America Paraguay After celebrating the Rubén Dumot mega-vaccination centre reaching one million vaccinated with at least one dose, the government has received a lot of criticism on social media for neglecting the thousands of daily deaths and sick
America Belize Lime, coconut and soursop are the highest priorities for local agriculture; the Secretary of Agriculture of Mexico has offered to help the country develop these crops
America Dominica The country, which is said to have the highest number of centenarians per capita in the world, has lost four centenarians in the past three months, dropping the number to 23
America Cuba In the escalation of protests against the government journalist Camila Acosta has been arrested while broadcasting them and the access to the internet and socials has been banned - Cubans are contacting friends family living abroad to spread information
America Ecuador 1.634 people, including academics and producers, logged on to the first of six virtual conferences that will cover regional experiences and regulatory frameworks on organic food, to promote and foster its production and consuption
America Argentina Open-net salmon farming, with a heavy impact on the marine environment, has been banned; it is the first country in the world to make this decision
America Colombia The city of Cali established a plan of action to finance the education of over 10.000 students, with the long term goal of facilitating social mobility and positively impact future generations
America Guatemala A landslide on the Tajumulco highway buried around 100 vehicles; police and firemen are still looking for missing people, but the area’s inclement weather is making the rescue mission harder
America Peru Azteca Comunicaciones, a subsidiary for the design, financing, operation and maintenance of the national fibre optic network, has seen its concession suspended after a series of unsuccessful initiatives
America Saint Vincent and the Grenadines More than 60% of workers at the Mental Health Rehabilitation Centre (MHRC) withdrew from service last week to manifest dissatisfaction after their previous complaints were ignored
America Guyana Geotechnical and geophysical preparatory work for the Wales gas-to-shore project has begun, an important part of the government's plan to reduce the cost of energy
America Mexico Mexico City's Cablebus was inaugurated after successful tests: it has the capacity to move 144,000 people a day with a journey time of 33 minutes on a 9.2 km line
America Brazil Leading conservative newspaper, Estado de Sao Paulo, called for the impeachment of President Jair Bolsonaro in a tough unsigned editorial; for the first time, polls showed a majority of citizens support impeachment