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By Faizan Ali and Cihan Cobanoglu Guest Contributors Due to the coronavirus, people around the world have canceled their travel plans. Governments and health officials have warned the public to avoid boarding cruise ships and long flights. Major events like conferences, trade ...

By Melanie Soderstrom and Michael C. Frank Guest Contributors Has anyone ever told you: “Don’t baby talk to your baby?” Parents of young infants often tell us that they have heard this advice from friends, family and even health care professionals. As ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist Here we are again. If you are reading this message, you are truly blessed. You are one of those, fortunate enough to be looking forward to the week ahead. Even though the Coronavirus has been ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – President, David Granger, expressed sadness over the death of three soldiers, yesterday, as it was disclosed that the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) has started a probe into the explosion that claimed their lives, ...

ROSEAU, Dominica, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – Dominica’s government said, yesterday, it will use the US$14 million loan, from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), to provide income support, next month, for persons, directly impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has ...

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – The Grenada government said, today, it is developing a document, which will provide guidelines for the protection of workers’ safety in the private sector, as part of measures to deal with the ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) are collaborating on a large, international project, examining options for drugs to treat the coronavirus (COVID-19). ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – Guyana has extended the emergency coronavirus (COVID-19) measures to June 3, as the National COVID-19 Task Force (NCTF) said it remained concerned about the increasing numbers of confirmed cases, here. The NCTF also ...

WASHINGTON, DC, May 1, 2020 (CMC) – St. Lucia will benefit from US$10.5 million, activated from World Bank projects, to support the country’s COVID-19 response, the financial institution announced, yesterday. The Washington-headquartered World Bank stated, the financing will strengthen St. ...

WASHINGTON, DC May 1, 2020 (CMC) – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission ended a four-day mission to Barbados, yesterday, raising the possibility that the island could receive millions of dollars in assistance, as it deals with the economic fallout, ...