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PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad And Tobago (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The Caribbean Public health Agency (CARPHA), with funding from the European Union (EU), has entered into an agreement with the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO), to support Member States’ ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — Attorney-General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Mohabir Anil Nandlall, says he feels “vindicated” by the decision of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to withdraw the simple larceny charge against him. Nandlall was ...

UPPER DEMERARA-BERBICE, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The Ministry of Labour will be implementing training across the country, to ensure there is a skilled workforce in every region, announced Minister Joseph Hamilton, during an outreach to Upper Demerara-Berbice (Region ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The Irfaan Ali-led government has already set in motion, plans to access a COVID-19 vaccine when it becomes available, disclosed Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony. He revealed that Guyana is among the ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The national government will allocate two million dollars to each municipality, to ensure that town council staff, who have not been paid for months, receive their wages and salaries. Minister of Local Government ...

TRELAWNY, Jamaica (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, announced that the birthplace of the late former Prime Minister, Hugh Lawson Shearer, in Martha Brae, Trelawny, is to be declared a heritage site. ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — The National Museum of Jamaica has received a grant of €17,662, 00 (J$2.7 million) to purchase two air conditioning units, a standby generator and a computer. The grant is a gift from the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica (Tuesday, October 20, 2020) — Close to 200 Jamaicans were honoured for their exemplary contribution to the development of the nation, during a virtual ceremony, aired on National Heroes Day, yesterday. The Governor-General, Sir Patrick Allen, conferred the ...

By Carlos Felipe Jaramillo Guest Contributor The digital economy, connectivity and the possibilities offered by remote work, have emerged as a shelter from the devastating effects of the Covid-19 pandemic for many social and economic sectors of the Caribbean and ...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Guyana and Suriname will launch a Strategic Dialogue and Co-operation Platform, next month, which is aimed at strengthening relations between the neighbours, in tangible ways. This was disclosed by Minister of Foreign Affairs ...