America Cuba The country's first zebra fish laboratory focused on the study of neurological diseases has been inaugurated; this species shares 75% of its genes with humans and up to 85% in disease
America Grenada New Senate President Dessima Williams appealed to young people to step up, take responsibility and contribute to nation-building
America Antigua and Barbuda Line staff at Goddard Catering Group are set to benefit from a 6% salary increase following the conclusion of negotiations between the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union and GCG’s management
America Brazil As the country is planning to double the percentage of GDP that mining contributes to, the government has launched a long-term investment plan to support dozens of new mining projects along with a thorough analysis of their environmental permits
America Costa Rica Local college students have designed a technological artefact that will be sent into space in order to analyse a fungus that is affecting banana plantations around the world, and will try and find a cure for it
America Saint Lucia In a moment of official mourning over the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre declared that now is not the time to discuss leaving the Commonwealth
America Dominica The president of Dominica's Council on Ageing, Ophelia Marie, has called on the country's youth to reach out to senior citizens and spend quality time with them
America Bahamas One of the Government's top priorities is rebuilding communities devastated by Hurricane Dorian and assisting those affected by the storm, with a target of providing 300 homes by next year
America Barbados The Barbados Royals won their fifth consecutive match and sent the clearest signal of their challenge for the Caribbean Premier League title by defeating the Jamaica Tallawahs by eight wickets on Sunday
America Belize In Belize city, 50 new cameras and radios instead of cellphones will support police officers in guaranteeing security; the adoption of other measures proved effective in the month of August, that recorded a significant decrease in murderers
America Canada There are currently five wildfires of note burning across British Columbia and smoke from wildfires in US States Washington and Idaho has also wafted east; environment Canada has extended air quality alerts as fine particulates are expected to increase
America Trinidad and Tobago The TT Film Festival will return to in-person activities after a two-year hiatus; the 18th edition will take place from 22 to 28 September
America Dominican Republic A team of archeologists working on a project to shed light on the first inhabitants of the island found a sacred burial site in the area known as El Francés, on the Samaná peninsula; it appears to be the very first trace in the Caribbean