Africa Seychelles Parents whose autistic children didn't meet medical assessment criteria for support in November 2024 - June 2026 will now be eligible for assistance under the Children Neurodivergent Disorder Needs Scheme CNDNS, introduced by government in July 2026
Africa Rwanda Eleven investors will start commercial farming on 4.000 hectares in the Gabiro Agribusiness Hub project in April this year, with the aim of increasing the country's exports and replacing imports
Oceania Papua New Guinea The government will impose a blanket ban on the import of frozen chicken into the country to protect the local poultry industry
America Honduras The country has declared a national, 90-day health emergency due to an outbreak of avian flu killing hundreds of pelicans
America Guyana The country is currently negotiating an agreement with India so it can become a long-term supplier of oil, with the possibility of granting several of its oil blocks to India
Asia Qatar Al Rayyan International University College, in partnership with the University of Derby in the UK, has added a new world-class MBA programme
Europe Moldova The first container with Moldovan apples from the 2022 harvest has arrived in India and four more will arrive at their destination later this month: a joint effort of the government, fruit exporters and development partners
America Costa Rica The country will begin exporting its first ever carbon neutral pineapple: it follows a specific production protocol to have a carbon footprint equivalent to zero
Asia Philippines The investigation to determine whether the New Year's Eve air traffic disruption was due to a cyber attack, conducted by the Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center, is expected to be complete by next week
Africa Republic of the Congo The WHO office launched a 3-days workshop ending today in the city of Brazzaville that focused on the community complaints mechanism as part of the prevention of and response to sexual abuse and exploitation
Europe Monaco The Festival International du Cirque de Monte-Carlo, the world's biggest circus festival, is celebrating its 45th anniversary with a show that promises to be memorable at the iconic Big Top in Fontvieille from tomorrow 20 January to 29 January 2023
America Saint Kitts and Nevis A new group of eight scholarship holders from St. Kitts and Nevis will travel to Cuba at the end of January for university studies under the government's education cooperation programme
America Guatemala The state accused Colombian Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez, who led a Guatemalan anti-corruption unit, of committing illegal acts; Colombian President Gustavo Petro has rejected any arrest warrants, thus rising political tensions between the 2 countries
America Panama 2022 is known as the year of record-breaking inflation levels; however, the country has reportedly been the Latinamerican state with the lowest overall inflation of the past year