America Venezuela Newly elect Colombian president Gustavo Petro has opened the binational border with Venezuela; the Venezuelan state has announced that this will bring tremendous economic benefits to the region and marks the beginning of a renewed relationship
America Haiti At least eight inmates have died in an overcrowded prison that ran out of food two months ago; in UN Security Council's report released this month, 54 deaths in prisons related to malnutrition were documented between January and April alone
America Barbados Technical problems that occurred in the testing phase of registration for the new Trident ID Card have been resolved and the next phase where the public will be able to register begins today as planned
America Canada Many citizens are unaware of the of forced child labour in the products they buy according to World Vision Canada, a non-profit agency - though government Bill S-211 would mandate Canadian firms to check supply chain to protect workers
America Saint Lucia The country is seeking to carry out in-country testing for monkeypox at the Ezra Long Laboratory at the OKEU Hospital; while stressing that it has not recorded any cases yet, the Ministry is monitoring the disease and is preparing to handle any occurrence
America Brazil As of today, national grain exports this year have increased by 161% due to the war in Ukrainian that has blocked local exports
America Bahamas A report by Bloomberg places the Bahamas in the top ten of the most distressed emerging markets
America Ecuador The government decided to intensify price controls in the midst of the protests that are taking place in the country: governors will have to carry out operations and price control mechanisms to prevent speculation
America Argentina Over the last month, the country’s fiscal deficit increased by 200% due to the extra costs the government had to cover given by soaring prices of energy and common goods
America Chile As the state is implementing new legislation to increase mining royalties in order to fund education and healthcare, mining companies expressed their concerns and fear a negative impact on investment attraction
America Belize In Јunе 2021 a 10% ѕаlаrу rеduсtіоn wаѕ іmрlеmеntеd аѕ a соѕt ѕаvіng mеаѕurе, аnd wаѕ to remain in рlасе fоr thrее уеаrѕ, but іѕ now being restored since the government has fulfilled its cost saving objectives
America Grenada The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) won Thursday's general election, according to preliminary results, with 15 seats; the remainder went to Prime Minister Keith Mitchell's New National Party (NNP)
America Dominica The Dominica Authority hosted an inward investment mission of 40 businessmen representing 12 companies from Guadeloupe to seek partnerships in key business sectors