And 10 minutes before news time - Prime Minister Briceno made an address to the nation announcing the restoration of salaries - and the suspension of the curfew effective tomorrow.
Here's a small portion of that 6 minute statement:
We believe we have found a workable compromise which includes restoring the full 10 percent to public officers and teachers.
On COVID-19, the Cabinet has decided that it is time to re-balance responsibility in the fight against COVID-19. For some two years, the Government has responded to the pandemic by embarking on a massive public health campaign, securing hundreds of thousands of vaccines, heavily imposing restrictions on personal freedoms and curtailing social and economic activities. The Cabinet has decided that the time has come to restore personal and economic freedoms, while encouraging everyone to act responsibly.
Effective 1st March the curfew will be lifted. The Minister of Health will provide more details of the process by which we will lift all measures during the month of March as we move towards normalcy on 1st April 2022.
The entire statement can be seen on the government Facebook page.
