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KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – Minister of Finance, Camillo Gonsalves, did not sugar-coat the reality of what lies ahead, as he warned that the COVID-19 pandemic will result in major economic fallout for the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – Chief Elections Officer (CEO) of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), Keith Lowenfield, has been tasked with revising his 156-day, draft work plan for the national recount of the ballots from the recent, delayed ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The government has adjusted the curfew Order for Jamaica, aimed at further reducing the transmission of COVID-19, Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, announced Wednesday. “The Easter period presents us the perfect opportunity to slow ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, April 10, 2020 (CMC) – A fourth person has died from COVID-19 in Barbados. The Ministry of Health and Wellness reported that the deceased is a 57-year-old, diabetic female, who was infected by a known case, who had ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The main opposition, the People’s Progressive Party-Civic (PPP-C) has proffered that a national recount of votes, from the March 2 general and regional elections, can be done in 10 days, and would not ...

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – Parliament, late Tuesday, passed amendments to the nation’s public health law, legislating fines of up to EC$2,000, for each day that a COVID-19 quarantine is breached. Minister of Health, ...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, April 9, 2020 (CMC) – The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the emergency situation in the twin-island republic — where it is based — and in the ...

By Michael Van Cooten Publisher/Editor TORONTO, Ontario April 9, 2020 — For the first time, since its inception, in 1967, almost 53 years ago, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, formerly known as Caribana, will not be staged, this year. The Board ...

By Annan Boodram Guest Contributor The majority of coronavirus patients were infected, by someone, who wasn’t showing any symptoms of the deadly virus (asymptomatic persons), a new study of cases in China found. Researchers, from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University ...

Yes, I am fully aware that listening and heeding advice are not among your fortes, but, nevertheless, I hope that reading this, will bring about a change in your thinking. You have become famous for doing things, never before done, ...