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 Foto: César Magalhães Pub Os despachantes oficiais que tomaram posse há um ano tinham até esta quinta-feira, 19 de Dezembro, para pagar 4 milhões Kz dos 5 milhões de jóia de inscrição exigida pela Câmara dos Despachantes Oficiais de Angola (CDOA), mas uma recomendação da Autoridade Reguladora da Concorrência (ARC) põe em causa a cobrança deste valor. Numa recomendação de 18 páginas, muito crítica à acção da CDOA, a ARC aponta à eliminação do pagamento da jóia, tendo em conta que “constitui um encargo capaz de limitar o acesso ao mercado” por parte de novos despachantes oficiais (DO). O pagamento da jóia “milionária” era um dos pontos mais contestados pelos participantes no Concurso Público de Promoção às Categorias de Despachante Oficial e Ajudante, organizado pela CDOA, em conjunto com a Administração Geral Tributária (AGT), num longo e polémico processo de admissão. Como escreveu o Expansão, na sua edição de...

O Presidente angolano, general João Lourenço, concedeu um indulto a 51 condenados, entre os quais o filho de José Eduardo dos Santos (José Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos “Zénu”), quatro activistas e uma influenciadora digital, que deixam de cumprir pena de prisão a partir de 1 de Janeiro. O indulto tem em conta “o bom comportamento” e a “ausência de perigosidade social da restituição à liberdade” dos vários condenados, que estão detidos em diferentes províncias. Entre estes encontram-se José Filomeno de Sousa dos Santos “Zénu”, filho do antigo Presidente José Eduardo dos Santos, e ex-presidente do Fundo Soberano de Angola, que tinha sido condenado com mais três arguidos por crimes de peculato, burla e tráfico de influências, e a influenciadora digital Ana da Silva Miguel “Neth Nahara” condenada a dois anos de prisão por ofensas ao Presidente da República, João Lourenço, no TikTok São também abrangidos pelo indulto os activistas...

Jews around the globe lit the first of eight candles on Wednesday and came together to celebrate and reflect on their history. El Pais

An image of a ‘money tree’ laden with high denomination bills. – Advertisement – Dr. Ashni Singh, Guyana’s Senior Minister in the President’s Office for Finance and Public Service, announced that many public sector workers, like teachers and health staff, have started receiving $100,000 cash grants. This is part of a Government plan shared in October. A Guyana dollar is worth about 1.3 cents in Eastern Caribbean dollars or about half a cent in US dollars. At the Ministry of Finance, Dr. Singh gave out cheques to his staff, thanked them for their hard work, and wished them happy holidays. Over 50,000 public workers and security service members have been registered, and grants are being handed out at several locations, including the Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministries of Education, Finance, Agriculture, and Health. Cititizens of Guyana have to register for a national ID card before they can collect their...

A St Elizabeth mechanic has been charged for breaking into a house and stealing $500,000. Charged with house break-in and larceny is 26-year-old Marlon Reid, otherwise called ‘Nerd’, of Pepper district. According to the police, about 5:21 p.m. on Monday, December 23, Reid allegedly broke into a house in his community and stole the money. A report was made and an investigation was launched. Reid was seen on surveillance footage and was later arrested and charged. Headlines Delivered to Your Inbox His court date is being arranged. Follow The Gleaner on X, formerly Twitter, and Instagram @JamaicaGleaner and on Facebook @GleanerJamaica. Send us a message on WhatsApp at 1-876-499-0169 or email us at onlinefeedback@gleanerjm.com or editors@gleanerjm.com.

When Willie Ross, Jimmy Warren, Dwayne Johnson, and Leon Caldwell took over Crucian Adventure Divers in Frederiksted, St. Croix, they became one of a handful of African American-owned dive shops in the country. They told The Source that one of their goals is to involve more local youth in exploring the sea, such as learning swimming skills, scuba diving, and snorkeling. The four new owners of the Frederiksted dive shop are from left, Jimmy Warren, Leon Caldwell, Dwayne Johnson and Willie Ross. (Photo courtesy Crucian Adventure Divers) Caldwell initiated the purchase of the former Adventures in Diving STX. He was looking for a lifestyle change for retirement, and since he was an avid diver, the idea of a dive business seemed natural. Caldwell has spent time on St. Croix over the years, where he met Warren and said he has known Johnson for 10 years. “I’ve dived all over the...

Vendors fighting on Seven Mile Public Beach (from social media) (CNS) UPDATED: Police have now arrested a 24-year-old man from Bodden Town the third individual arrested for allegedly selling drugs at Seven Mile Beach this week. He was arrested by officers on foot patrol at the public beach at about 5pm Saturday after they observed him smoking ganja. The man also had a bag containing a quantity of the drug and he tried to flee on foot before officers could search him. Police did however, stop him from running off and a struggle ensued as the man continued to resist attempts to detain him. According to a press release the police then used pepper spray to subdue the suspect before searching him and finding a significant quantity of suspected ganja, as well as an undisclosed sum of cash in various currencies. The George Town man was taken into custody but...