International Customs

RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian police launched a massive raid on an international drug cartel accused of killing dozens of people...

Guyana, Saudi Arabia to establish joint commission

GEORGETOWN: Following the recent visit of Guyana's President David Granger to Saudi Arabia to attend the Arab-South American Summit (ASPA),...

Nokia, Oi to launch IoT lab in Brazil

BRASILIA: Nokia Networks and Portugal Telecom-owned mobile operator Oi will partner in the development of Internet of Things (IoT) projects...

Venezuela: Oil providers ask PDVSA for cargo prepayments

CARACAS: Big oil suppliers have started requiring prepayment when selling cargoes of crude and refined products to Venezuela’s PDVSA, in...

Venezuelan President’s nephews arrested for drug smuggling

CARACAS: Two nephews of the first lady of Venezuela were to be arraigned Thursday in NY on federal drug smuggling...

Guyana puts trade on table with New Zealand

GEORGETOWN: New Zealand Non-Resident High Commissioner to Guyana Mrs Jan Henderson, on Thursday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister...

Guyana: Sophia complex gets facelift for Business Expo

GEORGETOWN: Work has begun on the sprucing up of the Sophia Exhibition Complex for the hosting of the Small Business...

Guyana: GPL signs agreement to hike 5% in wages, salaries

GEORGETOWN: The Guyana Power and Light Incorporated (GPL) signed a new wages agreement with the National Association of Agricultural, Commercial...

Nigeria loses N3b to medical tourism annually

ABUJA: According to report, NigerIa is said to lose about 1 to 3 billion naira annually from its citizens seeking...

Buhari leads Nigeria’s delegation to Forum of Gas Exporting Countries

ABUJA: GECF Secretary General Mohammad-Hossein Adeli appreciated members' activities and said the Tehran Gas Summit is being held at a...

US Customs arrests Jamaican woman for smuggling cocaine

BALTIMORE: The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has arrested a Jamaican woman for smuggling more...

India: BSF seizes 21 kg heroin, arms at Gajjal border

TARN TARAN SAHIB: On a tip-off, the counter intelligence wing of the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF)...

India Customs seizes over 4 kg of gold at Kolkata airport

KOLKATA: One crore from two passengers from Dubai on separate international flights at the NSC Bose International Airport here, officials...

Japan to relax yen-loan terms for infrastructure exports

TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that his country will relax the conditions in carrying out its yen-loan scheme...

Netherlands wins back AAA rating by Standard & Poor

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AMSTERDAM: The club of countries with a gold-plated credit rating just got a little bigger. Netherlands has had its credit...

Netherlands regains top rating at S&P on economic recovery

AMSTERDAM: The Netherlands is back in the top league of best-rated countries in the euro area after Standard and Poor’s...

Belgium Prime Minister raises threat alert to highest level

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BRUSSELS: The alert level of the terrorist threat was raised to the highest level in Brussels, Belgium Prime Minister Charles...

Germany to retest all VW cars after latest Carbon dioxide emission admission

BERLIN: The latest setback comes a day after USA authorities accused VW of fitting nitrogen oxide defeat devices on its...

Brussels tax committee says Ireland should keep 12.5% rate

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DUBLIN: Ireland should continue to set its own rate of corporate tax, according to the chairman of the European Parliament's...

Customs seizes over 4 kg of gold from 2 passengers at Kolkata Airport