America Costa Rica A groundbreaking discovery in reptile reproduction has been made, as scientists were astonished by a local female crocodile that gave birth without mating after 16 years in captivity, being the first ever crocodile “virgin birth” in the world
America Antigua and Barbuda The Rotary Club of Antigua and Five Islands Primary School officially organized the first Earlyact Club established in Antigua, a base service club for primary school students aged 5 to 13
America United States Donald Trump has been indicted on charges of mishandling classified documents at his Florida estate, a development that makes him the first former president in U.S. history to face criminal charges by the federal government that he once oversaw
America Grenada For the first time in Grenada's history, an all-female cast of lawyers is serving in all of the island's Magistrate Courts, led by Francine Foster, who now serves as Grenada's acting chief magistrate
America Cuba With the laying of the first steel slabs, the ground assembly of tank 88 in the industrial area of Matanzas has begun, the first of the four planned to be erected as part of the recovery of the Supertanker Base, burnt down in 2022
America Belize Saudi Arabia has agreed to provide the country with a US$45 million loan for healthcare infrastructure, specifically to support the construction of a tertiary hospital in the Belmopan Area Project
America Bolivia In a prison south of La Paz, incarcerated women have participated in a fashion show to present their creations; the event provides women with an opportunity to earn income by selling their handmade products
America Guyana The state has been overwhelmingly elected as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council with 191 out of 192 votes at the UN General Assembly, and will begin its two-year term representing Latin America and the Caribbean in 2024
America Nicaragua The UN has denounced 63 "arbitrary detentions" in the country in the past month, calling on authorities to end repression against dissent; the government has been accused of using judicial power to silence critics
America Panama Panamanian authorities have launched a campaign to strengthen security in the treacherous Darien jungle, its natural border with Colombia, in order to tackle criminal groups that assault migrants crossing this passage on their way to North America
America Paraguay In a significant act of conservation, organisation Guyra Paraguay has transferred 548 hectares of land to the Indigenous Community of Tapy Kanguekua; this transfer honours ancestral land rights and protects biodiversity in the San Rafael National Park
America Suriname A recent study has revealed that urban parks store as much carbon in their soils as natural areas near cities; this highlights their potential for global carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation in the country’s capital
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Beach hawking will soon be regulated in the country, where the sale of Ice Boxes has increased, in a manner that the Ministry of Tourism has described as illegal and therefore in need of restriction