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
America Guatemala Dan Herbeck, a local cyclist from Minnesota, USA, is currently biking from Minnesota to Guatemala to raise awareness of economic disparities in the country and raise funds for minorities suffering from poverty
America Nicaragua The EU has prolonged for another year the sanctions against President Daniel Ortega’s regime, which include frozen assets, a travel ban, and the unavailability of EU funds
America Dominica The Government of Dominica, through the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Community Development, presented Heritage Day 2022, to celebrate local heritage with praise, song, dance, food, music, art and culture
America Uruguay The state has established a new programme to make electronic devices and internet plans more accessible for elderly people, as well as include proper training and assistance for them once the device is bought
America Belize The Ministry of Labour has just inaugurated a Labour Complaints Tribunal, being the first-ever government organ specifically for handling work disputes and labour concerns
America Honduras Hurricane Julia has officially affected over 100.000 people, leading to the temporary suspension of all schools and the loss of this year’s corn harvests
America Paraguay The country has asked Taiwan for US$1 billion in investment to ensure it can resist pressure to cut its diplomatic ties and switch them to China
America Brazil The country has heavily fined Apple for not selling phones that don’t include a power adapter and was even warned by the Ministry of Justice that if this doesn’t change, the company would have to stop selling phones in the country
America Bolivia The country has officially substituted 50% of the use of gas with renewable energies, being a significant step forward for its national energy transition strategy to achieve all renewable energy by 2025
America Guyana The government has formally asked Facebook and Twitter to remove "illegal maps" posted by users showing large parts of Guyana as Venezuelan territory, which referenced an allegedly false claim done by Venezuela
America Saint Lucia The National Competitiveness and Productivity Council has partnered with several public agencies and private sector organisations to host this year's Productivity Awareness Week from tomorrow to 21 October
America Trinidad and Tobago Several pieces of labour legislation - including the Maternity Protection Act, the Minimum Wages Act, the Industrial Relations Act, and the Redundancy and Severance Pay Act - will be reviewed by the Ministry of Labour