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GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 17, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said, today, that the recounting of ballots, from the disputed March 2 regional and general election, “would commence, immediately”, after it has conducted the legal examination of the ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, March 17, 2020 (CMC) – Caribbean Community (CARICOM) finance ministers held talks, yesterday, with the Director of the Western Hemisphere Department of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr. Alejandro Werner, as the region seeks ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 17, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados government confirmed, today, its first two cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19), and appealed to nationals not to panic, but follow the measures, outlined, so as to prevent its spread. Health and ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 17, 2020 (CMC) – The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, says it is lobbying the government to put a task force in place, to combat electricity theft in the island. JPS Chief Financial Officer, Vernon Douglas, told ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) said, today, that it has completed all the preparatory arrangements for the commencement of the national recount exercise as, agreed to by President, David Granger, and the Opposition ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – With Caribbean countries recording at least 40 confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, as of today, regional governments have embarked upon various strategies, aimed at limiting the spread of the virus and the possible collapse ...

By Dr. Kumar Mahabir Guest Writer Following the walk-out by all the international observers from a reportedly rigged vote-counting process in Guyana, incumbent President, David Granger, was making plans to swear himself in, as an illegal President. Then boom! The ...

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The Antigua and Barbuda-based regional airline, LIAT, says it has taken “immediate measures”, to ensure the safety of all its stakeholders, after it had been “advised” that a passenger, who ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica March 16, 2020 — Operators of beauty salons, barber shops and cosmetologists, are being warned not to render their services to anyone, if they are infected with the coronavirus (COVID-19). Failure to adhere could result in their licences ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 16, 2020 (CMC) – The government and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have signed a loan agreement — valued at US$50 million — to implement the Boosting Innovation, Growth, and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) Program, over the next ...