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 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 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 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launch an immediate investigation into why the merit list submitted to President Paula-Mae Weekes in August 2021 was withdrawn and under whose instructions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 Haiti At a high-level international meeting that Canada hosted on the crisis in the country, US$39 million was pledged to increase aid for security and other projects in the country
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
America Jamaica The Jamaica Labour Party has issued a statement urging the government to work with the banks to find ways to avoid any cost increase at this time, since Jamaicans -in their opinion- could not afford it at the moment
America Antigua and Barbuda A concerned citizen is inviting through an online petition the public to a walkthrough of the Seaforth area, scheduled for February 6, which is part of 549 acres of land earmarked for the development of a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) on the Northwest Coast
America Peru Thanks to the Civil Association “Cintalapa de Corazon”, last week 100 indigenous families received a functioning toilet for their homes
America Honduras The Honduras Investiga Foundation started offering the opportunity to virtually finish basic education so those who desire can get their diploma no matter their background or location
America Venezuela Foro Penal, a local NGO, announced that they believe there are still 254 political prisoners yet to be released; the organization is one of the few to try and speak against the government’s actions