Oceania Palau A historic $15 million financing agreement has been signed with Saudi Arabia, marking a shift in how Palua's National Development Bank will now operate, as the loan will be directly invested into building affordable housing
America Grenada The wastewater treatment and recycling project at the Princess Alice Hospital in Mirabeau, St. Andrew, has officially begun with the installation of a septic tank
Africa Djibouti The 25th anniversary of the Association of Women of Tadjourah, one of the most prominent civil society movements in the North, was celebrated under the high patronage of First Lady Mrs. Kadra Mahamoud Haid, President of National Union of Djiboutian Women
America Dominican Republic Dominican students Mia Alejandra Rodríguez Santos and Ana Margarita Sabillón Méndez from Saint George School won at the Harvard Speech and Debate Tournament in the “Junior Varsity International” category
Europe Ireland Over 620 children are waiting more than a year for access to child and adolescent mental health services; opposition described the situation as 'infuriating'
Europe Czech Republic The country has proposed to the European Commission that emission reduction targets for new passenger cars be assessed over five years instead of annually; penalties for non-compliance would also only be imposed after 2029
America Dominica The cocoa industry in Dominica launched a five-day training session that focused on the unique aspects of growing speciality cocoa, post-harvest handling, quality control and sensory evaluation
Asia Brunei Workshop on Waterfowl and Wetland Monitoring was hosted by the Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research at the University of Brunei Darussalam, in collaboration with the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the National Parks Board of Singapore
Asia Iraq The Iraqi cabinet approved the Ministry of Electricity's $480 million engineering, procurement and construction agreement for the Al Dora thermal power plant rehabilitation project
Africa Gambia President Adama Barrow presided over the inauguration of the country's first high-voltage power infrastructure project in Salaji in an event that was part of the Gambia's Diamond Jubilee activities
Europe Iceland The draft of a new bill by the Ministry of Housing and Social Affairs would make significant extensions to the Icelandic parental leave system, particularly with regard to twin births or illnesses resulting from childbirth
Europe Estonia The number of international students in Estonian higher education institutions has decreased since the 2019/2020 academic year when they accounted for 12,2% of the total student population; this year, 8,7% of the population is from abroad
Africa Guinea Tuition fees for master's degrees at public higher education institutions will benefit from a significant reduction; the news was announced by the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation
America Antigua and Barbuda New traffic management measures in St. John's are being implemented, starting with an experiment in changing traffic lights timing during rush hour to address the capital's growing congestion concerns