America Grenada With most of the revenues coming from taxes on international transactions, latest fiscal reports from the Ministry of Finance show that the country has so far earned more than estimated for this year
America Honduras The Energy Enterprise of Honduras cut the electricity of over 8,000 households this month in Tegucigalpa since none of these residents have paid their bills in the past 60 days
America Antigua and Barbuda The government recently decided that all frontline workers must be vaccinated - this policy sparked a wave of protests that resulted in the national police shooting tear gas into the crowds of anti-vax protesters
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Cruise ships are banned from entering the country until proper vaccine and testing protocols can be implemented, causing a major negative impact on the tourist industry
America Dominican Republic The restaurant and hotel chain El Cielo Hospitality Group estimates that its planned investments in the country will generate around 60 million Euros for the local economy
America Nicaragua Latest data reports that the rise in taxes applied to cigarette purchases has led to an exponential increase in cigarette contraband; it is now estimated that in the country 5 out of 10 cigarettes are illegally imported and sold
America Cuba Amnesty International asked to be allowed into the country to verify the situation of those detained in the protests
America Mexico A major archeological discovery was found recently: an Aztec tunnel near Tenochtitlán - however, due to lack of funding as a side effect of the pandemic, now the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) has decided to burry the site
America Panama A number of businesses have been fined over US$1.000.000 by the National Consumer’s Protection and Competition Defense Authority since they didn’t respect the price regulations imposed to protect prices during the pandemic
America Trinidad and Tobago More than 82.000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine will be sent in from Canada, thus guaranteeing a further significant step for coverage of a 1,3 million population
America Barbados International coffee brand Starbucks has opened in the country, making it the fifth in the Caribbean to operate shops, after Jamaica, Turks and Caicos, Cayman Islands and Panama
America Colombia A new bill preventing judicial harassment against journalists and social activists was passed; the law is mainly to protect these groups from millionaire lawsuits trying to shut down the media and/or protestors
America Belize Peaceful protests have been taking place to demand justice for a 14-year-old killed by a police officer one month ago on July 14th; protesters request a more severe sentence for the officer and a better judicial system overall