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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – A fourth person has died from COVID-19 in Barbados. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that the deceased is a 57-year-old, diabetic female, who was infected by a known case, who had ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The main opposition, the People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C) has proffered that a national recount of votes, from the March 2 general and regional elections, can be done in 10 days, and would not ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – Parliament, late Tuesday, passed amendments to the nation’s public health law, legislating fines of up to EC$2,000, for each day that a COVID-19 quarantine is breached. Minister of Health, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency situation in the twin-island republic — where it is based — and in the ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario April 9, 2020 — For the first time, since its inception, in 1967, almost 53 years ago, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, formerly known as Caribana, will not be staged, this year. The Board ...

By Annan Boodram Guest Contributor The majority of coronavirus patients were infected, by someone, who wasn’t showing any symptoms of the deadly virus (asymptomatic persons), a new study of cases in China found. Researchers, from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ...

Yes, I am fully aware that listening and heeding advice are not among your fortes, but, nevertheless, I hope that reading this, will bring about a change in your thinking. You have become famous for doing things, never before done, ...

By Nelson A. King CMC Feature Writer SANTIAGO, Chile, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – In light of women’s greater exposure, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has called on regional governments, to guarantee women’s rights, in ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – Veteran Jamaican actress, Lois Kelly Miller, best known for her role in the Hollywood movie, “Met Joe Black”, died, yesterday, at the age of 102. Miller, a former piano teacher, was a household ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE) has announced that it is working to mitigate the threats, arising from the COVID-19 pandemic, that has affected all CARICOM member states. ...