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Jamaica's ability to mitigate and adapt to the effects of climate change will be strengthened by a major collaboration with several international partners, as expressed at the 2023 Annual Meeting of the WB Group and the IMF

The Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission has warned of planned power outages in parts of both islands due to scheduled maintenance work

Presidential candidate Daniel Noboa of Ecuador's Acción Democrática Nacional party has faced allegations of 14 years of tax evasion, potentially resulting in a five-year prison term, involving around US$2,1 million in foreign transfers

Guatemala remains paralysed as the nationwide civic strike for democracy and against perceived threats to the constitutional order from the Public Ministry entered its tenth consecutive day, with authorities reporting 119 roadblocks throughout the country

A new bill extends the current state of emergency in La Araucanía and part of Biobío to allow armed forces fight against gangs in the area; the “Mapuche conflict” is involving indigenous communities, logging companies and law enforcement authorities

Costa Rica has imposed a consular visa requirement on Hondurans entering the country due to national security concerns, prompting reciprocal measures from Honduras, affecting trade, tourism, and investments

The "Zonas Comunitarias para la Paz" program has been launched; it provides free Internet to 162 municipalities affected by violence and it aims at establishing 1.180 Wi-Fi zones in rural educational institutions

Hurricane Lidia, an "extremely dangerous" Category 4 storm, slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast near Puerto Vallarta with maximum sustained winds of 220km/h, leading to at least one fatality and forcing residents to seek refuge

The police chief welcomed a Kenyan-led multinational force that will help bring a semblance of stability to Haiti, where gang violence has degenerated into a form of 'urban guerrilla warfare'

After widespread public protest against linking bloody army massacre of October 19 1983 at Fort George with activities marking the 50th anniversary of independence, the government has turned back on the day chosen to kick off the independence celebrations

The Dominican Astronomical Society has provided recommendations for observing the solar eclipse expected for Saturday 14 October

More than 11.000 lay judges will be elected at different levels; People's Supreme Tribunal's vice president defined this as a "genuinely popular exercise" in which mass and student organizations and all social sectors will participate