AS St Vincent and the Grenadines gear up for the general election next week Thursday, people arriving in the country after Saturday will not be allowed to vote as they will be subjected to the mandatory quarantine period. iWitness News reported that Opposition politician Kay Bacchus-Baptiste said, “The reason being is that there is […]
ALTHOUGH the world is focused on Covid-19 at the moment, global leaders should not forget that climate change also poses a serious threat to the planet. At a virtual Climate Change Conference hosted by Guyana on Thursday, Guyana’s President Dr Irfaan Ali said environmental dangers needed to be placed at the centre of Sustainable […]Read More
Caribbean Airlines (CAL) will offer more flights between Guyana and Barbados from October 31. In a press release issued on Tuesday, Caribbean Airlines stated there will be weekly regional flights between Eugene F Correia International Airport Ogle, Georgetown and Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados. The airline will introduce three weekly, non-stop return flights […]Read More
THE curfew that has been implemented in Jamaica to limit the spread of Covid-19 has been extended to November 16. In addition, persons who are 65 years and over will have to adhere to the curfew times until November 30. In a virtual media conference on Wednesday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the continued […]Read More
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has received more than 5,000 requests for reviews from secondary school pupils in Trinidad and Tobago as at Tuesday. In a release issued on Wednesday, the Ministry of Education stated that the number for request for reviews for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) was 2, […]Read More
SINGLE-USE plastic will be officially banned in St Maarten from January 1, 2021. At a recent meeting of the Island Council, the Council unanimously approved the Island Ordinance to ban the use of such plastics which includes plastic bags, St Maarten News (SMN) Network reported. The ordinance prohibits the provision of a list […]Read More
THE Ministry of Health and Wellness in St Lucia has recorded its highest daily rate of positive Covid-19 cases on Monday. In a press release on Monday evening, the ministry stated that the number of cases in the country now stands at 63. Nine new cases were reported on Monday with five of the […]Read More
THE number of positive Covid-19 cases in The Bahamas stood at 6, 466 on Sunday with 693 cases being reported over the past week. Despite the rise, Tourism Minister Dionisio D’Aguilar said government would still be removing the mandatory 14-day quarantine period travellers and returning citizens from November 1, Eyewitness News reported. The majority […]Read More
SEAPORTS in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will be opened for visitors in December, one week after the re-opening of the TB Lettsome International Airport on December 1. Bvinews.com reported that Junior Minister for Tourism Sharie De Castro made the announcement at a community meeting held on Jost Van Dyke recently. She was […]Read More
AS the number of positive cases of Covid-19 increased to 35 in Dominica, there is a renewed call to practice mask wearing to prevent further spread of the deadly virus. Dominica News Online reported that National Epidemiologist Dr Shallaudin Ahmed revealed the two new cases were a 60-year-old male from Canefield and a 52-year-old […]Read More