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As Holy Week is lived as aa moment to return home, households on Holy Wednesday dedicate to the making of chipa, or chipa apo in Guaraní, a deeply rooted tradition that is less about a recipe and more about a shared ritual

The Bank of Mexico may soon end its period of rate cuts, Governor Victoria ​Rodriguez said, defending the central bank's decision last week to cut its benchmark interest rate despite concerns about rising inflation

A historic flight departed from Robert L. Bradshaw International Airport in St. Kitts: the first large-scale commercial charter flight originating from the Caribbean directly to Africa; milestone for South-South cooperation, it was supported by the OECS

UNICEF and the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child expressed deep concern over reforms to the Juvenile Criminal Law in El Salvador, which now allow life imprisonment under 18, arguing this violates international standards and child rights

Three-day operations targeting violence against women resulted in 76 arrests and over 200 investigations into cases of violence against women and children; operations were conducted by the Public Prosecutor's Office and the National Civil Police

Grenada has been added to the Women, Peace and Security Index issued by the Georgetown Institute and data included in the latest report for the first time

A national consultation has been announced to bring greater focus and clarity on the impact of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases, the leading cause of death in Dominica in the past 15 years and a threat to the country’s productivity and economic survival

The cost of licenses and other traffic-related procedures has been raised without notice and the police website still displays the old prices; driver's license fee increased by1/3, criminal record certificate doubled, certificate of good conduct +165%

Public transport fares will remain stable despite the oil crisis, but the rise in oil prices due to the conflict in the Middle East could triple the cost of the state subsidy to public transport, increasing the pressure on public finances

For the elections on April 12 there will be no flash results broadcast: the National Office of Electoral Processes announced that citizens can follow the vote count in real time on the official ONPE website, starting at 5:00 p.m. on 12 April

Former Prime Minister Gonsalves has raised alarm on the current socio-economic climate in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, saying it is grappling with severe financial hardship, rising costs, and a failing social safety net

Uruguayan drug trafficker Sebastián Marset was captured in Bolivia; the criminal is considered Uruguay’s most dangerous criminal and is one of the five most wanted individuals by the Drug Enforcement Administration DEA

A genetic analysis revealed that over 47% of corvina samples collected from a number of markets trace like shark meat; the molecular technology thus confirms that shark meat is being sold as corvina in Ecuador