America El Salvador The UN is going to conduct a special mission in the country in order to evaluate the current emergency situation that is causing thousands of inmate deaths
America Barbados Commonwealth Games Barbados has announced a team of 65 members, 42 females and 23 males, who will compete in Birmingham, England in 12 disciplines, including athletics, boxing, cricket and netball
America Dominica The Government of Dominica has launched the Future Homes Programme, through which it will build homes for sale to people employed in the public and private sectors to give young citizens access to affordable and resilient housing
America Grenada The Grenada Tourism Authority has partnered with the Spicemas Corporation to promote Grenada's Carnival 'Spicemas' throughout the Caribbean
America Guatemala To increase the quality of cocoa production, president Alejandro Giammattei inaugurated a cocoa profit centre, that will help producers by establishing price floors on the good and providing them fiscal advice
America Canada While Ontario expands access to 4th COVID-19 vaccine to all people above 18, Health Canada approves Moderna vaccine for infants and preschoolers - the first one accessible to that age group in the country
America Mexico The state has declared a drought emergency to enable authorities to take special measures to guarantee water supplies in affected areas, which will include holders of water concessions for agricultural or industrial use providing water to third parties
America Haiti As gang violence escalates, endangering more and more police officers, the Haitian National Police Union has launched a blood donation drive to ensure blood is available to injured officers
America Trinidad and Tobago Scrap Iron Dealers Association President Allan Ferguson was emotionally close to the Petit Bourg, San Juan paople as he apologized to the nation after the theft of a bell from the St John’s Anglican Church
America Brazil The Spix macaw, a bird that was believed to be extinct 20 years ago, has made a historic comeback thanks to a national rescue project that successfully bred the parrots
America Chile The government announced a US$1.2 billion economic aid plan that includes bonuses and labor subsidies for over 19 million inhabitants to boost formal employment
America Argentina The country has formalised an agricultural agreement with Cuba that provides for the creation of a Centre of Training and Technology Transfer, oriented towards agricultural development through sustainable management, food security, and environmental care
America Costa Rica A national emergency has been declared due to the disaster that Hurricane Bonnie left in the northern part of the country, that caused approximately 150 landslides and the displacement of over 300 households