Author: Rhett Calloway

Today, Wednesday, the legislature approved the report of the conference committee that evaluated House Bill 338 to establish a minimum wage law in Puerto Rico, which means that From January 1, 2022, the first phase of the minimum wage increase will come into effect. At the beginning of the year, the minimum wage will be increased to 8.50 bucks the hour; From October 1, 2022 to $9.00 an hour; And by October 1, 2023, it will be increased to $10.00 an hour. “Today we affirm our commitment to achieving pay equity for our workers and ensuring better working conditions for…

Drafting. the Guatemalan government This Tuesday, it announced that it would be implemented Comprehensive solutions to reduce pollution of water sources, especially the Motagua River, which passes through 14 out of 22 provinces in the country and whose coasts are inundated with tons of rubbish Honduras. the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Marn indicated in a press release on Tuesday that it will implement several measures List of integrated management of waste and solid waste, which was recently published, to address the source of pollution and to treat its water resources. can read: About 700 tons of rubbish are…

Puerto Rican National Guard personnel and helicopters flew into Haiti Tuesday, as part of the humanitarian effort after the 7.2-magnitude earthquake devastated the southwestern part of the country. As revealed by the Haitian authorities this afternoon, the number of dead rose to 1941, while the number of wounded rose to 9900. The Commander in Chief of Puerto Rico, Jose J. “This mobilization is part of our responsibilities towards our Caribbean neighbors. In 2010, we were among the first to provide assistance to the Haitian people after the earthquake that left more than 300,000 victims.” Twenty personnel will travel in three…

Crowd trying to board a plane in Kabul 1:33 (CNN Español) – Pictures They made an impact on the world. Thousands of people crowded into Kabul airport, desperately trying to flee Afghanistan. Some even clung to planes moving over the runway. A widely circulated picture showed a crowded military cargo plane carrying about 640 Afghans from Kabul to Qatar on Sunday. Where would they go if they could escape from the Taliban regime? The answer is complicated. First of all, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) issued a no-return notice to Afghanistan on Monday. That is, he called…

The announcement was made by his defender, Pedro Cruz, who said he could not be arrested and could not be extradited because he had international legal protection. “Mr. Gerson Martinez was granted refugee status due to political persecution in the State of Mexico,” Pedro Cruz, an advocate for the former official, said after filing an appeal against the arrest warrant issued by the Second Court of Peace. The Attorney General’s Office accuses Martinez of money laundering and illicit enrichment through receiving bonuses as public works officials in the first government of the left-wing Felmen party. You may be interested: Police…

The announcement was made by his defender, Pedro Cruz, who said he could not be arrested and could not be extradited because he had international legal protection. “Mr. Gerson Martinez was granted refugee status due to political persecution in the State of Mexico,” Pedro Cruz, an advocate for the former official, said after filing an appeal against the arrest warrant issued by the Second Court of Peace. The Attorney General’s Office accuses Martinez of money laundering and illicit enrichment through receiving bonuses as public works officials in the first government of the left-wing Felmen party. You may be interested: Police…

Kabul, Afghanistan One Miles Routledge, a 21-year-old British college student, asserts that he was in Afghanistan on “vacation” when he was surprised by the Taliban’s advance, so he is now trapped in the country and broadcasts his journey live on his social networks. Routledge confirmed today for The British newspaper, The Times Which is currently “in good hands”, at a UN-run site in Kabul with about 50 people of British, American and Turkish citizenship. But he initially criticized that the British embassy had abandoned him, not answering his calls or emails when the Taliban was already besieging the Afghan capital.…

In front of the tropical depression of Grace, Las Americas International Airport (AILA) had to reschedule and cancel more than 30 flights. This includes the flight number 335 of UPS Heading to Miami and 402 and 403 from the same airline Same destination and origin. Canceled due to bad weather. Other flights canceled due to tropical depression belong to the airline Jet Blue the 2829 and the 2830 with origin and destination to Boston, Straight. Also, 209 originated from New York and the 2110 With departure to the same destination. Flights have been suspended 1203 NS 1204 With origin and…

In the Dominican Republic, it is “extremely difficult, if not impossible,” to conclude a fiscal compact as stipulated in the national development strategy and the wishes of the government, because both the business sector and the middle classes are unwilling to bear its tax implications, said.. last night the sociologist Rosario Espinal. “There will be no financial deal here because there is no way to set it up,” Espinal said, adding that “every government will delay it.” In his interview on “McKinney”, by Color Vision, the sociologist asserted that there would be no financial deal in this country because business…

The commander of the US Southern Command, Admiral Craig Faller, accused China of searching for deep-water ports in the Dominican Republic, as well as in other Latin American countries, at the expense of the environment. “China searches for deepwater ports in Jamaica, Dominican RepublicEl Salvador, Argentina and elsewhere…these ports are designed to help feed China’s appetite for food and resources, which is causing real damage to the region’s ecology,” Faller said. Likewise, confirm it This practice contributes to deforestation in the Amazon rainforest.a, illegal mining, logging and poaching. In addition, he explained that one of the reasons that prompted China…