America Dominican Republic Losses caused in agricultural sector by the passage of Hurricane Fiona through the eastern part of the country exceed 2 billion pesos, estimates Ulises de Veras, president of the Federation of Livestock Farmers of the Eastern Region
America Paraguay Amid record-breaking inflation, the country’s Central Bank has raised its benchmark interest rate to 8.5%, being the highest it has ever been in the past decade
America Nicaragua The amount of fleeing Nicaraguans towards the neighbouring country of Costa Rica today accounts for approximately 5% of its population, thus straining Costa Rica’s asylum system and now leading to the UN’s involvement in their shared border
America Suriname Due to rising inflation, general wages will be increased; the measure includes the wages of inmates, almost doubling their former amount
America Saint Lucia The second phase of the implementation of a new border control management system in Saint Lucia has gone live, bringing airports and seaports up to speed with the new state-of-the-art BCMS platform
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves told the United Nations that St. Vincent and the Grenadines has faced immense challenges since March 2020: "although we did not close our country, even in the darkest days of the pandemic, much of the world closed in on us"
America Brazil The Supreme Court has temporarily strengthened gun regulations, as the country’s elections are approaching and the government fears that there’s a risk of political violence
America Mexico This month, a 7,4 earthquake struck the country in the same date as it did in 2017 and 1985; experts estimate that the probability of this happening is approximately 0,00000024%
America Guyana After almost three decades of waiting, the government has officially begun the process to build its first ever public law school
America Belize Researchers have recently discovered that the country’s Mayan cities contain a high level of mercury contamination, suggesting a new discovery that Mayans were using mercury for centuries, such as in paintings and ceramics
America Bolivia A new plan called “Productive Prisons” has been implemented: it consists in having inmates plant their own food and sell it to nearby communities as a way to help their re-introduction to society
America Ecuador The government has begun a plan to reunite with their families 5.000 abandoned Ecuadorian kids at the US border, which consists in screening each one of them to send them to their nearest family member regardless in what country they’re currently in
America Dominica With the support of the EU and the Caribbean Development Bank, Dominica is working to create a new national agro-processing facility that will strengthen the food value chain, improve quality standards and expand access to export markets