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Police have confirmed that one man was in custody after a scuffle in a Castries store involving him and another male identified as an off-duty officer.

 A vital video on social media captured some of the interaction between the two men.

An eyewitness told St Lucia Times that the incident occurred on Thursday in Raj Communications on William Peter Boulevard.

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The eyewitness said an argument erupted between an off-duty police officer and a man who had entered the store.

The eyewitness said the man was in the company of another male.

According to the eyewitness, who spoke on condition of anonymity, the police officer identified himself and asked the two men to leave the store because they were not wearing face masks.

“They agreed to leave, but I think just about the door, he said: ‘Officer in your mother ****. ‘ He cursed. The officer went to the guy, grabbed him, and brought him back into the store,” the eyewitness recalled.

He said another man intervened to calm the situation as the officer and the man grabbed at each other.

“Eventually, the officer called for backup, and other officers came and eventually arrested the guy,” the eyewitness told St Lucia Times.

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Trinidad Cement limited workers and members of the OWTU including president general Ancel Roget, staged an early morning protest outside the Claxton Bay TCL plant to highlight outstanding wage negotiations. – Photo by Lincoln Holder

OILFIELD Workers Trade Union (OWTU) president general Ancel Roget has called on the management of Trinidad Cement Ltd (TCL) and the company’s majority shareholder, Mexican cement company Cemex to settle outstanding wage negotiations with the workers.

Roget made the call during a protest by TCL workers outside the company’s Claxton Bay plant on Friday.

While he accepted that Cemex has made investments in TCL, Roget reminded Cemex that workers are integral to the success of that investment.

“We want to ensure Cemex and TCL survive and succeed workers need to be treated fairly.”

CEMEX Trinidad and Tobago/ Trinidad Cement Limited, Claxton Bay – Photo by Lincoln Holder

Roget said the OWTU is guided in its actions by TCL workers who want outstanding collective bargaining negotiations to be completed as soon as possible.

He reiterated the union’s claims that TCL was using contract workers to fill vacant positions instead of making causal workers permanent.

Roget, who is also Joint Trade Union Movement (JTUM) president, said the protest was part of a series of actions that different groups f workers are taking to highlight their concerns

He also said, “Something huge is going to happen. it will be legal and it will be effective.”

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The Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (CGCC) will be hosting its inaugural Gala and fundraiser, where Senior Minister with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh will be speaking about the economic and social transformation of Guyana as well as business opportunities here for Canadians.

The Gala and fundraiser will take place on September 24 at the Hilton Markham Suites Hotel in the Greater Toronto Area. Minister Singh will be joined by Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Peter Ramsaroop.

This event will bring together entrepreneurs from various sectors including agriculture, financial services, advanced manufacturing, information and communications technology, oil and gas, clean technology, aviation, hospitality, and the service industry. It will also attract many leading figures from the more than 85,000 Guyanese citizens who call Canada home.

“The Gala promises to be a great business and social networking opportunity for anyone with an interest in Guyana,” the Canada-based Co-Chair of the Chamber, Winston Kassim said.

He added, “We are honoured that Minister Singh has chosen our event to speak about the economic and social transformation taking place in Guyana, and the recent initiatives by the Government to make it easier to do business in one of the fastest-growing countries in the world.”

As Minister of Finance, Dr Singh represents Guyana on the Boards of Governors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank Group, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB).

This is Dr Singh’s third stint as the country’s Minister of Finance, a post he held for two terms from 2006 to 2015, and again starting in November 2020.

Several elected officials and members of the diplomatic corps are expected to attend the Gala, including Canada’s High Commissioner to Guyana and Suriname, Mark Berman.The Canada-Guyana Chamber of Commerce was established in 2020 to strengthen trade and investment opportunities between Canada and Guyana. It is a non-partisan entity. The Chamber is chaired by Anand Beharry (Guyana), with Kassim serving as Co-Chair.

