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By Thomas Klassen Guest Contributor By becoming the first president to be impeached twice, Donald Trump’s controversial and divisive term as president is reaching a surreal ending. Although he will likely remain in office and finish his term on Jan. 20, ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Tuesday, January 19, 2021) — The Barbados government has announced that, starting from January 26, 2021, the United States will require travellers to present a negative COVID-19 test for entry into the country. Rapid tests are being accepted ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, January 18, 2021) — Chief Justice (Ag.) Roxane George, today, dismissed one of two petitions, filed by the main Opposition, APNU+AFC Coalition, challenging the validity of the results of the March 2, 2020 General and Regional Elections. ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Monday, January 18, 2021) — Justice Marcia Veleta Dunbar-Green has been temporarily appointed to the Court of Appeal, from today to March 26. She was sworn in by Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, during a ceremony at King’s House, ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Monday, January 18, 2021) — Responding to questions, during last Friday’s COVID-19 update, about the more easily-transmissible COVID-19 variant, recently discovered in Brazil, Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, says the Guyana government is taking every precaution on ...

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica (Monday, January 18, 2021) — Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland, Dr. Marcia Graham, is crediting the health department’s collaboration with various organisations, and compliance by citizens, for the decrease in new COVID-19 cases in the parish. “We ...

By Selwyn Richards Contributing Columnist Another lockdown; Joe Biden will become US President, on Wednesday; and Kamala Harris will be Vice-president — the first woman to hold the position. History, on so many fronts. There is very encouraging news regarding ...

By Yvonne Sam Contributing Columnist On January 6, the entire world looked on, in unmitigated disbelief, if not embarrassment, at what was playing out on their television screens, and of all places, at the US Capitol Building. A mob of ...

By Ettie Rutherford Contributing Columnist As we embrace the long-awaited new year, my first words must be to thank everyone, who has helped me to spread my TGIM (Thank God It’s Monday) messages, and who, on a weekly basis, have ...

TORONTO, Ontario — Toronto History Museums recently launched the Awakenings program – a virtual series of art projects by Black, Indigenous and artists of colour — aimed at addressing the lack of representation in stories about Toronto. It is a ...