America Suriname The government this year has issued more than 6.000 land decrees to citizens that didn’t own any land and has begun planning to help them next year in building their houses
America United States Colette Peters, elected Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, offered a clear, detailed vision to reshape the Justice Department’s largest agency, counting over 30.000 employees, 158.000 inmates and an yearly budget of about $8 billion
America Paraguay In order to promote shopping tourism, the country will significantly reduce consumption taxes in the borders with Argentina and Brazil, President Benítez announced
America Ecuador Scientists in the country have discovered 6 new species of rain frogs, and immediately recommended that they all be added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature's red list of threatened species
America Argentina A mass killing of the Qom and Moqoit communities in 1924 had no responsibility until this week, when a judge ordered historical reparations, including the event being added to the school curriculum and continuing efforts to find the victims' remains
America Nicaragua As a response to the country’s authoritarian measures, President Joe Biden has banned US companies from doing business in the Nicaraguan gold industry and has also issued sanctions against the Nicaragua gold ministry and its gold sector
America Guatemala This year brought a significant amount of retired people, leading the state into increasing by 10% the pension tax
America El Salvador About 180.000 Salvadorans are at risk of being deported from the US after negotiations with President Joe Biden on the extension of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) — which allows families to temporarily stay in the US — fell apart
America Mexico With this month’s immigrant detainees, the country has broken its record of the highest amount of immigrants trying to cross the US border, totalling over 2,7 million
America Antigua and Barbuda Antiguan Joni Spencer has been named a finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship 2023, one of the world's most prestigious international scholarship programmes
America Uruguay In order to promote ESG policies within its financial system, the country has issued its first-ever sustainability-linked bonds, where the issuer will have to achieve pre-defined sustainability goals within the bond’s timeframe
America Bahamas According to a study just released by the University of The Bahamas, 30% of Bahamian women are victims of rape during a long-term relationship
America Saint Lucia Over 200 bankers, financial services professionals, regulators, Government officials, and representatives of regional and international agencies will meet today for the 49th General Meeting of the Caribbean Association of Banks