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Students took to the streets to protest a possible cut in funding for education; the government has listened, and announced that no cuts will be done to the current academic funds

Due to climate change, the country has seen lower coffee yields than usual, and it has foreseen a 20% annual loss in coffee revenue for 2022

Avocado waste is the primary source for the production of oil made by the company founded in 2019 by Ocoeño Oniel Nuñez Guzmán; avocado oil is an agro-industrial innovation in the country, introduced in 2020 and entirely exported to the US and Spain

The government has officially cut diplomatic ties with the partially-recognised Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), which claims the disputed territory of Western Sahara, in order to strengthen its ties with Morocco

Four young Lucians are travelling to Hungary this year to pursue university studies under a three-year cooperation memorandum signed between the Saint Lucia Ministry of Education and the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs

In April 2023 Antigua and Barbuda will the Global Tourism and Hospitality Conference, an event that will make history in the small country as it is a key event for the world tourism industry

The government has begun a mass suspension of private TV channels and radio stations, claiming that they are a direct threat against President Daniel Ortega’s regime

The Central Bank of The Bahamas said it is relaxing guidelines for domestic banks and credit unions on the qualification criteria for providing credit to the private sector

The government has passed an industrial hemp law that decriminalises hemp cultivation, therefore leading to a new licensed industry that is estimated to significantly increase job availability and tax revenue

President Chan Santokhi has set up a specific government division to quickly address the development of a new jurisdiction that will allow the extraction of oil in the Kabalebo area to then directly export it to Brazil

The government didn’t force regulations nor imposed cuts to the water seven states draw from the Colorado River, despite an evident crisis and a widespread recognition of the fact that for years more water has been taken than nature can replenish