America Saint Kitts and Nevis Nevis Road Naming and Village & Locality Boundaries Project has been implemented to formally name roads and define locality limits to improve emergency response times, mail delivery, utility operations, and navigation across the island
Asia Brunei A new minimum wage policy will be introduced in all private sector industries, which the Sultan declared "a step towards strengthening the lives and welfare of the people", urging the business sector to support the new policy
Asia Singapore Primary school students in Singapore who attend state-run and state-subsidised schools will not have to pay any fees from 2024, thanks to improvements to the Edusave programme and the MOE Financial Assistance Scheme
Europe Belarus Territorial defence units have been conducting training near Osipovichi, where PMC Wagner fighters are acting as instructors in a number of military disciplines
Europe Estonia Despite state subsidies, electric cars in Estonia still cost much more than their fossil-fuel equivalents and, according to some industry spokespeople, the current economic situation does little to encourage their spread
Asia Philippines Laws that will modernise the salt industry are now awaited, after national director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources said the law needs to be updated
Africa eSwatini The Minister of Home Affairs, Princess Lindiwe, urged the nation to follow His Majesty King Mswati III's call and work collectively to build the nation together in unity and respect
America Barbados The National Botanical Gardens are now bursting with colour as bands take to the stage at the Sunshine Snacks Junior Kadooment 2023, an event returned for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic with a record 27 bands
Oceania Fiji The country has followed strong and inclusive processes with conservation and technical partners, agencies, government and public towards marine protected areas, said Regional Director for Oceania of the International Union for Conservation of Nature
Asia Saudi Arabia The G20 Young Entrepreneurs Alliance Summit kicked off new collaborations between Saudi Arabia and other G20 countries, many involving Saudi female investors in technology and innovation
Africa Botswana Government has taken steps to recognise that 'a war crime committed elsewhere is a war crime committed in Botswana' through a Serious Crimes of International Importance Bill 2023
Europe Andorra Nearly 23.500 Spanish residents have the right to vote, and long queues formed at the embassy for the general elections next Sunday, 23 July
America Grenada In an exclusive interview, a Grenada land surveyor has warned that criminal activities, including possible murders, will occur as a result of disputes over land ownership issues on the island, the so-called 'Land Thiefing' issue
Asia Qatar A groundbreaking case study on monogenic obesity by the Department of Endocrinology at Sidra Medicine, a member of the Qatar Foundation, has been published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine