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Minister of Health and Wellness, Kevin Bernard, thanked WHO for donating medical equipment to the University of Belize in order to enhance national nursing education

In a key step towards sustainable energy independence, the government supported the establishment of a geothermal energy plant within the Federation

The GCTF 2023 Media Literacy Forum for the Caribbean and Latin America region was held at the Sandals Halcyon Beach Resort, Castries, with the theme 'Building Democratic Resilience against Disinformation and Misinformation'

More Vincentians have been recruited for tourism and hospitality safety training programmes; they will spend the next months training at Sandals Resorts in St. Lucia in preparation for official launch of Sandals Resort in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Inflation rate gets back to 3,1% but the cost of living keeps going up; Statistics Canada says the biggest reason for the deceleration in the cost of living has been a drop in the cost of gasoline, by 6,4% in the month of October

The High Court in Nairobi has blocked the deployment of Kenyan police officers to Haiti on a 'Multinational Security Support' mission to build security conditions conducive to the holding of elections

Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, has won the 2023 Miss Universe contest, becoming the first ever Central American to win the title

The Dominican Republic joined 13 other Latin American countries in signing an agreement to implement a clean, low-emission hydrogen certification system to trace the origin and sustainability of hydrogen production

Work has begun on the new Goodwill Secondary School, which, once completed, will be designated as a centre of excellence for technical vocational education and training

Nicaragua's exit from the Organization of American States, according to former ambassador Arturo McFields, signifies President Daniel Ortega's alleged evasion due to an inability to address the repression in the country

The World Bank's executive board approved a US$40 million project aimed at enhancing fiscal sustainability and expenditure efficiency in Panama over five years, focusing on bolstering public service effectiveness through improved information systems

Venezuela and Paraguay have decided to restore diplomatic and consular relations after being broken since 2019, as announced in joint statements by both foreign ministries