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 Cuba The Caribbean women's basketball tournament has begun at the Ciudad Deportiva Coliseum, with the presence of teams from Jamaica, Haiti, the Dominican Republic and hosting country Cuba
America Dominican Republic The country can reap the benefits of demographic changes in its population, which is currently relatively young, but with an ageing trend, according to the United Nations Population Fund
America Jamaica The country a recorded 17,1% drop in the birth rate between 2011 and 2021, according to the Statistical Office of Jamaica
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
America Jamaica The Lethe Primary and Infant School in St. James will have access to improved sanitation facilities thanks to a project undertaken by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund to upgrade toilets and other washrooms, repair the roof and construct water tank bases
America Panama The country has officially criminalised the sale and import of vapes and heated tobacco products, and prohibited its use in areas that aren’t for smoking
America Paraguay As part of the country’s battle against corruption, the government has established a 15 year jail sentence for any corrupt government officials
America Suriname The country has made it a legal obligation for all boats to have installed surveillance devices, as a way to catch more illegal Guyanese fishing boats that enter national waters
America Uruguay The government has imported millions of frozen flies, to then revive them, and release them in the wild with the aim of killing a cattle parasite that is causing losses equivalent to US$40 million a year
America Haiti Educated youth are leaving the country early and fast; after years spent in central and south America before crossing the US border, the majority are quickly expelled under Title 42, a Trump-era pandemic-emergency rule
America Trinidad and Tobago In Trinidad and Tobago, state-owned bank First Citizens has said it is open to establishing banking operations in Guyana and Jamaica in a bid to grow beyond its home market
America Cuba The Neonatology Department of the Camilo Cienfuegos Provincial Hospital commissioned state-of-the-art equipment to detect congenital heart disease in newborns as an important step to further reduce the infant mortality rate