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 […]readmore
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 […]readmore
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 […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has released the detailed report provided by the Independent Review Team that was formed to review the results of this year’s examinations. The report listed 23 recommendations for the immediate, medium and long term some of which have already gone into effect, CXC had […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow JAMAICAN reggae singer Buju Banton is calling for the stop to mask wearing in his native country. Mask wearing is one of the measures Jamaica has implemented to fight the Covid-19 pandemic. The reggae singer in a video posted on Instagram with the caption “Free My People Now” lashed out at […]readmore
IN spite of uncertainties caused by the Covid-19 pandemic and major events being either cancelled or postponed across the Caribbean region, the Guyana Boxing Association (GBA) has registered to host the next Caribbean Championship. St Maarten was initially scheduled to host the 2020 games but pulled out because of uncertainty. The Guyana Chronicle […]readmore
IT’S impossible to trace nearly five percent of coronavirus cases in The Bahamas says Dr Nikkiah Forbes, Director of the National HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Programme. In an interview with Eyewitness News, Forbes said: “It’s very important that health teams have the correct and accurate information including contact information and that the forms are […]readmore
By Sue-Ann Wayow THE Government of Trinidad and Tobago should make every effort to ensure that no contents of the Venezuelan vessel the Nabarima are spilled into the ocean even if international pressure has to be applied. This was the appeal made by President of the American Chamber of Commerce Trinidad and Tobago (AMCHAM […]readmore
FISHERMEN and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) has retracted a statement it made on Monday morning that the FSO Nabarima in the Gulf of Paria was “temporarily stable.” In a release on Monday afternoon, the FFOS stated that upon further inspection of the photos that were sent to it, the FFOS retracted its previous […]readmore
THE FSO Nabarima is “temporarily stable.” In a release on Monday, Fishermen and Friends of the Sea (FFOS) stated that it has received unconfirmed reports with pictures from Venezuelan counterparts. The FFOS stated that the FSO Nabarima was no longer leaning/listing dangerously on the starboard but is floating upright at sea level. The […]readmore