America Saint Lucia The country has been elected for the first time to join the General Committee of the World Health Assembly-WHA held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 21 to 30 May 2023
America Mexico President Manuel Andres López Obrador has declared no desire for economic or commercial relations with Peru, calling Peruvian President Dina Boluarte an “usurper” and rising the tension in between the two countries
America Paraguay The FAO has begun aiding the country in battling Avian Influenza, providing technical specialists and stressing the need for biosecurity measures in Latin America to prevent significant losses
America Ecuador The country has enforced its first Personal Data Protection Law, imposing fines on companies that disclose customer information without authorisation; the law covers all types of data and aims to safeguard citizens from the illegal data market
America El Salvador UN experts have expressed concern over the country's state of exception, citing violations of fair trial rights, arbitrary arrests, and lack of evidence, claiming to urgently call to uphold fair trial standards
America Cuba 29 May marked the 54th anniversary of Cuban hockey, as on the same date in 1969 the first official game of the sport was played on the island between the Green and Blue teams at the Sport City ground in the capital
America Panama 60% of all national companies are investing in digitalisation and technological transformation according to According to data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
America Nicaragua Approximately 100 Costa Rican tourists were denied entry at the Nicaraguan border due to security reasons; the travelers expressed disappointment and planned to submit a protest to the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs
America Guatemala Guatemala city has suspended cigarette sales for a day, raising awareness about the harmful effects of smoking, and promoting alternative options
America Antigua and Barbuda More than 2.000 people have until next week to settle their payments for allotted land, or their lots could be reassigned
America Trinidad and Tobago The property tax is one step closer to being passed, after debate on the Valuation of Land Bill 202 brought the government to amend it with 18 votes in favour and 14 against
America Chile The state-owned company Codelco has announced the creation of two subsidiaries to explore and exploit lithium in the country, as part of a national strategy for the production of this key mineral in the manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries
America Colombia Councilman Juan Baena delivered a speech that was conducted using the AI model ChatGPT, becoming the first political intervention created by Artificial Intelligence to take place in Colombia