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From this year, Easter Monday will no longer be a holiday in Suriname, aiming to improve labor productivity by eliminating the extra-long weekend, according to authorities

Wearing a rainbow-colored stole and a rainbow flag in her collar, Reverend Elaine Saralegui welcomed everyone to her LGBTQ+ church in the Cuban port city of Matanzas

Suriname and Guyana's presidents are discussing the construction of a bridge over the Corentyne River, a "long-cherished dream" aimed at promoting trade, integration, and regional cooperation, with the bridge expected to be completed by 2026

Forest fires are currently active in nearly half of Mexico's drought-affected states, with 58 fires reported in 15 states, including protected nature reserves, affecting over 3.500 acres and leading to damaged homes and displaced families

A specialized Nuclear Medicine Center for cancer treatment and professional training in the field will be built in Managua with Russian support

The National Medicine Institute officially urged the public to donate blood due to an increase in surgeries, emphasizing that each donation can save up to three lives

Good Shepherd Primary's two-time double crown champions held a parade to toast their athletes' recent successes at the National Primary School Athletics Championships

Four drones have been donated by the FAO to expand the capabilities of the national agricultural sector and will provide state-of-the-art assistance to the sector

Dominica contracts with China have reached half a billion dollars as of 2020, China’s news network CGTN has reported as the two countries celebrate 20 years of diplomatic relations; as of 2023, trade volume between the two countries topped $70-million

This week El Salvador marks two years under a state of exception, initiated after an extortion-motivated massacre of 87 people in March 2022; to date, the government has captured 78.175 alleged gang members

Honduras will send an observer mission to the Venezuelan presidential elections on July 28 in support of what President Xiomara Castro, an ally of Nicolás Maduro, considers "free processes”

Venezuela has approved the creation of a state in the disputed, oil-rich Essequibo region across the border in Guyana, sparking a "violation" of Guyana's sovereignty, with tensions escalated as the area has been administered by Guyana for over a century