America Brazil The country’s sugarcane fields yielded 16,23 million tonnes last month, a record-breaking +318,75% with respect to last year
America Costa Rica The government has changed its migration policies in order to avoid “migratory excess”, which means that after years of accepting all migrants, it will now only accept political refugees and not those seeking to better their economic conditions
America Mexico The country has declared that by 2024 it will no longer import genetically modified corn; since a large part is imported from the US, the US has declared that an agreement must be reached in order for Mexico not to break such commercial ties
America Antigua and Barbuda Two new winners were crowned in the male and female categories - Sheradie Harris and Gilela Williams - of the 'Release the Beast' speed walking competition on Friday
America Chile A safety warning has been issued after the Volcano Lascar erupted over 6.000 metres into the sky and has now been classified as “unstable”
America Peru President Pedro Castillo announced that he was dissolving the Congress and using emergency powers to call new elections; considered as a coup d’état, he has now been impeached and replaced by his deputy Dina Boluarte
America Argentina Vice President Cristina Kirchner has been sentenced 6 years in prison for corruption and fraud attempts, being the first time in the country’s history a Vice President has been sentenced during their mandate
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