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FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken on November 12, 2021.  Mandatory credit Kyodo/via
FILE PHOTO: An aerial view shows an oil factory of Idemitsu Kosan Co. in Ichihara, east of Tokyo, Japan November 12, 2021, in this photo taken by Kyodo. Picture taken on November 12, 2021. Mandatory credit Kyodo/via

Petroecuador declares force majeure in oil field amid conflict with local community

QUITO, (Reuters) – Ecuador’s state-owned oil and gas company, Petroecuador, said on Sunday it would declare force majeure on its Eden Yuturi oil field in the eastern part of the country amid a conflict with a local community.

IMF calls again for removal of Trinidad foreign exchange restrictions

(Trinidad Guardian) A staff mission from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) yesterday said it again “encourages” the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank to remove all restrictions on current international transactions as a means of creating a more investment-friendly business environment that would drive the diversification of the T&T economy. 

Security threat real

(Trinidad Express) President of the Law Association Sophia Chote, SC, says the security concerns of the Director of Public Prosecutions over a Port of Spain building assigned for its operations by the Government are valid.

DPP’s lawyers want apology from AG

(Trinidad Guardian) Lawyers within the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions are calling on Attorney General Reginald Armour to apologise for his suggestion that their office was underperforming.

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