Oceania Marshall Islands The fish aggregation devices FADs that fishing boats use to make catches easier, lately equipped with satellite communications gear to pinpoint location, are now being built by drug cartels that wrap packs of cocaine and radio transponders to trace troves
America Honduras Similarly to its neighbour El Salvador, the country has declared a ‘war’ against its own gangs, and is now relocating officers and military in specific areas to crackdown gangs and help the families that have been displaced due to their violence
Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo The UNHCR recently declared that it was no longer able to 'respond to all the growing humanitarian needs of refugees and internally displaced persons' in the DRC due to a lack of funds
America Dominican Republic The $10 refund for Tourist Card payments can be claimed by Dominicans, residents of the Dominican Republic and foreign diplomatic and consular officials accredited to the country
America Suriname The state has passed a new legislation for the protection of minorities in the workplace - even if remote - through access to formal complaints and psychological support
America El Salvador Just in the first few days of this month there has been a 195% increase in the country's terrestrial migratory flow
Africa Equatorial Guinea A new loan from the African Development Bank will finance the Public Finance Modernisation Support Project
America Guyana The country has now included doctors in its migration centres to facilitate medical examinations when issuing visas, thus rendering the documentation process easier and less time-consuming
Oceania Marshall Islands Jo-Jikum's climate and health arts workshop last Friday allowed 37 young people to unleash their talents through art, weaving, poetry, filmmaking and songwriting
Europe Italy The employment rate reached 60,1% at the end of June, the highest value since 1977: also due to term contracts, 400,000 more employees in every gender and age group were registered compared to June 2020; July figures hold with 59,9%
Europe Belgium The Barry Callebaut factory in Wieze, closed after salmonella bacteria were found on the production line, reopened after six months after supplies of Hershey, Nestle, Mondelez and Unilever chocolates were stopped
Europe Luxembourg "Vigilance phase" for drinking water use, proclaimed on 13 July, is lifted; the "awareness phase" remains in force
Africa Mauritius Resilience, stability, openness, accessibility, reliability, open door policy and human resource leadership are some of the qualities attributed to Mauritius as an International Financial Centre by the President
America Ecuador Due to the country’s medicinal shortage, a new programme has been implemented in which citizens can get their medications from authorised private pharmacies instead of the currently heavily trafficked public hospitals