America Peru The country’s congress is currently discussing a bill that, if passed, will allow the chemical castration of rapists
America Haiti The university community mourns Jean Renol Élie, Haiti's top sociologist, who recently passed away; he is known for his research on agrarian structures, cooperatives, peasant organisations, decentralisation and civic participation in Haiti
America Saint Lucia The SL Bureau of Standards issued a radiation warning after unauthorized removal of a nuclear gauge from a construction site along the Postlewaite Road Union, asking the public to report any eventual information about it
America Bahamas The Ministry of Health and Welfare is seeking to reduce the incidence of neurological diseases and fatal head and spinal injuries in all communities by equipping nurses with the necessary skills to make this possible through workshops and training
America Costa Rica A Russian-based cyberattack hit the government, blackmailing public entities and asking for US$10 million in exchange of not releasing taxpayer data, causing the government to temporarily shut down its servers
America Antigua and Barbuda The public will be better protected in the event of an emergency as the Antigua and Barbuda Defence Force (ABDF) has commissioned a new air wing to assist in everything from search and rescue to medical evacuations
America Barbados A payments platform and technology-based medical service in Barbados will be launched in the coming weeks by a Jamaica-based private equity group, Delta Capital Partners
America Canada Illegal trash keeps ending up overseas, as evidence is given by Indonesia; inspectors have caught companies breaking the law, but the federal government keeps the names secret
America Haiti After years of trees being cut down to make charcoal, causing soil erosion and making it impossible to farm, rural communities in Haiti's Nord-Ouest department are implementing new measures to improve weather resilience with the support of WFP
America Mexico In this past month, 210.000 migrants at the US border were arrested, the highest monthly total in two decades
America Guyana The World Bank recently announced that the country’s economy had grown by 72% since the start of the pandemic, being the highest economic growth in Latin America as well the Caribbean
America Paraguay The Paraguay River has reached its highest water level in two years, allowing the long awaited re-connection with the ports of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Bolivia to transport merchandise
America Belize The country prohibited the sale of alcohol during Easter as well as public drinking due the holiday’s religious nature