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KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 31, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, last night, announced an island-wide, 10-hour curfew from April 1, as the island continued its efforts to reduce the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19). Holness, speaking at a news ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 31, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica government says, as of today, retailers found to be charging customers excessive prices for goods, during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, can be fined up to two million dollars or sentenced ...

By Lisa Cohen Guest Contributor Nearly a million people in Canada have already applied for employment insurance, and analysts are predicting that coronavirus-related jobless claims in the United States could exceed three million. Job loss is only one of the many ...

By Victoria Atabakhsh Guest Contributor In the midst of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all attempting to adapt to new routines and schedules as we adjust to our new social-distancing lifestyle. Although we’re all vulnerable to the coronavirus, we must not ...

By Gonzalo R. Quintana Zunino Guest Contributor Lately, the one topic the entire world is concerned about is the novel coronavirus. In line with that, as a sex positive neuroscience sex researcher, I am writing this article with a couple of ...

By Craig Janes Guest Contributor As the coronavirus pandemic continues its spread, it has infected more than half a million people and killed tens of thousands on nearly every continent. With offices shut down, people staying at home and hospitals bracing ...

By Richard leBrasseur Guest Contributor In February, a Nova Scotia MP introduced legislation aimed at tackling environmental racism. When it comes to environmental racism, it is essential to understand its long history in Nova Scotia. The African Canadian communities of Preston, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 31, 2020 (CMC) – The Full Court, today, upheld an appeal that sought to dismiss a ruling, by High Court judge, Justice Franklin Holder, that he had jurisdiction to hear an injunction that prevented the Guyana Elections ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 31, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana has recorded its second death from the coronavirus (COVID-19), as health officials confirmed, today, that there were now 12 positive cases of the virus in the country. The Ministry of Public Health ...

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, March 31, 2020 (CMC) – An earthquake, with a magnitude of 4.4, rattled several Caribbean islands, during the early hours today, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Trinidad and Tobago-based Seismic Research ...