America Dominican Republic The mayor of Santo Domingo said that the city is in a seismic-vulnerable zone and the councilor of the National District for the Dominican Liberation Party raised the need for a seismic vulnerability and resilience study to create resistance conditions
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Work on the multi-dimensional undertaking of the New Kingstown harbour continues even though the sand issue remains to be resolved, with dredging of the material still under consideration
America Saint Lucia The Government of Saint Lucia hosts the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, who accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre
America Ecuador Cocaine bricks mixed with gravel and cement for building houses have so far helped get rid of approximately 61% of the drugs confiscated in recent years, an innovative method implemented by Ecuador to use its tons of confiscated vegetal material
America United States A record 6.542 guns have been intercepted at US airport security checks in 2022; experts say the figure mirrors how frequent and careless is the personal possession of arms in the country
America Brazil With an estimated 20.000 illegal miners, the country has undertaken a major operation to drive out such miners from indigenous land by burning their planes and seizing their boats, weapons and petrol
America Costa Rica The country has eliminated a previously obligatory 10% tax on imported beers, which had been deemed discriminatory towards foreign beers, creating an unequal market that rendered them more costly in comparison to locally-produced beers
America Bahamas The Utilities Regulation and Competition Authority URCA will undertake a review of its Consumer Protection Regulations this year to determine where the decade-old document is still ‘fit for purpose’
America Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad High Court blocked the deportation of five Cameroonians seeking asylum -they would fear to be killed by military forces in their homeland- pending the result of their lawsuit against the Chief Immigration Officer and the Attorney General's Office
America Bolivia In an effort to consolidate its ties with Venezuela, not just politically but also economically, the country has signed 14 collaborative projects, which include possible trade agreements, joint commercial agendas, and more
America El Salvador The country is planning to open a “Bitcoin Embassy” in the US, aiming to establish a Salvadorian Bitcoin representative office to work on new joint projects that promote the adoption of Bitcoin
America Guyana This week, the state marked the 57th anniversary of the Geneva Agreement, which settled the territorial dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, however, Venezuela publicly rejected the agreement, claiming that Guyanese territory belongs to Venezuela
America Paraguay In response to the increasing number of Chikungunya cases, the country has taken measures to establish designated treatment areas within clinics throughout the territory and a national alert has been issued to raise awareness of its spread