America Dominican Republic An epidemiological alert has been issued against seasonal influenza in the light of an increase in cases of patients with influenza type A and B requiring medical attention at clinics and outbreaks found in schools
America Panama A humanitarian crisis has been officially declared on the country’s border with Colombia, as it estimates that by the end of 2022, over 200.000 migrants will have tried to illegally pass the border
America Haiti Haiti is among 5 hungriest countries in the world; $400 million in subsidies were recently cut, driving up the price of petrol (+128%) and triggering an escalation in protests with gangs taking control of infrastructure
America Mexico Flower growers are preparing for bumper sales of marigolds for the upcoming Day of the Dead celebrations, helped by the return of public events after the COVID-19 pandemic
America Bahamas The Bahamas will send Royal Bahamas Defence Force officers to Haiti, if called upon to do so, based on CARICOM's decision - said National Security Minister Wayne Munroe
America United States Alaska canceled all red king crab and blue king crab seasons for 2022-2023, after trawl surveys registered a fall in abundance up to -90%; in 2021 was unsuccessfully sought an emergency closure to bottom trawl to protect an area rich with female crabs
America El Salvador The IMF has advised the country that if it doesn’t stop the use of the Bitcoin as a legal tender, it will no longer issue loans to the state
America Venezuela Thousands of Venezuelans stranded in Mexico and trying to get into the US are protesting a new US programme granting legal entry to 24.000 Venezuelans, while deporting all those who cross the southern border illegally
America Suriname The country will begin granting fishing licenses to Guyanese fishermen so they can work in Surinamese waters to begin monitoring their work in local waters, since as of now it hasn’t been standardised
America Ecuador This year, foreign investments have grown by approximate 218%, showing how the country’s investment policies that were implemented last year have been successful
America Argentina Local scientists have teamed up in a national project to find the cause of death of 30 whales stranded on the coast of Patagonia; the main speculation is that the deaths are due to poisoning by biotoxins produced by micro-algae
America Colombia With 1% of the population owning 81% of the land, the country suffers from one the highest unequal land distribution rates; as a first step to solve this, the country will grant 700.000 hectares of land to 12.000 farmers
America Peru La Oroya village has filed a formal complaint in an international court about how their health has suffered for decades due to environmental damage caused by mining companies extracting metals in their area, and the state allegedly ignoring the situation