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
Asia Indonesia The Indonesian government is participating in the resolution of water issues through the 2nd International Asia Water Week (AIWW), which ends today in Labuan Bajo, East Nusa Tenggara
America Dominican Republic With heavy rains falling in the last two weeks, alarms have been raised to accelerate plans to prevent further dengue and malaria infections; in the first six weeks of the year, there has been a 147% increase in cases compared to 2021
Asia East Timor Today ends the 2 weeks election campaign period for the President of the Republic Election, to be held on March 19th
Africa Tanzania The nation's authorities said they have formed a team of experts from various fields, including rock experts and chemists, to investigate the causes that led to the water contamination in the Mara River
Africa Liberia The Senate plenary has instructed the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights, Claims and Petitions to investigate inadequate food and logistics as well as crowded prison facilities across the country
America Canada A plan to build a shipping container terminal the size of 144 football fields at a Vancouver port has sparked concerns for endangered orcas and the salmon they depend on; consult at provincial and federal level and with Indigenous groups would be required
America Antigua and Barbuda The Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority has launched 'The Beach is Just the Beginning' - a podcast hosted by renowned travel writer and journalist Peter Moore promoting authentic stories of Antigua and Barbuda
Africa Cape Verde Parliament unanimously approved the Motion for a Resolution approving the accession to Convention on civil aspects of international child abduction, signed on October 25, 1980
Oceania Fiji Fiji's long-standing contribution to international peace and security has made the region proud, as was pointed out by Australia's Minister for International Development and the Pacific
Oceania Nauru Miss Nauru Beauty Pageant 2022 has been postponed to 21 May in order to coincide with the Government’s Constitution Day and centenary anniversary celebrations for the Nauru Congregational Church Women’s Fellowship on May
America Ecuador President Guillermo Lasso vowed that he will veto a bill that Congress is debating to regulate abortion in cases of rape, and established his position as a person who ‘believes in the defence of life from conception to natural death’
Oceania Tonga Form 6 and 7 students in Vava'u and Tongatapu will return to school today; as of the end of 2021, most students had been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and only fully vaccinated teachers will be allowed to teach in the schools
Europe Bulgaria Greenpeace Bulgaria urges legal amendments to provide aid and relief to households producing energy from renewable sources to meet their needs