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President Guillermo Lasso declared a state of emergency in three provinces in response to the violent protests by Indigenous people demanding cuts in fuel prices

A new investigation released by Amnesty International specified that the country is allegedly committing “massive human rights violations” during its ongoing gang crackdown, which includes thousands of arbitrary detentions and violations of due process

A group of women, survivors of domestic abuse, have formed a theatre group called ‘Theatre that Heals and Empowers, Stories that Deserve to be Told’, as a way for other survivors to heal from their past traumas

All Guyanese people living with permanent disabilities, HIV or cancer will now benefit from lifetime public assistance, being no longer required approval of the Local Board of Guardians to access public assistance

Unvaccinated persons travelling to the country will continue to have to present a negative Covid-19 test result upon entry, as the government does not intend to remove this requirement for this category

The approval in the Chamber of Deputies of the new Matías Ramón Mella province generated rejection from several sectors nationwide, which considered it an electoral intention

After two years of virtual activity, Haiti's annual 'Livres en Folie' book fair once again welcomed people in person for its 28th edition, with 1.200 books presented

While condemning it as an "indefensible misuse of public funds", former Foreign Affairs Minister Darren Henfield denied any knowledge that under the Minnis administration more than $500.000 was spent on furnishing a Bahamian ambassador's flat in Europe

Past president of Soroptimist International of Barbados, Ramona Smart, has called for more to be done to stop elder abuse, saying the incidence of reported and unreported episodes continues to be disturbingly high

The ongoing drought has significantly affected wheat imports from Argentina, leading to the country’s declaration of a food crisis