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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 ...

KATO, Guyana (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has announced the re-introduction of the One Laptop Per Family (OLPF) initiative. The Head of State told residents of Kato, Region Eight (Potaro-Siparuni) yesterday, that the program would ...

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — Caribbean Airlines Cargo is currently developing a COVID-19 vaccine transportation plan, to ensure its readiness to distribute the vaccine, throughout the Caribbean. The airline is currently consulting with stakeholders, in advance ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — The Ministry of Tourism, and all entities that fall under its remit, along with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, are doing everything to ensure that locals and visitors are kept safe and ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — Governor-General Dame Sandra Mason extended congratulations, and expressed thanks to four gentlemen for their service to Barbados, as they received their National Independence Honours and Awards, yesterday. Sir Brigadier General Rudyard E. C. ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — The Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), yesterday afternoon, received a quantity of equipment, valued over $27 million, to support the Department of Anaesthesiology and aid in the fight against COVID-19. The 16th Chinese ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — The China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has agreed to undertake additional work on the Cheddi Jagan International Airport, to the tune of $1.8 billion — at no additional cost to the Guyana government. The ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Wednesday, December 23, 2020) — Courtney Williams, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security (MNS), has been appointed Chairman of the National Task Force Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP). NATFATIP was established in 2005, by the government ...