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Tariffs · United StatesThe U.S. tariff exemption for package shipments valued under $800 ends permanently on Friday, with a six-month transition period under which postal service shippers can opt to pay a flat duty of $80 to $200 per package depending on the country of origin, Trump administration officials said.See the Story
End of US low-value package tariff exemption is permanent, Trump officials say
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Guyana · GuyanaGuyana’s President Irfaan Ali was sworn in for a second term on Sunday after officially being declared winner of last week’s elections, as the small South American country reaps a windfall from offshore oil and gas production. The country’s electoral commission certified Ali’s win on Saturday, saying that he had “secured a resounding victory” and that his People’s Progressive Party had secured a majority in Parliament, with 36 of the 65 seats.See the Story
Guyana’s president is to be sworn in for a second term as oil wealth transforms the nation
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Donald TrumpThe reports are worryingly scant, but it appears as if the United States carried out an extrajudicial killing masked as a unilateral military action, taken when no rules of engagement, declaration of war or due process can be discerned. In the social media era of the performative as message, the destruction of a fast boat carrying 11 people will be celebrated as a necessary effort by the United States to send an unmistakable message to Latin A…See the Story
US Attack in the Caribbean: Gunboat Diplomacy’s Bloody Return - Barbados Today
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