America Saint Lucia Bank of Saint Lucia announced the launch of its enhanced HomeSuite mortgage products, designed to better meet the needs of prospective and current homeowners with a customised pathway
America Haiti The streets, public markets and schoolyards of Cap-Haïtien were alive with the excitement and anticipation of high school seniors on their way to the official examination centres
America Dominican Republic The first stage of the Sierra Prieta Tactical Training Centre in Yamasá was inaugurated; state-of-the-art military facility is designed for advanced training of special forces units in complex, high-risk missions
America El Salvador El Salvador has proposed using Bitcoin for commercial transactions with Russia; the proposal aims to address challenges due to El Salvador's official currency, the US dollar
America Guyana Indigenous communities in Guyana have successfully protected the endangered red siskin, a bird sought after by illegal traders; communities have established one of Guyana's first conservation zones and implemented anti-smuggling patrols
America Nicaragua The Catholic Church in Nicaragua is facing a new wave of arrests as eight priests and a deacon were detained this past week, 7 of which have now been expelled from the country; authorities have yet to provide official details on the reasons of these acts
America Panama Panamanian authorities dismantled a criminal organization involved in trafficking migrants through the Darien jungle, arresting numerous individuals; the group used a "VIP route," a safer and expensive path to transport migrants illegally to the US
America Paraguay "Hambre Cero“ - a national school feeding program - has been launched to provide free daily meals to students in public schools; it will initially reach 450.000 children across 2.600 schools in 90 districts
America Uruguay Largest-ever investment in Uruguay has been joined by the Japanese government as a partner, contributing US$36 million to a project that aims to develop a green hydrogen plant to boost the country's renewable energy capacity
America Suriname A new Civil Code allowing independent marriage at age 18 is being debated at National Assembly level, sparking concerns from parliamentarians about potential increases in divorces and the fact that full legal capacity is recognized at 21
America Colombia At 17, Ángel Barajas made history by winning Colombia's first Olympic gymnastics medal, securing silver on the horizontal bar at the Paris 2024 Olympics, becoming the youngest Colombian medalist in the Games' history
America Honduras Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, the former chief of the Honduran National Police, was sentenced to 19 years in a US prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy; Bonilla admitted to protecting cocaine shipments to the US
America Guatemala Adriana Ruano won Guatemala’s first-ever gold medal in the Olympic Games, winning the trap shooting event at Paris 2024; the historic victory was marked by fireworks and festivities in her home country