America

Investors from Argentina and the Netherlands are pursuing plans to bring Mennonite farming communities to Suriname, alarming local environmentalists due to potential deforestation in the country's Amazon Rainforest area

Last month, a team of medical professionals from West Virginia, USA, travelled to Haiti to perform surgery, responding to a long waiting list across the country

To celebrate 'Aviation Week', the Civil Aviation hosted the 39th Regional Meeting of the Americas of the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers Associations in the Bahamas, that experienced an increase in tourist arrivals

Nicaragua, in collaboration with the People's Republic of China, presented several cooperation agreements for the construction of aerial, terrestrial, and energy infrastructure, including the reconstruction of the Punta Huete International Airport

Following protests against the government's contract with Minera Panamá for copper mining, Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo signed a decree prohibiting the granting of new mining concessions and rejecting pending requests

The importation of arms into Paraguay has been suspended as part of President Santiago Peña's strategy to address the security challenges affecting the border region, especially in areas shared with Brazil

On Friday, 27 October, the United States voted against a UN resolution submitted by Jordan, on behalf of the Arab countries, for a humanitarian truce between Israel and the Palestinians

Spanish hotel chain Iberostar that will manage the first hotel to be built in Cabo Rojo has assured the creation of 2.000 jobs out of the 15.000 that could be generated by Pedernales tourism development project through the public-private partnership mode

Hospitality Ambassadors are undergoing training to improve the experience of visitors to Saint Lucia; after an intensive two-week training session, the Hospitality Ambassadors will be recruited in November

On 44th anniversary of independence, St Vincent and the Grenadines appointed two cultural ambassadors and a sports ambassador, Shane Codougan, 22, the youngest person ever to be appointed as a sports ambassador

Thousands of migrants staged a protest at Mexico's southern border, carrying a black coffin representing those who died during their journey through the country and chaining their hands, demanding transit permits before embarking on a caravan to the US

The Ministry of Health is creating self-learning online courses to educate healthcare professionals about the National Health Model, Family Health Teams, and Response Guidelines, with an emphasis on quality improvement and tailored educational materials