Today, AP began conducting a week-long training on climate and environment storytelling for 16 journalists from Latin America during the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, England.

In a memo to staff, Climate and Environment News Director Peter Prengaman announced that Dorany Pineda will join AP to cover the intersection of Latinos, water, climate and environment in the U.S.:

In a memo to staff on Monday, News Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Eduardo Castillo announced that Natacha Pisarenko will oversee all news coverage in Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay.

Here is his memo to staff (español abajo):

In a memo to staff, News Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Eduardo Castillo announced Megan Janetsky is AP's new English-language correspondent for Cuba and the Caribbean:

Vice President and Head of Global News Gathering Paul Haven announced on Monday that Eduardo Castillo is now the news director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Here is his memo to staff (español abajo):