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Republic of El Salvador
By Morissa Lindsay
I WAS THINKING about the most recent edition of the Summit of the Americas, which closed on June 10 in Los Angeles, USA.
Who did not attend –
Not in attendance were the official leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. They were not invited. Also, not in attendance, by choice, were the heads of government of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Their absence constituted a protest or a statement of principle, regarding the non-invitation of the aforementioned “Excluded Three”.
I WAS THINKING about the most recent edition of the Summit of the Americas, which closed on June 10 in Los Angeles, USA.
Who did not attend –
Not in attendance were the official leaders of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. They were not invited. Also, not in attendance, by choice, were the heads of government of Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and St Vincent and the Grenadines. Their absence constituted a protest or a statement of principle, regarding the non-invitation of the aforementioned “Excluded Three”.
Santo Domingo, DR.
According to a study recently carried out by the Central American Consumer Protection Council (Concadeco), an organization that belongs to the Central American Integration System (SICA), the Dominican Republic is one of the countries with the cheapest basic food basket,
The president of the regional body, the Honduran Mario Castejon, said in a press release that the country has the staple products with the lowest prices than Panama, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, and other Caribbean countries.
El Salvador is again revolutionising the financial services sector with the announcement of the construction of a Bitcoin city to add another first in the world.
The concept of this unique city is duly backed by Bitcoin, the world's largest crypto player in terms of market capitalisation, instead of regular fiat currencies. In September this year, El Salvador became the first country in the world to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender, despite warnings from influential players like the International Monetary Fund.
China's blanket ban on cryptocurrencies could hurt the economy according to wealth advisor at Ideal Portfolio Services, Dwayne Taylor.
China's top regulators escalated the war on all crypto transactions and mining, on September 24, hitting Bitcoin and other major coins and pressuring crypto and blockchain-related stocks.
The price of bitcoin actually fell by US$2,000 on the day.
The United States Department of State that administers the Diversity Visa Program, better known as the “green card lottery,” issued a statement listing the countries that do not qualify to rec
St Vincent and the Grenadines’ male Under-20 footballers have been drawn in Group C of the CONCACAF qualifiers, set for the Dominican Republic, November 5 to 14.
The Vincentians will contest the group, alongside Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Barbados and Montserrat.
St Vincent and the Grenadines will open their quest on November 8 versus Puerto Rico and face Barbados on November 10. On November 12, St Vincent and the Grenadines entertain Bermuda and close off against Montserrat on November 14.
Santo Domingo.- The Government says that direct foreign investment will exceed three billion dollars this year and to July the country has attracted US$1.2 billion.
It cited the studies published by the Economic Commission for Latin America (ECLAC) that place the Dominican Republic as the first destination country for Foreign Direct Investment, and reacted satisfied by the report.
In a press release, the Government indicates that studies indicate that projections show that the Dominican Republic could end the year with about US$3.4 billion.
The Head of the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) Dr Carissa Etienne has warned that many countries of the Americas are seeing a resurgence of coronavirus infections.
“In the Caribbean, infections are also going up,” Dr. Etienne reported, highlighting that Cuba saw the highest number of weekly cases since the start of the pandemic, and cases have tripled in the British Virgin Islands just weeks after reopening to cruise ships.
She said that COVID-19 cases rise when complacency sets in.
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