In Cortés 2,532 families benefited, in El Progreso (Yoro) 1,186; in Tela (Atlántida), 320; in Danlí (El Paraíso), 537, and in Yamaranguila (Intibucá) 273.

During the delivery ceremony, the first lady of the Nation, Ana García de Hernández, was present, who thanked the Government of the Republic of China (Taiwan) for being so supportive in recent months that natural phenomena hit the country.

The Head of State was one of several regional leaders, who spoke at the closing press conference of the Thirty-Second Inter-Sessional Meeting of CARICOM Heads of Government, which was held over the last two days.

The Head of State made these remarks at the Office of the President as he administered the oath of office to Mr Headley Pio and Ms Claris Francisco as the elected Chair and Vice-Chair of the Regional Democratic Council in the region.

With the aim of learning about the needs and operations of the Air, Counter-narcotics and Anti-terrorist Interdiction Task Force (FIAAT), this morning the Vice Minister of Anti-narcotics, Fernando Manolo Rodas de León, toured the unit's facilities.

Agents of the National Civil Police (PNC) will protect the transfer of the first vaccines against covid-19, which will arrive in Guatemala, according to the Minister of the Interior, Gendri Reyes.

Citizens of Dominica will soon reap the benefits of a new geothermal plant expected to be constructed in 2022.

Dr. James, who is a national of Trinidad and Tobago, is a graduate of the University of the West Indies and Walden University. He holds a PhD in Health Sector Reform from the University of Bangor, Wales United Kingdom.

Last week (Thursday, 18 February, 2021) a small fire, caused by a phone battery, occurred at the George Town Landfill.

Further to a previous Media Release dated 4th February, the Ministry of Employment and Border Control (MEBC) and the Customs & Border Control Service (CBC) recognise the legislative limitation within the Customs & Border Control Act, 2018, and its inconsistency with the principle of family unity, under the 1951 Convention and the 1967 Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees.