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An new law that eliminates taxes on technological innovations, software and app programming has been passed in order to boost the tech industry

The Coordinating Commission of Creative and Cultural Industries CCICC, newly created, will be responsible for coordinating initiatives and identifying strategic interventions to improve the country's creative and artistic economy

Peruvian migrants heading to Chile have blocked the highway that crosses their shared border as a means of protest since they are not being let into Chilean territory; authorities have been sent to the area to try and alleviate the issue

The direct medical costs and productivity losses of gun-related violence in the Bahamas amounted to almost $49 million in 2019, a CARICOM report has revealed

The country is "emerging unscathed" from international inflation - said the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development - thank to sacrificing investments to avoid price increases

After having been repeteadly called to minor incidents, the Barbados Fire Brigade had to issue an appeal to contact the service only in the event of a real emergency

Over 250 people have been evacuated from two communities near the Fuego Volcano after it increased its activity by launching ash and pyroclastic flows

A German Shepherd puppy has made its way to Mexico from Turkey, in a heartwarming gesture of gratitude from the Turkish government, prompted by the crucial role played by Mexico's rescue dogs following the earthquake that struck the nation in February

Bradshaw House, home of the late Right Excellent Sir Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw, the First National Hero, will be renovated and become a national museum

The Farm Skills Internship Programme started earlier this month; it will serve 171 people from the areas affected by the 2021 volcano eruption and will include both theoretical and practical lessons on agricultural productivity

The Martha Brae-Holland road in Trelawny rehabilitation is fully completed, said the National Works Agency

Haiti ranks 99th in the Reporters Sans Frontieres World Press Freedom Index 2023, falling 29 places from the previous year, among the countries in the index with the steepest decline in the Americas region