America Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela won the regional elections held this past week, where the opposition participated for the first time in four years
America Saint Lucia Swimmer Vanessa Eugene completed the first documented swim known from Sandals Grande St Lucian beach to Rat Island and back, for a total of 14 Km
America Dominican Republic Fucsia, a digital magazine about gardening, botany and lifestyles around nature, founded by journalist Yulendys Jorge, creator of Cayena, the first digital magazine for Dominican women published in 2008, recently turned five months online
America Bolivia In collaboration with UNICEF, the government will create a children’s program to educate toddlers and young parents about caring for society and promoting key values, such as solidarity and kindness
America Trinidad and Tobago Women from the Venezuelan immigrant and local communities will benefit from a recent collaboration between the Digicel Foundation, Living Water Community and Together WI for a social enterprise programme teaching skills development in the garment industry
America Brazil The government is discussing with Elon Musk, the founder of SpaceX, the possibility of using satellite technology to monitor the Amazon’s deforestation and fires, as well as bring internet connectivity to rural areas and indigenous communities
America Haiti The country has opened a consulate in the southern Mexican city of Tapachula in a bid to help manage migration amid a sharp increase in Haitians attempting to cross the US-Mexico border this year
America Belize Along with Belize Electricity (BEL), the government began working on a plan to renovate the whole national electrical infrastructure, in order to improve electricity coverage on islands and introduce natural gas distribution
America Jamaica Students at Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew's have now access to an interactive classroom system donated by Huawei to support online/remote learning
America Canada While a still flooded BC takes steps to reestablish highways and supply chain, Environment Canada expects a second major storm to hit the province along the North Coast
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines The president of the SVG teachers' union is urging member teachers to report to work despite their vaccination status and not to submit their lesson plans to the Ministry of Education
America Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro openly stated that the United States’ concerns for the Venezuelan elections are insolent and interventionist “conspiracy theories” from the White House
America Suriname The state expanded its bilateral relation with Vietnam; a formal declaration was written stating how both countries will cooperate more in the agriculture and fishing industries to help boost their commerce