America Guyana Government officials met with Cuban representatives in order to discuss about the possibility of the two countries expanding their bilateral relationship
America Suriname The National Coast Guard is providing technical assistance to the National Coordination Center for Disaster Management (NCCR) to do oil spill simulations in order to be prepared in case of an emergency and prevent as much damage as possible
America Nicaragua The government shut down 14 NGOs and revoked the education permit of various private universities, claiming that there were opposition members and ideals within the now shut-down organisations
America Argentina The Mate, the traditional herbal beverage, has been confirmed the most popular drink in Argentina and in 2021 the ultimate record for Mate production and consumption was broken
America Mexico National pride is at the highest for the Oscar 2022 nominations: Nightmare Alley, by Guillermo del Toro, goes for Best Film, Cinematography, Production Design and Costume Design; Raya and the Last Dragon, by Carlos López, goes for Best Animated Film
America Panama Social organizations and citizens are demanding more transparency about the rocket-high revenues of the Panama Canal, claiming that they should be invested in development, education and healthcare, while that at the moment their destination is not clear
America Canada The mayor of Ottawa has declared a state of emergency in response to truckers' protests against Covid restrictions sparked by a vaccination rule to cross Canada-US border: he claims the city is paralyzed and the protests could threat residents' safety
America United States The lockdown in all federal prisons, ordered on Feb1st as a short-term measure dictated by ‘abundance of caution’, is still on; after deadly clashes in Texas, the 150.000 inmates of all 134 facilities have restrictions on visitor access and confinement
America Uruguay The unemployment rate decreased to 7%, officially reaching pre-pandemic levels and presenting a positive outlook for the workforce
America Venezuela The Iranian ship Starla entered Jose Port with 2 million crude barrels of condensate in order to aid oil production, thus violating the sanctions the US had imposed for the country
America Ecuador Indigenous protests took place due to the recent oil spills that occurred in the Amazon, affecting over 60.000 people
America Colombia As the US is unable to fly many Venezuelan illegal immigrants back to their home country, the government has been sending many of them to Colombia, resulting in the Colombian government asking the US to find an alternative solution to this problem
America Dominica The country is negotiating a mutually beneficial agreement with Martinique to bring geothermal energy to both states; a geothermal plant is being developed by the Dominica Geothermal Development Company