America Barbados The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus and Deloitte & Touche Barbados Ltd have formalised their longstanding partnership in support of UWI students who can undertake development programs under the company’s social responsibility initiative
America Guyana The country has now included doctors in its migration centres to facilitate medical examinations when issuing visas, thus rendering the documentation process easier and less time-consuming
America Dominican Republic The $10 refund for Tourist Card payments can be claimed by Dominicans, residents of the Dominican Republic and foreign diplomatic and consular officials accredited to the country
America Trinidad and Tobago Opposition MP Seecheran says that the Ministry of Health should not be totally dependent on the efforts of the Pan American Health Organisation to ensure that the country has the vaccine used to treat the monkeypox virus, asking instead for donations
America El Salvador Just in the first few days of this month there has been a 195% increase in the country's terrestrial migratory flow
America Honduras Similarly to its neighbour El Salvador, the country has declared a ‘war’ against its own gangs, and is now relocating officers and military in specific areas to crackdown gangs and help the families that have been displaced due to their violence
America Nicaragua The government has accused the Catholic Church of inciting violence to destabilise the country, leading to the seizing of various churches and the arrest of bishops
America Suriname The state has passed a new legislation for the protection of minorities in the workplace - even if remote - through access to formal complaints and psychological support
America Guatemala As the government declared that it wants to decrease child malnutrition by 6%, it has begun a new project with UNICEF to provide humanitarian aid in rural areas as well as education for independent food production
America United States A legislation that Congress is about to approve - which includes about $375 billion over the next decade for clean energy development and financial incentives to weaning off fossil fuels - it’s the single biggest investment in climate change in US history
America Colombia Francia Márquez, Colombia’s current and first black Vice-President, has only worn clothing representing her African heritage since the beginning of her campaign, sparking a new Afrocentric fashion boom among the Latin American population
America Ecuador Due to the country’s medicinal shortage, a new programme has been implemented in which citizens can get their medications from authorised private pharmacies instead of the currently heavily trafficked public hospitals
America Paraguay Authorities have declared a state of emergency for the Paraná river - the second longest in South America - since right now it has the lowest water levels seen in the past 25 years