Body of a “Gay” Man Dug Up in Senegal
In Senegal, a west African nation where homosexuality is illegal, people dug up the body of a deceased man believed to be gay because they didn’t want him buried in the Muslim cemetery, reports the BBC. According to police, the man was buried Saturday when locals dug up his body, leaving it near his grave. His family then reburied him, but once again his body was dug up; this time it was left outside of his family’s home. The family then decided to bury the body on their property, according to a local newspaper. The nation has shown an increased intolerance for homosexuality, with imams and some media outlets speaking out against the lifestyle, most recently in the face of an appeals court decision to release nine people who had been convicted of performing homosexual acts. The men, who were originally sentenced to serve eight years in jail for “indecent conduct and unnatural acts,” were part of a group fighting HIV and AIDS in the nation.

Jamaica Sees Minimum-wage Increase
Jamaica increased its minimum wage by 10 percent Monday. This means that the least employees will be getting each week is $46. The government made the move in an attempt to help Jamaicans who might be struggling in the economic crisis. But the raise wasn’t dramatic enough to hurt employers, Labor Minister Pearnel Charles told the BBC. This is the second minimum-wage increase this year; in January the nation raised the wages by almost 17 percent, reports the news service.

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