AU Urges Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt to Show Restraint
The African Union urged Ethiopia, Eritrea and Egypt on 1 October 2026 to show restraint. Cairo pushed back on 3...
October 3, 2026Section
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Ethiopian Troops Retake Mekelle Airport From TPLF
Ethiopian forces retook Mekelle airport on 3 October 2026, but control of Tigray's capital is unclear. MSF counts 720 wounded...
October 3, 2026
St Vincent Fuel Surcharge Up 45% Since March
St Vincent fuel surcharge hit about US$0.30 per unit on September bills, 45% above March and more than the base...
October 3, 2026
Nevis Online Gaming Gets a Dedicated Regulator
Phil Jones became Nevis's dedicated online gaming regulator on 1 October, with banking passing to Marie-Grace Michel, ahead of a...
October 3, 2026
Barbados Judge Steps Aside From Ex-Judge’s Lawsuit
Barbados judge Shona Griffith steps aside from a retired judge's lawsuit against the State and an ex-chief justice. A new...
October 3, 2026
Paraguay Votes Sunday for 263 Mayors, Asunción in Focus
Paraguay picks 263 mayors on Sunday. Polls run 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET and TSJE preliminary results start near...
October 3, 2026
Peru Votes Sunday in Regional and Lima Elections
Peru elects 25 governors and 1,892 mayors on Sunday. Polls run 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET; Lima, mining regions...
October 3, 2026
Trinidad Cabinet Realignment Moves Housing Schemes
Trinidad and Tobago's cabinet realignment, set out in Gazette No. 166, moves self-help housing, sugar-era firms and disaster management to...
October 3, 2026
Puerto Rico Dengue Reaches 922 Cases This Year
Puerto Rico dengue cases hit 922 by mid-September and 49.5% needed hospital care, Health Department data show, yet weekly cases...
October 3, 2026
Puerto Rico Lifts Official Coffee Price Minimums by 20%
Puerto Rico coffee prices: from 13 November the official floors paid to farmers and charged to roasters rise about 20%,...
October 3, 2026
Honduras Court Keeps Koriun Ex-Manager in Prison
An appeals court in Honduras upheld the case against the Koriun ex-manager, who stays in prison. Raids found about US$13.3...
October 3, 2026
Guatemala Report Says US$36M Bridge Costs Changed
Guatemala's Puentes de Primavera bridges cost US$11.8 million more than the roads agency's own estimate, La Hora reports. The ministry...
October 3, 2026
Brazil Election Explained Before Sunday’s Vote
Brazil votes Sunday, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET. Lula leads most polls, a 25 October runoff looks likely, and...
October 3, 2026
Haiti Gang Violence Has Killed or Injured 5,700 People
Haiti gang violence killed or injured at least 5,700 people from 1 January to 11 September, the UN says, as...
October 3, 2026
Guyana Borrowing Nearly Triples to About US$505 Million
Guyana borrowing hit about US$505 million in January to June 2026, nearly triple a year earlier, official data show. Debt...
October 3, 2026
Grenada Carriacou Commissions Two 100,000-Gallon Tanks
Grenada commissions new water infrastructure on Carriacou: two 100,000-gallon tanks and clinic cisterns, from a climate project worth about US$47.7
October 3, 2026
Suriname Ministry Vows to Pay Interior Benefit Arrears
Suriname benefit backlogs: interior families owed payments since 2024 should be paid this year, the minister says, before cash payouts...
October 3, 2026
Guyana Mega Projects Become a US-China Contest
A US official warns of a ‘hidden price tag’ on Chinese projects as a Chinese firm bids US$28 million against...
October 3, 2026
Jamaica Doctors Walk Out for 24 Hours in Overtime Row
Jamaica doctors walked off the job for 24 hours, thinning clinics and surgery. At stake: a US$196 million overtime claim...
October 3, 2026
Guyana WIN MP Resigns Amid Police Inquiry
Guyana WIN MP Dr Andre Lewis resigned from the National Assembly on 2 October as police investigate allegations. He says...
October 3, 2026