America Cuba International investors can now build and fully own tourism facilities: to reverse the dramatic fall in tourism, authorities have eliminated the requirement for foreign groups to form a joint venture with the Cuban state to manage their tourism activities
America Saint Lucia Mount Pimard in Gros-Islet will be home to the new Caribbean Seven Wonders, with a proposed development project comprising seven zones
Africa Tunisia Political activist Chaima Aissa, member of National Salvation Front, the coalition of parties and movements against President Saied, was sentenced to a year's of prison for inciting the military to disobey, attacking the President and spreading false news
Africa Republic of the Congo The Caravan of Books and Theatre, an initiative of the Les Minangas association, which aims at bringing books closer to the general public, travelled through the city of Mouyondzi, in collaboration with the General Directorate of Books
America El Salvador 'Freedom VISA’ initiative has been launched, offering long-term residency to a maximum of 1.000 individuals annually who invest at least US$1 million in Bitcoin or Tether (USDT) in the country
America Saint Kitts and Nevis Minimum wage workers in St. Kitts and Nevis will benefit from an increase in pay in 2024, going from EC$9 (3€) per hour to $10,75 (3,6€) per hour
Europe Estonia Local authorities are considering whether to continue paying teachers during the strike, with teachers going on strike as of 22 January; the city of Tallinn has decided to continue paying teachers even during the strike
Oceania Fiji Fiji Airports Ltd has put out a tender for the construction of the new Labasa Airport building, a single-storey structure of about 1000 m2 including head end facilities
America Dominica Representatives from the communities of Grand Bay, Bagatelle, Fond St Jean and Pichelin improved their knowledge of how to respond to an earthquake through a table-top simulation exercise
Africa Eritrea Israeli Interior Minister Moshe Arbel granted Israeli residency to Molugata Tsagai, originally from Eritrea, who risked his life to save an IDF officer injured during the 7 October Hamas attack on Israel
Africa Equatorial Guinea The country plans to invest to achieve space sovereignty, from a crewed mission in space to the launch of its own information and tracking satellite; the Vice President of the Republic has visited the base of the space mission company Roscosmos
Africa Seychelles The country has officially joined the Global Sustainable Tourism Council; according to Tourism Seychelles, 'Seychelles' entry into this network signifies its commitment to learn from the experiences of other nations and share its sustainable practices'
Europe Slovenia A bill on post-flood reconstruction and development was voted for reconstruction after the August floods; to help fund the effort, corporate income tax is being raised and a tax on bank assets introduced over a five year period
Africa Gabon Perenco Oil & Gas Gabon has opened its Batanga Liquefied Petroleum Gas plant, the second phase of a $50 million major gas development project in the country