America Costa Rica Electric vehicles have registered the highest penetration in Costa Rica in comparison with all other American countries and the country has taken the lead in electric mobility across the continent, according to the IEA’s Global EV Outlook 2025 report
America Colombia After breaking ties with Israel over the Gaza conflict, Colombia has appointed Jorge Iván Ospina as its first ambassador to Palestine and officially opened an embassy there
America El Salvador Prominent human rights lawyer Ruth López has been detained in El Salvador on charges of embezzlement, amid growing tensions between the government and human rights organizations critical of its policies
America Honduras 38 Honduras nationals, including children, have arrived on the first US voluntary deportation flight; the country offered financial aid and future legal reentry, as part of a new migration policy
America Brazil Brazil has been projected to supply green hydrogen to the Netherlands by 2030 through a proposed corridor from its northeast region, leveraging strong renewables and regulatory support, according to a study by Aurora Energy Research
America Belize Coconut industry in Belize is set to be transformed with a new path charted by the National Task Force under the OCOP initiative, aiming to boost exports, sustainability, and innovation through a roadmap of activities and development strategy
America Bolivia Four illegal roads have been opened and coca cultivation has increased by 38% in Bolivia’s Carrasco National Park, exposing weak enforcement and growing pressure from cocalero unions threatening its protected status and biodiversity
America Chile A tornado has struck Puerto Varas in southern Chile, the first ever recorded tornado in the country’s history, resulting in eight people injured, damage to 250 homes, over 12.500 citizens without power
America Jamaica 60 educators from all grades of school will benefit from workshop 'Education Transformation: Elevating Mathematics Teaching and Learning’ on May 27-29 at The Mico University College, that will offer transformative, innovative, evidence-based strategies
America Argentina 33 deaths in hospitals due to contaminated fentanyl, which has been traced to bacterial infections from batches supplied by local labs now under judicial investigation and market withdrawal orders
America Dominica Ferdison Valmond, a prominent Indigenous environmental advocate from the Kalinago Territory, has been designated a Youth Ambassador for the 2nd Annual Hamburg Sustainability Summit, representing Indigenous and Caribbean youth perspectives
America Dominican Republic A minimum wage increase for workers in the hotel, bar, and restaurant sectors has been approved by the National Wage Committee and will be implemented in two phases from 1 June; government officials, business leaders and unions reached historic consensus
America Haiti New medical workers will be recruited amid staff protests; despite years-long pay delays, hospital shutdowns and a lack of adequate equipment, Haiti moves to hire 430 nurses and 300 doctors in underserved areas