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A tax amnesty programme has been introduced to allow uncollected tax revenue to remain in the pockets of citizens and businesses

The T&T Police Service Social and Welfare Association has cooperated with Crime Stoppers to increase the reward for any information that may lead to the arrest and prosecution of the men responsible for the murder of police officer Ravindra Harrinarine

Nicaragua’s government cancelled the juridical status of 16 non-governmental organizations, ten of which are Catholic or evangelical Christian, and seized their assets

The country’s severe drought has caused shippings in the Panama Canal to drop by approximately 36%

The recent heat wave has brought Paraguay to break its highest temperature ever recorded, hitting 45,5 degrees celsius

Over 200 ancient pre-Hispanic artifacts ranging from ceramics to important works of Indigenous art have been successfully reclaimed by Peru from collectors and institutions around the world

The Uruguayan Meteorological Institute has reportedly announced that the country’s drought is over from a climatic viewpoint

Desi Bouterse, the 78-year-old former Surinamese leader convicted in a 16-year-long case concerning the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents, has disappeared, leaving authorities in a state of turmoil

Plans for a dedicated clinic for patients with diseased cells in the old Holberton hospital have been presented

Barbadian children should be introduced to financial literacy as early as primary school, suggested the head of the Barbados Cooperatives and Credit Union League

The package of good governance laws passed in 2023 by the National Assembly of St. Kitts and Nevis was highly rated by Adlai Smith, Director of Public Prosecutions, being the strongest in the Caribbean

The island is taking steps to avoid future sugar shortages by sourcing the product from 'alternative suppliers' said Saint Lucia's Director of Consumer Affairs

The analysis of crime trends 2012-2023 and evaluation of the crime situation 2023 shows that over the last ten years, crime has generally been on a downward trend, with the exception of 2018 and 2022, where moderate peaks were recorded