America Peru The country has singed an agreement with the Vatican City to repatriate three Peruvian mummies dating from pre-Hispanic civilisations, in a step forward to re-establish dialogue and respect towards the country’s traditions and property
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Two non-governmental organisations are set to implement community projects in St. Kitts under the Women's Employment, Entrepreneurship and Financial Inclusion Project
America Chile Three years after the social outbreak of October 2019, and after a key government change, locals took over the cities and blocked the streets with barricades to demand the right to decent housing and freedom for political prisoners
America Costa Rica A state of emergency due to the heavy rains - decreed by President Chaves - allows the state budget to be allocated more quickly than foreseen in order to protect schools, remote houses, and facilities
America Panama The country has just opened the world’s first ‘aerial beach’, which allows people to walk above the water level before entering by stairs; this beach was created to avoid disturbing the natural mangroves and coral
America Cuba Cuban industrial company Ramón Peña is diversifying its production to meet economic plans and reduce imports into the country of equipment used in transport, agriculture and logistics processes
America Dominica The first Madam Wob Dwiyet contest took place in the village of Good Hope, with contestants performing in several rehearsals
America Colombia The country has beaten its own personal record for coca plantations, increasing them by 43% this past year, this being the highest amount in almost two decades of monitoring
America Grenada To rebuild the public service into an efficient unit to perform the functions of the state is one of the main priorities of the National Democratic Congress administration of Prime Minister Dickon Mitchell, who has been in office for four months
America Jamaica Chinese technology company Huawei has inaugurated its new offices with low-carbon digital solutions and a modern working environment for staff with a $300 million investment, welcomed by the country
America Haiti UN Security Council unanimously approved sanctions against the 'bad actors' behind the violence in Haiti, which will include an asset freeze, travel ban and arms embargo
America Venezuela The UN Human Rights Council has just renewed for another 2 years the mandate of its fact-finding mission in the country, which consists in looking into alleged human rights violations
America Argentina The country continues to suffer from its ongoing drought and has thus had a cut in corn harvests; being one of the world’s top corn exporters, the government has entered an emergency state to look for solutions in order to not slow down the corn market