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
Oceania Marshall Islands The grand opening of the new Beach Lodge Suites in Majuro was held last Saturday; Marshall Islands Development Bank CEO Dwight Heine said he hopes the complex will enhance economic development in local communities
America Grenada The Grenada Tourism Authority has launched the 473 Diaspora Programme which allows 36.000 Grenadians from around the world to become tourism ambassadors of the island
Europe Iceland The international survey Health Behaviour in School-aged Children, conducted in Iceland since 2006, has shown that the percentages of Icelandic teenagers drinking alcohol and having sex have decreased
Europe Montenegro The Montenegrin Foreign Ministry said it has agreed to allow local Serbian citizens with dual citizenship to cast their votes at polling stations that will be opened in some towns in Montenegro
America Bahamas The government has spent about $400.000 to repair and clean beaches, parks and roads in preparation for the royal visit of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Ms. Kate Middleton
Africa Eritrea The Eritrean national cycling team that is participating in the African Championships in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt, won four gold medals in the elite categories in both genders
Europe France President Macron wants to bring forward France's retirement age to 65, with the finance minister admitting it is a "risk" for the president seeking re-election, but that it is necessary to strengthen and protect France's social system
Asia Indonesia President Joko Widodo said 40% of the state, regional and state-owned enterprise budgets must be used for the purchase of domestic products in order to trigger economic growth from the central government to local government
Africa Egypt 5 pharaonic tombs have been opened to tourists in Saqqara, in the necropolis of Memphis, capital of the Old Kingdom of the pharaohs; the monument was built around 2700 BC by the architect Imhotep and is considered one of the oldest in the world
Africa Guinea-Bissau A group of women from the African Party for the Independence of Guinea and Cape Verde (PAIGC) has asked the United Nations in Bissau to intervene to facilitate the realisation of the party's 10th congress
Africa Benin A police operation has reportedly been underway in the capital Cotonou since 10 March to reduce the presence of beggars and illegal street vendors, with over 400 people arrested and goods seized
America Dominica Dominica's Cabinet has approved the implementation of the National Telecommunications Emergency Plan to establish a cohesive and harmonised structure for emergency communications on the island
Asia Yemen Save the Children Australia criticised the Australian government's funding priorities following a high-level event on the humanitarian crisis in Yemen, pointing out that arms exports to the country continue