Brazil’s Finance Minister confirms studies on eliminating public transport fares

BRAZIL’S Finance Minister Fernando Haddad confirmed on Tuesday that the government is conducting studies, at the request of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, on a plan to eliminate public transportation fares nationwide. Speaking on a government radio programme, Haddad acknowledged the initiative, which surfaced in media reports last week and rattled markets amid […]

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House approves massive $1.146 trillion Budget 2024

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Guyana champions forests, biodiversity, and indigenous leadership at opening of COP30 negotiations

GUYANA reaffirmed its global leadership in sustainable development, biodiversity protection, and Indigenous empowerment as the country’s delegation joined world leaders for the opening of the COP30 climate negotiations in Belém, Brazil. The delegation highlighted Guyana’s Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) 2030 as a model for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while maintaining one of […]
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Regional Cooperation

IN a world increasingly fraught with geopolitical tensions and complex threats, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hugh Todd delivered a resounding call for unified action and regional solidarity during the Fifty-Fourth Regular Session of the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Asunción, Paraguay. Addressing representatives from across the Americas, […]
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