America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso signed an executive decree that grants certain prisoners early freedom in order to avoid overcrowding in state prisons
America Jamaica The Minister of Transport and Mines hailed the Greenhouse Cluster and Water Harvesting Project as an important example of sustainable land use, with the goal of improving bauxite communities by encouraging the productive use of mined land for agriculture
America El Salvador The Ministry of Tourism declared that ever since Bitcoin became a legal tender, tourism has grown by approximately 30%
America Chile After 152 years, the moai dubbed Moai Tau was brought back to its home land in a significant gesture for the Rapa Nui, the native people of Easter Islands; the human-like statue had been previously exhibited at the National Museum of Natural History
America United States The last week of Black History Month has begun, a US-born annual observance falling in the month of February; events, exhibitions, concerts are scheduled through the country as a homage and an occasion to meet a deeply rooted culture
America Argentina President Alberto Fernandez celebrated the country’s 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations with China, the nation’s largest commercial partner
America Haiti According to UNICEF, 320.000 children still do not have a suitable school to attend, with more than 1.000 schools in the Sud, Grand'Anse and Nippes departments yet to be rebuilt
America Grenada A senior island professional has called on the New National Party government to address a serious sanitation problem in the lagoon, specifically the presence of faeces in an area in front of Briden & Minors
America Brazil Recent torrential rains that triggered floods and landslides have caused over 160 deaths in the city of Petropolis; approximately a month worth of rain poured in just a few hours, causing damages that authorities are currently trying to keep up with
America Belize The European Union granted €17 million to the government for the Multiannual Cooperation Indicative Program, which is mainly focused on green growth, border management, and strengthening EU/Belize relations
America Dominican Republic The government said it has begun building a wall along the border with Haiti in an effort to stem the illegal flow of Haitians and goods such as drugs or weapons; the wall will cover nearly half of the 244-mile (almost 400km) land border
America Colombia The country has decriminalized abortion, as the constitutional court ruled five against four to legalization, after years pf protests demanding it; the decision follows a series of rulings in South America that lowered barriers on reproduction rights
America Cuba Honouring 50 years of higher education in Matanzas will be a special motivation for the city's Book Fair, with an inaugural gala scheduled for today; dancer and choreographer Liliam Padrón will be the artistic director of the opening ceremony