America Uruguay According to recent data released by Transparency International, Uruguay is the Latin American country with the lowest rate of corruption and classifies as number 18th worldwide
America Guyana In order to improve business competitiveness and push job creation, Guyana’s government plan for 2022 includes tax cuts for pickups, trucks, contractors and businesses
America Nicaragua Luis Almagro, the OAS Secretary General, stated that the country is not responding to the several letters the organisation has been sending - the aim is to have a diplomatic discussion with President Daniel Ortega about the country’s political crisis
America Brazil With deforestation in the Amazon increasing by a 75,6% rate, climate advocates like Sebastião and Lélia Salgado are taking action: the couple planted over 2 million trees in 20 years and managed to restore a complete forest on a bare hill
America Belize As a result of the educational cooperation with Cuba, 14 young Belizean students received a scholarship granting them full access to higher education in Cuba, completely sponsored by the Cuban government
America Bolivia Recent heavy rains and floodings have affected around 60.000 families causing 22 casualties; the government is now organizing a contingency plan to face the ongoing natural disasters
America Grenada Chief Medical Officer Shawn Charles has assured that "schools are a safe environment for students", even amid reports of Covid-19 cases among teachers and students after the resumption in attendance last week
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 89 officers within the Local Police, including the SVG Coast Guard and Fire Service, were promoted to various ranks, including the post of Assistant Police Commissioner
America Colombia The “Artemisa Operation”, a military strategy to fight deforestation, has been extended; the plan includes declaring 30% of Colombian territory as protected area by the end of the year
America Saint Lucia The country's travel portal is back up and running after the weekend outage; all travellers must apply to enter Saint Lucia's travel authorisation portal which operates through www.stlucia.org
America Trinidad and Tobago Opposition Leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar has demanded that the Police Service Commission launch an immediate investigation into why the merit list submitted to President Paula-Mae Weekes in August 2021 was withdrawn and under whose instructions
America Panama Panama and the EU launched a climate change plan of action and adaptation called EUROCLIMA+, which consists of reducing carbon emissions, using greener technologies, and increasing international climate transparency
America Ecuador This month the massive expansion of the Galapagos Marine Reserve will officially begin, as proposed by President Lasso during the UN’s climate conference last November: over 37.000 square km will be added to the protected area