International news, News

WORLD: 11 migrants found dead off of Venezuela’s eastern coast

Published 14 December 2020

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SOURCE: Reuters – Eleven people believed to have traveled from Venezuela to Trinidad and Tobago were found dead in waters near the South American nation’s coast, Trinidad and Tobago’s coast guard said on Sunday.

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Labour Code may lead to overtime pay for white-collar, managerial employees

Published 7 December 2020

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Buckie Got It, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

By Nehal Chaliawala

Synopsis

Not only that, the compensation for overtime should be at least twice that of the employees’ regular pay, as per the Code on Wages, 2019. Currently, there are several laws, giving diverse thresholds and different definitions of ‘wages’ for applicability of overtime pay, which will all be streamlined under the new codes.

Professionals putting in extra hours at work may have something to cheer for in the new labour codes as the new law, if implemented in its entirety, would widen the purview of overtime pay to include all employees, including managerial staff.

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Health, International news, News

CUBA AMAZES WITH FOUR VACCINE POSSIBILITIES

Published 26 November 2020

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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

Many thanks to Peter Jordens for bringing this item to our attention.] Rafa Aranda (AS) underlines Cuba’s medical research and its four important vaccines. He writes:

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UK to ban sales of new diesel and gasoline cars in 2030

Published 19 November 2020

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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

UK to ban sales of new diesel and gasoline cars in 2030

By Charles Riley, CNN Business

Updated 1058 GMT (1858 HKT) November 18, 2020

London (CNN Business)The United Kingdom will ban the sale of new cars that run only on fossil fuels in 2030, a move that is designed to phase out polluting vehicles earlier than any other major economy and support the country’s recovery from the pandemic

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WORLD CONSUMER RIGHTS DAY 2021 – Theme Announcement and materials

Published 19 November 2020

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Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis News Source

We are pleased to announce that the theme for World Consumer Rights Day 2021 is Tackling Plastic Pollution.

By 2050, it is estimated that there will be more plastic in the oceans than fish. Plastic is a highly useful material in our everyday lives, but our consumption and production of plastics have become unsustainable causing negative environmental consequences, including pollution of the environment and negative impacts on human health and biodiversity.

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