked them for taking the trouble to write.
“Please be assured that your views on this matter have been carefully taken into account,” he said on behalf of the British head of state.
“Her Majesty, as a constitutional monarch, acts on the advice of her ministers and therefore the decision of whether Australia becomes a republic is a matter for Australian citizens to decide,” he added.
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