America Paraguay Thousands of students in Paraguay marched against a recent government-approved project changing education funding, demanding free higher education and expressing skepticism over the government's "zero tuition" promise
America Ecuador Ecuador has stopped receiving electricity from Colombia, with Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy, Andrés Camacho, stating that they've stopped exporting electricity to Ecuador as thermal power generation is at its maximum capacity
America Honduras Garifuna ethnic communities in Honduras protested in Tegucigalpa, demanding compliance with international judgments and clashed with military guards outside the Presidential House, highlighting ongoing struggles against racism and violence targeting them
America Bahamas While overall crime decreased by 21% in 2023 compared to 2022, rape is the only category that increased, specifically by 11%, the Police Commissioner said, noting that 56% of rape victims knew assailants
America Guyana The UN Security Council expressed concern over the border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana regarding the Essequibo region, urging both countries to exercise restraint and resolve differences peacefully
America Mexico Nicaragua will have 8 new technical projects financed by Mexico's government, covering areas such as environment and disaster risk management, aiming to strengthen the "National Plan for the Fight against Poverty and for Human Development”
America Panama Panama has continued to delay relocating nearly 1.300 Indigenous Guna people from a sinking island due to rising sea levels, despite promises and plans for a mainland site since 2019
America El Salvador The majority of Salvadorans support President Nayib Bukele's exceptional regime against gangs, but many disagree with suspending constitutional guarantees, according to recent University study
America Guatemala Sonia Gutiérrez, the only indigenous woman in Guatemala's Congress, called for a national dialogue with indigenous authorities to promote their political inclusion and participation, addressing historical exclusion and racism against indigenous people
America Antigua and Barbuda Sailor Junella King is "a role model for all women and girls in Antigua": completing the circumnavigation of the world, she crossed the finish line of the Ocean Globe Race along with crew of 12 women aboard Maiden
America Costa Rica Costa Rica has reached an agreement with the IMF's technical team to access a total of US$510 million loans to keep the Colon at the same exchange rate with respect to the USD, pending approval from the IMF's Executive Board
America Mexico Mexico will request Ecuador's suspension from the United Nations until Ecuador publicly apologizes for the armed forces' raid on the Mexican embassy in Quito, announced by Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena during a press conference
America United States The House of Representatives voted to reauthorize a controversial surveillance program of the country's foreign intelligence-gathering operation; the bill now passes on to the Senate, expected to give its approval: without it, it would expire on 19 April