America Chile Gabriel Boric is the new president elected, at 35 the youngest in the country’s history; he got over 55% of the votes in elections that recorded a turnout of nearly 56%, the highest since voting stopped being mandatory in 2012
America Mexico Venezuelan migration into the state has increased approximately by 1000% this year; to slow down the inflow, Mexican government will ask Venezuelans for a visa
America El Salvador 2021 has been the year with less registered murders in the country’s history; authorities have described it as “the safest year” El Salvador has ever had
America Belize The Ministry of Finance announced that the cost of diesel decreased by 10% - the alteration was a government tactic to safeguard the pump prices paid by Belizean consumers
America Suriname The Anton de Kim University of Suriname has upgraded its Biology facilities’ infrastructure to make technical education more effective and help with future scientific innovation
America United States The Parker Solar Probe successfully flew through the sun's upper atmosphere, called ‘corona’, on December 18th, to sample particles and magnetic fields: a goal NASA has been working on for 60 years
America Guatemala Due to the fact that the country will close the year with an inflation rate of 3.25%, the government has decided to increase the minimum wage by 4.75% after a year of not altering it at all
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Tourism Minister Lindsay Grant has been named Caribbean Tourism Minister of the Year in the annual Caribbean Journal Caribbean Travel Awards
America Guyana Due to the recent boom in the oil and gas industry, a bill was recently passed that will guarantee locals priority over foreigners when getting involved in new oil and gas businesses, thus favouring internal economic growth
America Colombia A recent report by the UNHRC stated that during the turbulent protests that took place in April there were a total of 63 deaths, therefore, the UN requested the government to change its ways of dealing with manifestations to avoid more tragedies
America Venezuela The national Afro-Venezuelan holiday of San Juan Bautista, which celebrates the birth of the Saint which the holiday is named after, has been officially recognised by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage celebration
America Peru UNESCO formally acknowledged and congratulated the nation’s authorities for effectively protecting and preserving the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu in Cusco