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GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, April 21, 2021) — Guyana is one step closer to achieving herd immunity, having reached a landmark, with over 100,000 persons inoculated against COVID-19, as of Tuesday, declared Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, during today’s COVID-19 ...

Today teaches tomorrow a lesson — African proverb By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist Historically, while Canada did not have segregation (Jim Crow) laws, like in the United States, segregation did exist in this country. Black History Month is as much ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist In the ongoing fight against the present pandemic, everyone should be concerned about whether, or not, their tax dollars are being spent in a manner that is most beneficial to all students. While COVID-19 has ...

By Kent Roach Guest Contributor The police killing of George Floyd begs for effective remedies that respond both to past harms while also preventing future harm. Former Minneapolis police officer, Derek Chauvin, was found guilty of three counts in the killing ...

By Temitope Oriola Guest Contributor The guilty verdict in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the killing of George Floyd signposts a defining moment, beyond policing. Finding Chauvin guilty on all counts should have consequences for policing in the United States, ...

NEW KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, April 21, 2021) — The government of Canada, through the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives, today, donated $11.3 million (CAD 100,000) to the Ministry of Health and Wellness, in support of Jamaica’s COVID-19 response. Canada’s contribution ...

The verdict is in. Derek Chavin is guilty on all counts. What does this mean? Justice was served in this case. Justice prevailed. But the justice we need is bigger than the verdict of this one case. Hopefully, this case ...

CHRIST CHURCH, Barbados (Friday, April 16, 2021) — Prime Minister, Mia Amor Mottley, has instructed Minister of Transport, Works and Water Resources, Ian Gooding-Edghill, to procure second-hand trucks, to assist with providing potable water to residents in some districts, whose ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, April 16, 2021) — Jamaica’s expenditure on imports, during the 2020 calendar year, fell by 26.4 percent to US$4.76 billion, relative to the previous year, disclosed Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, April 16, 2021) — Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, declared that Guyana’s vaccination campaign against COVID-19 has put the country in a “good position”, ahead of its CARICOM counterparts. While he did not give a specific ...