America El Salvador The country celebrated the International Globe Festival with a stunning display of artisanal balloons in San Esteban Catarina, which drew domestic and international spectators, along with participants from youth groups and institutions
America Guatemala Local newspaper El Periódico has closed amid judicial attacks on its staff, facing charges against its founder and president; press freedom organizations have condemned the closure as a setback for democracy
America Peru The country has begun selling advanced drones to Ukraine for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance purposes, a sale that raised questions about China's approval, given its relations with Russia
America Trinidad and Tobago The Division of Tourism, Culture, Antiquities and Transport will host the 36th anniversary Tobago Heritage Festival (THF) from 21 July to 1 August to "honour the past, celebrate the present and inspire the future"
America Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Minister Charles Fernandez said that one of the main challenges for the development of the tourism sector in the country is the cleanliness of the environment, appealing to residents to keep the country clean to boost tourist arrivals
America Bahamas The Long Island community has honoured the memory of the nation builder, community leader, war hero, Joseph Benjamin Carroll, by officially naming a road in his honour, which from King's Highway is now Joseph B. Carroll Highway
America Mexico The Mexican Agency for International Development Cooperation has delivered 8.000 tablets to Cuba's National Office of Statistics and Information for census-related tasks, accompanied by specialists, as part of a cooperation project
America Panama By increasing the quality of maintenance work on its canal, the country reportedly expects to extend its life by a century
America Dominican Republic A new suite hotel has been inaugurated in Casa de Campo with the presence of President Luis Abinader; the $90 million investment is expected to generate numerous direct jobs in the province and the eastern part of the country
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prolonged dryness in St. Vincent, and surrounding region is impacting the cost of agricultural production and the export price of produce
America Chile A herd of goats in Santa Juana is being used to prevent wildfires: their grazing and droppings protect the native vegetation and serve as a successful firebreak, benefiting the ecosystem
America Costa Rica The Tourism Institute and the Red Cross have signed an agreement to enhance beach safety that allocates 1,2 billion colones (€2 million) to increase the number of lifeguards on the most popular beaches
America Colombia To foster educational exchanges and promote academic mobility and language teaching, the Minister of Higher Education has signed an agreement with her counterpart from South Africa to create a network of Colombian-African universities