GEORGETOWN, Guyana (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Minister of Health, Dr. Frank Anthony, has announced that the government will ensure its frontline workers are first to benefit from the COVID-19 vaccine, when it becomes available. He disclosed that currently, the ...
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KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Friday, October 16, 2020) — The people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines will vote in General Elections on November 5. Prime Minister, Dr. Ralph Gonsalves, who is also the Chairman of CARICOM, made ...
Read More »Nigeria And Jamaica To Cooperate In New Areas
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Bilateral relations, between Jamaica and Nigeria, could be further strengthened, in the areas of banking and agriculture. This was noted by outgoing Nigerian High Commissioner to Jamaica, Janet Omoleegho Olisa, during an interview ...
Read More »Jamaica Government Remains Steadfast in Restoring Public Order
KINGSTON, Jamaica (Friday, October 16, 2020) — Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang, pledged that the Andrew Holness-led government remains steadfast in restoring public order, reducing criminal violence, and eliminating endemic corruption. “Those are priorities and we will continue ...
Read More »Caribbean Examinations Council Chairman Responds To Public Concerns About The Recent Regional Examinations
BARBADOS (Friday, October 2, 2020) — Concerns raised in the public domain, with respect to the efficacy of procedures and systems used by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) in its computation and declaration of student performance data are of great ...
Read More »Important Caribbean Legislation Passes United States Senate; Moves On To The President For Signature
WASHINGTON, District of Columbia (Friday, October 2, 2020 — Legislation that extends the U.S.–Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) through 2030, passed the Senate, last night, by unanimous consent. The legislation (H.R. 991) passed in the lower House on September ...
Read More »Bermudians Vote To Return Premier David Burt To Office
HAMILTON, Bermuda (Friday, October 2, 2020) — Incumbent Premier, David Burt, led his Progressive Labour Party (PLP) to a landslide victory in the island-nation’s General Elections held, yesterday. The PLP won 30 of the 36 seats at stake, with the ...
Read More »Guyana’s Prime Minister Launches National Operation To Fight COVID-19; Enforcement Measures To Strengthen
Georgetown, Guyana – Friday October 2, 2020 — Prime Minister, Brigadier Mark Phillips, yesterday, during a press briefing at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre, launched operation COVI-CURB, an initiative by the National COVID-19 Task Force to ensure compliance with the ...
Read More »New GECOM Commissioner And Member To The Public Service Commission Sworn-in
GEORGETOWN, Guyana Friday, October 2, 2020 — President, Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali, administered the Oath of Office to Manoj Narayan, who will serve as a government-nominated Commissioner to the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), and Ganga Persaud, who will be a ...
Read More »COVID-19 Demands Sustainable Global Recovery Plan, Says Jamaica’s Prime Minister
KINGSTON, Jamaica Wednesday, September 30, 2020 — Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is calling for an extraordinary, inclusive and sustainable global management and recovery process for the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. He noted that the world needs a global plan as innovative, ...
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