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Not too old to contest!
Photo credit: reddit A grandmother wanted to be the next Miss Universe but her hopes were dashed in Argentina. AP reports that the 60-year-old who wanted to create a record as the oldest Miss Universe saw her dream vanish like vapour at Buenos Aires last Saturday. Alexandre Marisa Rodriguez is a hospital legal advisor. Her…
Minimum wage now $160,000 per month!
Photo credit: starbroek news The Ministry of Labor in Guyana has announced an agreement between SOL Guyana Incorporated and the General Workers’ Union (GWU) that ensures SO)L Guyana staff will receive a significant wage and salary increase and other fringe benefits for 2024 and 2025. Stabroek News reports that according to the agreement, staff will receive…
Dozens killed in Rafah!
Photo credit: The New Arab At least 35 people have been killed and dozens more injured in Israeli airstrikes on Rafah. LBC reports that rockets were launched into Rafah after Hamas launched rockets towards Tel Aviv in months. The Israeli airstrike reportedly hit a refugee camp. However, Israel insists that it hit a Hamas compound…
New Hot Spot for Pakistanis!
Photo credit; UNHCR Pakistan was not one of the countries of origin òf Eurirregular migrants in 2022. However, according to a report by the National Commission of Human Rights in Pakistan, in 2023, Europe had become the fifth prominent desire of Pakistanis. DAWN reports that there’s a new route and Pakistani authorities have said that…
Colombia won’t shut migrant crossing!
Photo credit: Yahoo UK Colombian Foreign Minister, Luis Gilberto Murillo has said his country won’t shut its border with Panama along the Darien gap. Digital Journal reports that the comments came to dissipate fears of people since the newly–elected president of Panama, Jose Raul Mulino had promised to shut down the Darien Gap if elected….
Ethnic cleansing of Armenians
Photo credit: PBS The Nagomo-Karabakh people continued being ethnically cleansed in Azerbaijan. Mercator reports that it has left over 100,000 people being displaced and forced to struggle as refugees in Armenia, where they face upheaval, homelessness, and unemployment. The place is a landlocked region in the South Caucus that has been at the centre of…
Canada waives fees on permits for Haitians!
Photo credit: Global News Haitians arriving Canada for studies and work will not have to pay any money. Those already in Canada that need status extension will also be exempted from paying any money. Global News reports that the authorities in Canada are waiving any money to be paid by Haitians amid worsening violence in…