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Jamaica lost 2 places in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, 16 since 2020; Opposition People’s National Party says this reflects the growing mistrust between government officials and the press, and an increasingly autocratic posture by the administration

As Antigua prepares for Labour Day on 5 May, a stance was presented by the Antigua and Barbuda Workers’ Union to AB Hotels and Tourism Association urging members to respect workers’ legal rights to compensatory leave when scheduled off on public holidays

The opposition centrist United National Congress decisively won parliamentary elections held on 28 April and Kamla Persad-Bissessar will be the next prime minister; 73-year-old, she held the post from 2010 to 2015 and remains the only woman leader of TT

The production of native maize seeds for local cultivation has begun; the initiative aims at reducing imports, saving millions, and promoting ecological farming across 40.000 hectares starting in Bolívar state

Chipotle, the renown US-based Mexican fast food chain, has been welcomed in Mexico after decades of operating abroad and will finally open its first restaurant in its country of origin by early 2026

78% of Peru's exports to the US - worth US$7.43 billion - are at risk due to Trump’s 10% tariff, threatening key sectors like agroindustry, mining, textiles, and fisheries, and endangering hundreds of small exporters

Blue Bonds will be developed to finance climate action, aiming to protect marine and coastal ecosystems as part of Uruguay's broader strategy to combat climate change and enhance environmental resilience

Monthly SRD 800 allowances will be granted to over 11.000 students aged 18 or older to incentivize education among lower-income groups and support school retention nationwide

Global attention is turning to Nevis as major international news outlets highlight the island’s upcoming airport expansion project, which promises to dramatically increase tourism

Eleven people died as an SUV drove through a Filipino street festival, in what Vancouver Police Department has called “the darkest day in our city’s history", and one of the largest mass-fatality vehicle attacks in Canadian history

Panama has considered reopening its flagship, controversial copper mine notwithstanding the absence of congressional approval

Surging Bitcoin mining demand could bring collapse to the national power grid by 2029, unless energy diversification reduces reliance on hydroelectricity; the warning has been issued by Paraguay's industrial union