KINGSTON, Jamaica April 11, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, revealed that the government is considering reopening the island’s ports, for the controlled re-entry of Jamaicans, who have been stranded, overseas. The country closed its borders to incoming passengers on ...
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Guyana’s Health Ministry Explores Expanded Testing And Treatment Capacity For COVID-19
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 11, 2020 (CMC) – The Ministry of Public Health is exploring the use of rapid-testing, as well as medications for COIVD-19 patients, following advice from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Top health officials, here, held discussions ...
Read More »How Canadian Faith Communities Are Responding To The Coronavirus Pandemic
By Andrea Paras Guest Contributor Faith communities play an important role in people’s daily lives. According to the Pew Research Center, 63 per cent of Canadians identify with a religious faith while at least 55 per cent of Canadians report that ...
Read More »Coronavirus Has Sped Up Canada’s Adoption Of Telemedicine: Let’s Make That Change Permanent
By Inderveer Mahal Guest Contributor The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed how doctors provide health care. This public health crisis has shifted the paradigm on how Canadians access medical care and has ushered in the new era of telemedicine. Almost overnight, patients ...
Read More »Why Canadians And Americans Are Buying More Guns, During The Coronavirus Pandemic
By Noah S. Schwartz Guest Contributor The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a surge in gun sales. Estimates based on background checks show that an estimated 2.6 million guns were sold in the United States in March. That is an 85 per ...
Read More »OAS Says Regional Countries Can Negotiate Prices Of Supplies To Combat COVID-19
WASHINGTON, D.C. April 10, 2020, (CMC) – The Organization of American States (OAS) says governments of the 33 countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, that are part of the Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP), will have access to ...
Read More »New York’s Caribbean Community Deeply Saddened By Death Of Caribbean American Chamber Of Commerce’s Founder and CEO, To COVID-19
NEW YORK, New York April 10, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean community in New York has expressed deep sorrow, over the passing of long-standing President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the Brooklyn-based Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry ...
Read More »St. Vincent’s Finance Minister Warns Of “Rough Waters Ahead”
KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, did not sugar-coat the reality of what lies ahead, as he warned that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in major economic fallout for the ...
Read More »Guyana Elections Commission’s CEO Instructed To Revise Draft National Recount Work Plan
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield, has been tasked with revising his 156-day, draft work plan for the national recount of the ballots from the recent, delayed ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Extends Curfew, With New Hours; Makes Mask-Wearing Mandatory For Some
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The government has adjusted the curfew Order for Jamaica, aimed at further reducing the transmission of COVID-19, Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, announced Wednesday. “The Easter period presents us the perfect opportunity to slow ...
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