America El Salvador The Global Entrepreneurship Week has begun, with the country hosting nationwide conferences, activities, and virtual workshops with the aim of fomenting entrepreneurial spirit within its population
America Uruguay Citizens demonstrated their outrage against a new law that raises the national retirement age; through manifestations in the Montevideo capital they sought a dialogue with the government which has yet to take place
America Guyana Experts suggest that the recent price increase in crude oil in order to meet power demand will be beneficial for the state, since it will contribute to the nation’s economic development
America Honduras Thousands of Hondurans supporting right-wing politics held several protests to advocate against communism and abortion, which they named “the opposition’s strange ideologies”
America Paraguay The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) will donate US$4,5 million for the country’s Covid-19 vaccination program
America Argentina In order to fight obesity, a condition that affects 32% of the Argentinian population, the state passed a law to implement specific warning labels on products that contain an excess in sugar or calories
America Suriname Since Paramaribo is a declared World Heritage Site, the Surinamese Ministry of Public Works created a “Building Committee” to supervise and regulate all constructions in the city to try and keep the capital as intact as possible
America Belize The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) provided the country with US$610 million in political risk insurance, thus contributing to sovereign debt relief and funding for environmental projects
America Bolivia This week the city of La Paz was struck by an unusual heatwave with exceptionally high levels of UV radiation measured, the World Health Organization described them as “extreme”, raising concerns of Bolivian scientists
America Panama Due to the rising gasoline prices, and the fact that they are the highest they’ve been in the past five years, carriers, drivers, and truck drivers are holding a national blockade on the streets impacting both circulation and freight activities
America Venezuela The International Criminal Court (ICC) will probe the state over the crimes against humanity that were allegedly committed at the time of the country’s anti-government protests in 2017
America Trinidad and Tobago The Trinidad and Tobago Powerboat Association has announced that their 2022 season will begin on 1 February; there will be five races until 5 July before the staging of the Great Race, set for 20 August
America Chile The Mapuche Indigenous community is violently claiming its territory back in the country’s southern region, leading to President Sebastian Piñera extending the state of emergency in that area