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KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 21, 2020 (CMC) – A retired professor at the University of the West Indies’, Mona Campus, has become Jamaica’s sixth COVID-19 fatality. He has been identified as Tara Dasgupta, who was Professor Emeritus of Inorganic Chemistry. His ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. April 21, 2020 (CMC) – The World Bank says it has activated US$6.6 million, to provide immediate funding for Dominica’s emergency response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, focusing on enhancing health system capacity and strengthening food security. “The ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 21, 2020 (CMC) – The National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) announced, it has agreed to relax the stringent measures for persons entering Guyana, so as to allow officials of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) team to participate in ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 21, 2020 (CMC) – The toll, from the coronavirus in Guyana, has risen to seven. The Ministry of Public Health, on Sunday, confirmed that the person, who had tested positive, died at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation’s ...

By Nelson A. King CMC Correspondent NEW YORK, New York April 21, 2020 (CMC) – Barbadian singing superstar, Rihanna, says her Clara Lionel Foundation (CLF) is expanding support for the COVID-19 global response. CLF said it has collaborated with Twitter ...

ROME, Italy April 21, 2020 (CMC) – Haiti is among 10 countries, being identified for a possible famine of “Biblical proportions”, according to a new report, published by the United Nations. According to the Head of the World Food Program ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 21, 2020 (CMC) – An investigation has been launched, into the recent seizure, of a large quantity of US currency and six barrels of fuel, by the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana April 17, 2020 — The national recount of votes, cast in the March 2, General and Regional elections, will see the use of no more than 10 work stations, Chair of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), former Justice ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica April 17, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says instructions have been given to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, to rapidly expand testing for COVID-19. “This is why they have rolled out the [mobile units]. They are ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, April 17, 2020 (CMC) – Tourism Minister, Clarice Modeste, has denied reports that an international airline will be resuming flights to the island, as of May 7. “There has been no approval for any flights, bringing in ...