America El Salvador The state has ordered the destruction of the luxury tombs of Mara Salvatrucha members - an international gang involved in drug and human smuggling - as a way to completely erase the memory of such criminals from the country
America Guyana As a way to bridge the gender gap and have more female home-owners, the government this year issued real estate properties to over 8.000 women
America Panama Due to the ongoing state of emergency in Venezuela, the government held a day of “mass issue of visas” for Venezuelans, where permanent living status to thousands of Venezuelans seeking to stay in Panama was granted
America Paraguay Due to rising prices and the ongoing drought in the country, this year meat exports have decreased by approximately 40%
America Uruguay The country has joined forces with Mexico to develop a new satellite infrastructure in order to monitor the effects of the climate crisis on the country’s rural areas, helping reduce carbon emissions and monitor the ongoing food crisis
America Suriname The country has begun building a floating solar photovoltaic project, which is expected to produce approximately 144GWh/year; a revolutionary project for the country as it will not require the usage of land
America Cuba Aboriginal archaeology has achieved extraordinary development in Santiago de Cuba, as stated by Professor Duharte, specialist from Office of City Historian, highlighting the work of Martinez Arango, considered the father of modern archaeology here
America Bahamas A new 36-acre yacht club will be built on Elizabeth Island, a private area in the Bahamas, which will be 100 per cent solar-powered and carbon-neutral; much of the resort will be built on piers to avoid land excavation
America Brazil The country’s congress has just approved a landmark cryptocurrency legislation that sets out a complete legal framework for the regulation and usage of Bitcoin, including who can provide such services and what are the penalties for fraud
America Belize Around a year ago the government decided to buy back a US$572 million “Super Bond”; this week the government has named it the “deal of the year”, as it has thus far reduced the nation’s debt by approximately US$250 million
America Bolivia The government is holding a National Summit Against Racism and Discrimination, which gathers all of the country’s major politicians to advance discussions on regulations that protect cultural diversity, interculturality, and protection of minorities
America Colombia As part of its pledge to reform the mining sector, the state is creating a national mining company that is planned to shut down its illegal gold trade, offering considerably better prices than the country's informal miners
America Dominican Republic Dominican Plastics Industry Association elected its new board of directors for 2023-2024 period, chaired by Viyella who reiterated his commitment to a sustainable plastics industry, focused on circular economy incorporating the most advanced technologies