Since its establishment, CGCC has hosted several panels on opportunities for investment in Guyana. Back in May, the Chamber and its partners discussed the available opportunities in the local agriculture sector and prospects for investment.

Meanwhile, CGCC will host its second annual edition of the Guyana Basins Summit, October 4 to October 6, in-person at the superb new Pegasus Suites & Corporate Centre in Georgetown.

This unique event will focus on what the future holds for Guyana and the region and deep dive into how growth plans to benefit Guyana should now be best delivered. The summit agenda will centre around the theme: “Responsibly Developing the Region’s Resources for a Prosperous and Sustainable Future”.

Hundreds of international and local attendees and organisations are already booked to participate in the event – both in the exhibition and as delegates.

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Michael Burry, inversor estadounidense conocido por predecir la crisis hipotecaria de 2008, publicó a principios de esta semana un preocupante mensaje en su cuenta de Twitter, que ha hecho saltar todas las alarmas.

El economista compartió una captura de pantalla de un gráfico del índice bursátil S&P 500, en el que se muestra una caída del 18 % desde su máximo de diciembre, pese a que también aparecieron pequeños repuntes durante el año. 

“Y, sin embargo, me siguen preguntando ‘¿cuándo nos estrellaremos?’”, escribió Burry en el tuit con faltas de ortografía deliberadas, presumiblemente como burla al nivel educativo de algunos de sus seguidores. Poco después, el inversor lo eliminó, como suele hacer con todas sus declaraciones en Twitter.

#michaelburry @michaeljburry صاحب ال #bigshort

و اللي باع كل اسهمه سابقا …

شكله شايف ان في سواااد قادم pic.twitter.com/c6HvS1NAyp

— Crypto World بالعربي (@just0Think) August 31, 2022

El verano pasado, Burry advirtió sobre la “burbuja especulativa más grande de todos los tiempos”, y les aseguró a los inversionistas, que compraban acciones de forma compulsiva, que se dirigían a la “madre de todos los desplomes”.

Hace apenas dos semanas, se supo que Burry había vendido sus participaciones en 11 empresas durante el segundo trimestre de este año, prescindiendo de las tendencias alcistas en importantes compañías como Alphabet, la matriz de Google; Meta; Bristol Myers Squibb y Nexstar Media Group, para apostar por el operador de cárceles privadas Geo Group, con sede en Florida.

El reciente tuit parece corroborar su opinión de que el colapso del mercado bursátil ya estaba en camino.

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Noticia original de RT en Español. 

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The Barbados Royals claimed victory in their opening fixture of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots with a dominant performance in all three facets of the game.

The Royals won the toss and opted to field first and it proved to be a wise decision as Andre Fletcher’s sparkling 81 aside they were able to take regular wickets to restrict the Patriots to 149/8.

In reply Rahkeem Cornwall and Kyle Mayers raced to a 64-run partnership to set the platform for a straightforward win.

With Mayers batting through the majority of the innings the chase was always a formality as his 73 from 46 balls put the result beyond doubt.

The Patriots were handed a blow prior to the match with the injury-enforced absence of Evin Lewis but the new opening pair of Andre Fletcher and Joshua Da Silva ensured that the Patriots had a firm foundation reaching 43/0 at the end of the PowerPlay.

Fletcher was in imperious form as he raced into the 40s and although he slowed down somewhat as he approached his 50, once that landmark was reached he pressed on the accelerator once again eventually being dismissed for a brilliant 81 from 55 balls.

However, that was the only knock of substance in the Patriots’ innings as no other batter was able to stick with Fletcher long enough to help set a more challenging total.

The Barbados Royals were excellent in the field, and this was no more typified than Corbin Bosch’s five catches in the outfield, a Hero CPL record.

If the Patriots were going to defend their total, they had to match the Royals’ excellence in the field, but drops in the field released the pressure on the Royals

Mayers was to be the biggest beneficiary of the chances that went begging as he survived three drops to guide the Royals to the cusp of victory before Azam Khan and David Miller saw them over the line with plenty of balls to spare.

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