June 29, 2022
Guyana workers in the private sector get 36 per cent higher minimum wage
Private sector employees will begin receiving a 36 per cent minimum wage increase from July 1, taking their salaries to GUY$60, 147 (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents). A government statement said that the increase has been officially gazetted and…
June 29, 2022
BVI Premier denounces circulation of video about police in BVI
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley says he has been given the assurance by Governor John J. Rankin that he will hold talks with Police Commissioner Mark Collins after a video began circulating on social media about the police in the British Virgin Islands…
June 29, 2022
FIFA sells 1.8 million tickets for 2022 tournament
Organisers have sold 1.8 million tickets for the World Cup in Qatar, world football governing body FIFA said on Wednesday ahead of the next round of ticket sales that opens on Tuesday. There is a special category of tickets available only to…
June 29, 2022
Sean Penn meets with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy again
Sean Penn has returned to Ukraine, where he was shooting a documentary when the Russian invasion began, and he's apparently back to work there. The Oscar-winning actor reportedly met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv, where the…
June 28, 2022
G7 vows to drive up costs for Russia over Ukraine war
The Russian strike on a shopping centre in Kremenchuk cast a sombre shadow over the last day of the G7 summit; a reminder perhaps for the leaders here of just what, or rather who, they’re dealing with. Vladimir Putin, they said, would be held…
June 28, 2022
40 found dead in abandoned lorry in Texas
46 people, believed to be migrants, have been found dead in an abandoned lorry on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas. A fire official said 16 people including four children had also been taken to hospital. The survivors were "hot to the touch" and…
June 27, 2022
FOUR MEN & ONE WOMAN SENTENCED FOR IMMIGRATION OFFENCES
Four Haitian men and a female from the Dominican Republic were sentenced at the Magistrates Court last week after being found guilty of a series of immigration offences. The Immigration Department said that three of the Haitian men were imprisoned…
June 27, 2022
Colorado Avalanche beat Tampa Bay Lightning to win first title since 2001
The Colorado Avalanche won the Stanley Cup for the first time since 2001 after a 2-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Games Six. Two-time NHL champions Tampa Bay were aiming for a third consecutive title in Florida but were defeated 4-2 in…
June 27, 2022
Congress reacts to the overturning of Roe v. Wade
Calls to protect members of the judicial branch are growing after violence infiltrated protests over the weekend following the reversal of Roe v. Wade Friday. An off-duty Providence, Rhode Island police officer who’s running for office as a…
June 27, 2022
Novak Djokovic overcomes 2nd-set to win Wimbledon opener
Novak Djokovic needed one set more than expected to reach the second round at Wimbledon. The top-seeded Serb, a six-time champion at the All England Club, beat Soonwoo Kwon 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 on Centre Court on Monday. Kwon played well with the roof…