America

The government plans to build a shrine at Fort George to honour former Prime Minister Maurice Bishop and others who lost their lives on 19 October 1983 in a power struggle for control of the then ruling New Jewel Movement and the Grenada Revolution

Bolivia is semi-paralyzed by road blockades led by supporters of Evo Morales, protesting for nine days against the judicial investigation into the former president for alleged abuse of a minor; the blockades have severed connections between major cities

Hundreds gathered in Santiago's Plaza Baquedano to mark the fifth anniversary of Chile's "Estallido Social," the massive 2019 protests demanding social reforms

The poverty rate in Costa Rica has dropped to 18%—the lowest level since 2010—according to data from the National Institute of Statistics and Census, from 21,8% in the previous year

Jamaica's fire brigade will install smoke detectors in several homes on the island, as part of efforts to use technology to prevent and minimise fire-related deaths and injuries

Hundreds of One Direction fans in Buenos Aires gathered outside the Casa Sur hotel in the Palermo district, where former band member Liam Payne was found dead after falling from the third floor

The North American Taiwanese Medical Association NATMA, conducted a five-day medical mission in Belize, treating nearly 1.800 patients and performing 56 surgeries to support underprivileged communities

Dominica State College has initiated a project focused on online education in collaboration with the Commonwealth of Learning and the Virtual University for the Small Commonwealth States to develop a minimum of 15 online courses by the conclusion

Recent research reveals that mining companies in Brazil have been inflating risk levels of dams holding mining waste to scare residents into relocating, a tactic dubbed "dam terrorism"

The country will host the first True Blue beauty contest, a regional event celebrating the beauty and talent of Caribbean policewomen, scheduled for today 25 October at the John E St Luce Finance and Conference Centre under the theme 'United We Serve'

Fisherfolk are urged to register urgently, a call to specially addressing those in Soufriere, in order to access refunding after summer bad weather impact; only half of professional fisherfolk are regularly registered

The British government has handed over 10.000 pages of archival documents relating to The Bahamas' path to independence from Britain in 1973; digital copies of these documents should soon be available for online consultation

112 million CAD (€75 million) have been pledged to build interim housing for those who lost their homes in the Jasper wildfire; with $880 million in insurance claims it is the 9th most expensive natural disaster for insurance companies in Canadian history