America Nicaragua The state has sentenced numerous priests to over 10 years in prison for treason and spreading false news; human rights organisations are describing such actions as one of the largest crackdowns against critics of President Daniel Ortega
America Guatemala Over 100 underage kids have been deported back to Guatemala from Mexico, as they have been reportedly trying to illegally cross to the US without any parent or legal guardian
America Honduras The country, along with the UN, launched a US$280 million humanitarian aid plan aiming to help more than 2 million people that have been affected by recent crop failures, flooding, and insecurity caused by drug trafficking and gangs
America Canada The federal government is prepared to spend $196,1 billion on health care over the next decade, including $46.2 billion in new spending on top of funds already budgeted, announced Prime Minister Trudeau at the awaited Feb 7 meeting with local governments
America United States The last of the Boeing747, the plane that revolutionized air travel on 9 Feb 1969, was delivered with an event at the Everett factory with industry leaders and thousands of workers; Boeing then announced a cut of about 2000 jobs in HR, finance
America Mexico One of the world’s strictest anti-tobacco laws has been imposed in the country, setting a total ban on smoking in public places as well as its promotion, advertising and sponsorship
America Uruguay Official government reports estimate that the state’s GDP this year will fall by approximately 1.7% due to the heavy drought that is significantly limiting its crop production
America Venezuela The country has begun an official plan to reforest over 1.500 hectares of its border areas that have been affected by the aftermath of illegal mining
America Colombia The government has presented a USD$250 billion four-year development plan projecting its social and economic investments, aimed at surrendering deals with armed groups, reducing poverty, improving access to education and protecting the environment
America Barbados Face-to-face classes have resumed at Parkinson Memorial School, the Ministry of Education, Technology and Vocational Training has announced, after it was closed due to student and teacher illnesses last week
America Panama The Panama Canal is celebrating 21 years of reforestation, and has commemorated it with the planting of the area’s 5 millionth tree, representing one tree for each Panamanian
America Grenada 15 March is the date set by Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell's congressional government to launch the "big Grenada Digital Transformation Programme"