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President David Granger today announced retroactive pay increases for public servants of between 8.5% to 9% and an increase in the minimum wage from $64,220 to $70,000.

UK explorer Tullow today said that oil found in two offshore wells in Guyana was heavy crude and the company and its partners would have to assess the commercial viability of the project.

VENICE, Italy, (Reuters) – Venice’s mayor called the city a disaster zone today after the second highest tide ever recorded swept through it overnight, flooding its historic basilica and leaving many squares and alleyways deep under water.

MUMBAI, (Reuters) – West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran has been handed a four-game ban for ball tampering during Monday’s third one-day international against Afghanistan, the International Cricket Council said today.

One year after the position of Chancellor became vacant at the University of Guyana (UG), the council has selected Professor Edward Greene, former UN Special Envoy and CARICOM Deputy Secretary-General, as the new Chancellor.

WASHINGTON,  (Reuters) – The Supreme Court’s conservative majority signaled support on Tuesday for President Donald Trump’s bid to kill a programme that protects hundreds of thousands of immigrants – dubbed “Dreamers” – who entered the United States illegally as children, even as liberal justices complained that the move would destroy lives.

HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – Hong Kong police fired tear gas today in the Central financial district, over the harbour in Mong Kok and at universities to break up pro-democracy protests which they said were leading the city to the “brink of total breakdown”.

THE HAGUE,  (Reuters) – Gambia has filed a case at the United Nations’ top court accusing Myanmar of committing genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority, Gambian Justice Minister Abubacarr Tambadou said today.

HONG KONG, (Reuters) – Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester and a man was set on fire today in violence that prompted leader Carrie Lam to denounce “enemies of the people” and which drew a chilling warning from a senior Chinese newspaper editor.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said today he would resign after the military called on him to step down and allies tumbled away amid a fierce backlash over a disputed election that has roiled the South American nation.

LA PAZ,  (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales agreed today to hold new presidential elections after a damning report from the Organization of American States (OAS) found serious irregularities in an Oct.

Caribbean Airlines (CAL) this morning said that that flight BW 526 yesterday bound for John F.

BRASILIA,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva today attacked right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro for impoverishing working Brazilians and vowed to unite the left to win the 2022 elections in a speech one day after being freed from jail.

NEW DELHI/AYODHYA, India, (Reuters) – India’s Supreme Court today awarded a bitterly contested religious site to Hindus, dealing a defeat to Muslims who also claim the land that has sparked some of the country’s bloodiest riots since independence.

(Trinidad Express) Angela Swamber, 60, is ­severely visually impaired but she’s a woman possessed of ­extraordinary grit and determination and has been taking care of her son, Aaron, 29, who suffers from cerebral palsy, all his life.

BRASILIA/CURITIBA, Brazil,  (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva left prison today after a judge ordered his release, startling financial markets and reigniting both ends of the political spectrum with calls for demonstrations in coming days.

CARICOM Ministers with responsibility for Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) have agreed to collectively approach the Region’s telecommunications providers to axe mobile roaming charges throughout the Community.

Governing coalition partner the WPA today again called on the government to release the report on the commission of inquiry into the killing of its leader, historian Dr Walter Rodney.

BAVISPE, Mexico,  (Reuters) – Angry kin of nine American citizens massacred in a suspected gangland ambush in northern Mexico urged the government to accept U.S.

RIO DE JANEIRO,  (Reuters) – Major global oil firms snubbed a second Brazilian oil auction in a row today, passing up promising offshore blocks and forcing officials to reconsider a bidding system that gives a privileged position to state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA.