Cubans who rely heavily on the vital tourism trade are resorting to other skills to find income because of the downturn in the industry due to the corona virus pandemic. Some have turned to agriculture or service industries.
Honduras is seizing more A-class drugs than in previous years but the country’s president is still under suspicion of being involved in the trade.
Residents of the Philippines rely heavily on remittances from abroad, including countries like the Cayman Islands, but because of the global pandemic, many have seen that invaluable income decline.
Canada’s appeal as a safe and welcoming country to live in has increased, not diminished during the global pandemic.
The United States has taken control of four Iranian fuel shipments bound for Venezuela in the largest-ever seizure of its kind.
Low-cost carrier Spirit Airlines relaunched its flights to Honduras on Monday, a welcome development for its tourism industry.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to boost Universal Credit and treble sick pay to avoid British children from going hungry.
Thousands of Filipino jeepney drivers are begging on the streets of Manila after being forced off the road by COVID-19 lockdowns. Jeepney driver Daniel Flores is typical of out of work drivers. He now plies the streets on foot begging for money to feed his hungry family.
The United States is suspending all private charter flights to Cuba, intensifying its drive to starve the Havana government of revenue over its human rights record and support for Venezuela's leftist president.
Canada’s finance minister has resigned amid reports of differences with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over spending to protect the economy during the coronavirus pandemic and allegations of conflict of interest.