America Costa Rica The country is debating implementing four 12-hour workdays and three days off, with the government prioritising the bill, set to be debated in early July at the Legislative Assembly; proponents argue it would enhance productivity and reduce company costs
America Grenada A bill to ban the sale of Crown land on the world-famous Grand Anse beach will soon be passed in Parliament, according to an announcement by PM Mitchell
America Trinidad and Tobago With the school year set to come to a close in days, MovieTowne is gearing up for the July/August vacation with a variety of attractions to keep children entertained
America Argentina The country, as the current pro tempore president of Mercosur, has called for an "update" of the 2019 trade agreement with the European Union to "bridge the gaps" between the two blocs
America Brazil Brazil's highest electoral court has barred former President Jair Bolsonaro from running for office until 2030, finding him guilty of abusing power and misusing public media during the 2022 election campaign
America Bolivia The country has signed agreements with Russian firm Rosatom and China's Citic Guoan Group to exploit lithium resources; the deals involve a total investment of US$1,4 billion and will enable the production of 100.000 tonnes of lithium carbonate by 2025
America United States Maternal deaths across the U.S. more than doubled over two decades, and unequally: black mothers died at the nation’s highest rates, while the largest increases in deaths were found in American Indian and Native Alaskan mothers
America Barbados Consumers started to pay less for all petroleum products since midnight, Sunday, 2 July; the retail price of gasoline is Bds$4,07 per litre (1,85), while diesel is down by 12 cents to Bds$3,30 per litre (€1,50)
America Antigua and Barbuda Services rendered at the Clare Hall Health Centre are temporarily transferred to other clinics due to renovation works at the facility, informed the Ministry of Health, Welfare, Social Transformation and Environment
America Saint Kitts and Nevis The Embassy in Taiwan launched its ‘Sharing Kindness and Nurturing LOVE – SKNLOVE’ outreach program earlier this month, to create and promote a greater familial bond between the people of Saint Kitts and Nevis and those of Taiwan
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines A Magnetic Resonance Imaging device has been installed at the Modern Medical Centre in Georgetown; speaking at official ceremony, PM Gonsalves stated that the center has health infrastructure worth more than XCD$120 million (€40 million)
America Jamaica The Jamaica Constabulary Force, Jamaica's national police force, will receive a major boost to its mobility with the disbursement of JMD428 million in grants (over €2,5 million) from the Japanese Government
America Canada Nearly 15.000 of the cheques sent earlier this year by the Manitoba government to help with rising costs were returned to the sender; the province's inability to reach thousands of people is renewing questions about using only the mail to give out cheques