GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 27, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Police Force has launched a search for a man, identified only as ““Gepper”, in connection with the murder of a 62-year-old woman, who was found stabbed to death at her home ...
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Guyana’s COVID-19 Taskforce Approves GECOM’s Proposal For 10 Vote Recount Stations
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 24, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM) has received the approval of the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF), to utilise its proposed 10 workstations for the national recount of ballots from the 52-day-old elections. GECOM’s ...
Read More »Jamaican Ministry Of Health Staff Being Tested For COVID-19
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 24, 2020 (CMC) – The Ministry of Health and Wellness is actively conducting sampling and testing of its employees for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The move comes, as seven of the Ministry’s staff have tested positive for ...
Read More »St. Lucia Reports Recovery Of All COVID-19 Patients
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, April 24, 2020 (CMC) – St. Lucia has become one of only three countries in the world, where all persons infected with COVID-19 have recovered. The two other nations, without any deaths, are Greenland and St. Barth. ...
Read More »COVID-19 Restrictions Being Relaxed In St. Kitts To Allow Limited Business Operations
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, April 24, 2020 (CMC) – Prime Minister, Dr. Timothy Harris, announced, today, new regulations under the Emergency Powers Act that will allow businesses to operate for four days, as he reported that the twin-island federation was flattening ...
Read More »National Security Minister Under Fire For Suggesting Barbados Disrespected Trinidad’s Border Policy
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 24, 2020 (CMC) – Barbados’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade said, today, that it was “deeply disturbed” by a jab, made by Trinidad and Tobago’s National Security Minister, Stuart Young, who suggested this country failed ...
Read More »Pan American Health Organisation Urges Countries To Maintain Vaccination During Covid-19 Pandemic
WASHINGTON, DC April 24, 2020 (CMC) – Countries must strengthen vaccination against seasonal influenza and measles, to prevent respiratory illness and vaccine-preventable diseases outbreaks, during the COVID-19 pandemic, say experts at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO). The ...
Read More »During The Pandemic, Parents Be Endemic With Your Kids On Social Media
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist The closure of schools, stores, churches, social gathering places, offices, bars and cinemas, near and afar, have devastated the social engagement of adults. Consider the impact on youths, teens and young adults, who thrive on ...
Read More »Debunking Nine Popular Myths Doing The Rounds In Africa About The Coronavirus
By Neelaveni Padayachee and Lisa Claire du Toit Guest Contributors In the second week of March the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic. By mid-March the disease had spread rapidly in many countries around the world. Governments are taking ...
Read More »COVID-19: India’s Harvests Also Locked Down
As a nationwide lockdown has confined a record 1.3 billion Indians to their homes since March 24, one of the hardest hit communities has been that of Indian farmers. By Neeta Lal Guest Contributor NEW DELHI, India April 24, 2020 ...
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