PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS), today, warned the public about fraudsters, who were becoming much more ingenious in their ways to skim them of their hard-earned cash, ...
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St. Lucia Mourns The Death Of Cultural And Sporting Icon
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – St. Lucia is mourning the death of cultural and sporting icon, Joyce Auguste, whose body was found at her home, on the outskirts of the capital, yesterday. She was 76 years old. ...
Read More »Veteran St. Kitts-Nevis Politician, Diplomat Quits Ruling Coalition, As Country Prepares To Elect New Government
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts-Nevis, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – Seven years after quiting the then-ruling St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP), to form the People’s Labour Party (PLP), Sam Condor has again called it quits; and is returning to the now-opposition SKNLP, ...
Read More »Data Linking Race And Health Predicts New COVID-19 Hotspots
By Kate Choi, Anna Zajacova, Michael Haan and Patrick Denice Guest Contributors Anecdotal stories about the COVID-19 pandemic suggest that Black, racialized and immigrant people in Canada have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. This narrative tells the story of immigrants and ...
Read More »Barbados Diplomat Tests Positive For COVID-19
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – The Barbados Ambassador to the United Nations, Liz Thompson, has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), according to an official statement, issued Tuesday, by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The statement stated ...
Read More »US Customs Intercepts Guns, Drugs And Money Destined For The Caribbean
MIAMI, Florida May 22, 2020 (CMC) – The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has seized guns, drugs and money that were being exported to the Caribbean, from the United States, through the Miami International Airport ...
Read More »Eight From Guyana’s Presidential Guard Service Test Positive For COVID-19
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – The Guyana Police Force (GPF) reported, in a press statement, that eight guards, from the Presidential Guard Unit, were recently tested positive for COVID-19. In a brief statement, the GPF said that random ...
Read More »Barbados Government Extends Grantley Adams Airport’s Closure To June 30
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, May 22, 2020 (CMC) – Barbados says, while its international airport remains closed to commercial traffic until June 30, this is not a guaranteed date for when airlines will resume flying into the island. “I cannot give you ...
Read More »Québec’s Blatant About-Face Regarding Race-Based Data Collection
By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist On May 6, Québec’s Director of Public Health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, said Quebec would begin collecting data about the race, socio-economic and ethnic background of those infected with Covid 19. “Yes, this information will be ...
Read More »Strengthening Canadian Government’s Support For Seniors During The Pandemic
By Deborah Schulte Canada’s Minister of Seniors The COVID-19 pandemic taken a toll on seniors’ finances, mental health and social networks. As they are staying safe by staying home, seniors are facing rising food and prescription drug costs, and having to ...
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