News Nicholas Bayley 13 Hrs Ago St Augustine MP Khadijah Ameen (left) with the help of little In this … file photo, Rishaan Hosein and Councillor Richard Rampersad planting a coconut tree,the first of her 1000 tree project at the Helping Hand Recreational Ground, Streatham Lodge Road Extension , St Augustine. File photo/Sureash Cholai St
Retailers have defied sickly consumer confidence indicators as “revenge spending” has pushed up household spending by 10 per cent over the past year.It’s a paradox for most people that the economy has problems because just about everyone can readily get a job and the world is paying the country more for what its carbon-intensive economy
MINISTER FOR EVERYTHING Australia’s top spies had no idea former prime minister Scott Morrison was also treasurer, minister for Home Affairs, Health, Finance, and Industry, Science, Energy and Resources. Home Affairs secretary Michael Pezzullo and ASIO director-general Mike Burgess told the ABC they learnt at the same time as the rest of us. Incredibly, former home
Image source, Getty ImagesTrade unions have reacted angrily to government plans to cut civil servants’ redundancy pay by an estimated 25.9%.It comes as ministers seek to reduce civil servant jobs by 91,000.The PCS trade union accused the government of wanting “to get job cuts done on the cheap”.But a Cabinet Office spokesperson said that in