America Venezuela As the government is lacking capital, President Nicolas Maduro has put up for sale 5% to 10% of the stocks of the two largest public telecommunications companies, being the first time the state is actively promoting free market actions
America Nicaragua The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights has demanded the country to let the rising number of political prisoners have contact with their children, as some haven’t seen in them in years since they were arrested
America Paraguay A non-venomous snake, previously unknown to science, was discovered in the country by the NGO Para La Tierra; the extreme rarity of this species has also led experts to automatically consider it as endangered
America Ecuador To boost shrimp productivity, the country has implemented new strategies to breed their shrimp in a way to make them resist disease and have the ability to thrive despite environmental challenges
America Honduras A new law establishes electricity as a human right, thus guaranteeing it for the whole population, including those who can’t afford it
America Panama Recently, Wanda (Wheel and Action) — a fully sustainable wheel that collects floating garbage from rivers and prevents it from reaching the bay — was the first to ever be established in Latin America and the Caribbean
America Antigua and Barbuda After extending the immigration amnesty by two months due to the level of interest shown by resident foreign nationals, the government reported that more than 3.300 people have applied to date
America Bahamas The Carnival Cruise Line brand, in collaboration with the Grand Bahama Port Authority and the government of The Bahamas, celebrated the start of work on a new cruise port on the island
America Dominica The Brenda Strafford Foundation Eye Centre, recently opened at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital, promises to become a centre of excellence throughout the region, according to Shillingford-Ricketts, director of the ophthalmology department
America Belize Nursing scholarships will be given out by the Ministry of Health for students seeking to achieve a higher education; the move is intended to respond to the heavy lack of nurses in the public sector
America El Salvador The World Tourism Organisation has confirmed that the country has gained back the tourism it had before the pandemic — this being initially expected by 2024, thus demonstrating the speed and effectiveness of the tourism policies implemented
America Guyana The government, along with the National Data Management Authority (NDMA), has officially begun the installation of 1.000 free Wi-Fi locations along Guyana’s coast, being the first time a project of sorts has been done
America Uruguay Fake calls to emergency numbers dropped to 27%, from 73% in 2015; the reason seems to be the so called LUC, Law of Urgent Consideration, that defines fake emergency calls as crimes