America Barbados Roland Lowe, the new president of the Barbados Road Safety Association, said his mission will be to focus on changing the mindset of road users to prevent negative behaviours
America Canada A new stop-work order has been issued for the Coastal GasLink pipeline in BC over erosion and sediment control issues; it adds 11km to the 20km already paused over similar concerns, although the company promised last year it would deal with those issues
America Venezuela A total of 115 Venezuelans were repatriated with the "Return to the Homeland" Plan, after the migrants had been stranded at the Chile-Peru border for weeks
America Argentina The hemp industry is expanding in the country, and 15 new genetic varieties will begin to be cultivated there; the fiber of this plant will be used in the textile industry to replace non-renewable materials of fossil origin
America Brazil Six new indigenous reserves have been established by decree of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, which prohibit mining activities and impose limitations on commercial farming within these areas
America Saint Lucia The Minister of Home Affairs convened a high-level meeting in an effort to expedite the adjustment work related to the relocation of the Passport Office
America United States A long stalled gun violence bill was voted in Texas after latest mass shootings, a significant sign - even though the proposal of raising the age for semiautomatic rifles to 21 has almost no chance of becoming law
America Antigua and Barbuda Over half a million cruise passengers visited Antigua during the 2022/2023 winter season, an excellent performance for the industry; the majority of cruise passengers arrived between January and March 2023
America Belize The country is "quite likely" to be the next state to leave the British Monarchy and become a republic, said Prime Minister Johnny Briceno
America Honduras The government has formally thanked the UN for its support in the process of implementing the International Commission against Impunity and Corruption CICIH, which is expecting a group of experts in the coming days
America Paraguay The national police has arrested Paraguayo Cubas, a former presidential candidate who came in third place in these past elections, due to encouraging his supporters to protest over his unfounded claims of electoral fraud
America Uruguay Only 10% of the total number of inmates in the country's prisons are in units that meet the conditions and opportunities for rehabilitation and social integration, thus bringing the Penitentiary Parliamentary to request a declaration of emergency
America Guyana Over US$1 trillion was lost in investments in graduates who left the country to live abroad according to the Vice Chancellor of the University of Guyana