America

Descendants of Portuguese immigrants marked the 170th anniversary of their ancestors' arrival, celebrating with a thanksgiving service attended by President Santokhi, highlighting their contributions, integration and enrichment in various sectors

TT citizens of Queens, New York, will have a street co-named after their homeland, as 131st Street will be Trinidad and Tobago Street; NGO Trinidadians and Tobagonians USA has petitioned for the co-naming of "commercially vibrant" street for several years

More than 100 Problem Management Plus workers, who have been trained to provide support to people facing adversity, received certificates during a graduation ceremony held at the Summit in New Kingston

Wendy Guevara makes history as the first transgender woman to win Mexico's reality TV show "La casa de los famosos México" with 18,2 million fan votes, a milestone for LGBTQ+ representation

Nicaragua and North Korea have announced plans to establish embassies in each other's capitals to strengthen their decades-old relationship

The country has started a USD 42 million project to combat plastic pollution by promoting circularity in urban environments, along with Colombia and Jamaica

Social, political, human rights and indigenous organisations have marched in the Asunción capital on August 15th, coinciding with the presidential inauguration of Santiago Peña, to demand fair wages, labor rights, healthcare and education improvements

Along with El Salvador, the country leads in democracy satisfaction with 59% of it population approving of it, as per a Latinobarómetro report, despite the region's overall historical low of 28% satisfaction in 2023, attributed to factors like corruption

Over 31.000 people moved to Alberta from elsewhere in Canada - mostly British Columbia and Ontario - in the first quarter of 2023; latest numbers from Canadian Real Estate Association confirm the province as the most attractive for movers within Canada

Demolition of the abandoned buildings on Bay Street has begun with the Moxey building and the owner has unveiled plans to construct a mixed-use building that includes commercial and residential space

A British couple who say they flew across the Atlantic Ocean to give birth on a Caribbean beach have now been stranded in Grenada for four months and cannot leave until certain formalities on the registration of the baby's birth are met

Three Vincentian students are among the 15 from the Caribbean who have been awarded Chevening scholarships to study in the UK