America Nicaragua The government has formally began the process to permanently withdraw from the OAS due to its disagreement with regards to the legitimacy of the state’s recent elections; this process could take up to two years
America Barbados Today ends the 2021 My Barbados, a competition for children to describe what kind of country they would like to live in in the future
America Colombia Causing indignation and embarrassment, the Colombian Police Academy dressed their cadets in Nazi uniforms for an event meant to honor Germany; President Ivan Duque had to issue a formal apology condemning the incident
America Suriname Today the nation celebrates 46 years of independence with military parades, government speeches, and national ceremonies
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