GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – Members of the CARICOM (Caribbean Community) election observer team, who will be scrutinising the national recount of Guyana’s March 2, ballots, will soon begin undergoing tests for COVID-19 in their respective home countries. ...
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St. Lucia Government Announces Relaxation Of Some COVID-19 Measures
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – The St. Lucia government has announced a relaxation of some of the measures, put in place to prevent the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, but said that the 10-hour daily curfew, ...
Read More »Trinidad Government To Open Borders To Accommodate Stranded Nationals In Suriname
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – National Security Minister, Stuart Young, announced, today, that the twin-island country would allow for, at least 60 of its nationals, stranded in Suriname, to return home, even as he ...
Read More »Grenadian Legislator Calls For Cancelation Of Carnival 2020
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – A legislator in the upper House of Parliament, Senator Andre Lewis, has called on the government of Grenada to cancel the island’s 2020 carnival celebrations – Spicemas — because of the ongoing ...
Read More »Jamaica’s Opposition Leader Calls For Establishment Of Committee To Oversee Inclusive Approach To COVID-19 Fight
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – Leader of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Dr. Peter Phillips, says the government needs to establish a national COVID-19 Prevention, Planning and Oversight Committee, to enable a more inclusive approach to ...
Read More »COVID-19 Will Severely Impact Remittances To The Caribbean: Global Financial Expert
DENVER, Colorado April 27, 2020 (CMC) – A senior official of WorldRemit, the London-based digital money transfer company, says overall remittances to the Caribbean will be severely impacted this year, as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Daniel Canning, ...
Read More »GECOM’s Recent Decisions Pose “Continuing Danger” To “Transparent and Credible” Election Result: Commissioner Benn
Dear Editor: I write, not to add to the imbroglio existing out of recent, particular decisions, arrived at, by the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), nor to deepen the public anguish those decisions continue to fuel, but to point out the ...
Read More »Ontario Alliance Of Black School Educators Applauds Education Ministry’s Review Of Peel School Board
The following letter, written by the Ontario Alliance Of Black School Educators, was addressed, and sent to Ontario’s Minister of Education, Stephen Lecce, today (April 27, 2020). It was copied to Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, and Ontario Premier, Doug ...
Read More »Cuba Sends 216 Health Care Workers To South Africa To Help Battle COVID-19
HAVANA, Cuba, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – The government of Cuba sent 216 healthcare workers to South Africa, on Saturday, to help the country in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Communist, Spanish-speaking, Caribbean island has, to date, sent ...
Read More »COVID-19 Cases Continue To Climb In Jamaica; Tally Now 350
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – The number of persons, who have tested positive for COVID-19, now stands at 350. This was announced by the National Surveillance Unit of the Ministry of Health and Wellness, yesterday. The Unit disclosed ...
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