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Grenada: Police to wear body cameras
The Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) Wednesday announced it would implement body-worn cameras for police officers by the end of September this year, urging...
ST. LUCIA-CDC Drops Covid-19 Travel Warning
St. Lucia has welcomed the decision by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to remove its coronavirus (COVID-19) travel warning for the island.
Prime...
Laura leaves behind deadly destruction and years of cleanup in the Caribbean
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While much of the focus has been on the one-two tropical punch as Tropical Storm Laura is expected to track into the Gulf of Mexico...
JAMAICA: Usain Bolt tests positive for COVID-19
Legendary sprinter Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19), Loop News has been reliably informed.
The Jamaican Olympic great is reportedly now in self-isolation.
The development...
A Texas school system can’t make a Black teen cut his dreadlocks, court rules
(CNN)A Texas teenager, who was punished over the length of his dreadlocks, won't have to cut his hair to return to school after a...
JAMAICA: Gov’t Will Provide Free COVID-19 Vaccine
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government will provide free COVID-19 vaccines for Jamaicans.
Holness, who is also the JLP leader,...
GRENADA: One in every three women will experience intimate partner violence
One in every three women in Grenada has or will experience intimate partner violence (IPV) in their lifetime. The first comprehensive national survey on...
CARICOM Leaders prepare for Hurricanes amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have received proposals for dealing with the possibility of responding to a hurricane within the COVID-19...
Jamaica to Hold Political Debates Ahead of September 3 Polls
CMC – The Jamaica Debates Commission (JDC) has confirmed that there will be three 90-minute debates between representatives of the governing Jamaica Labour Party...
Life-saving coronavirus drug ‘major breakthrough’
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A cheap and widely available drug can help save the lives of patients seriously ill with coronavirus.
The low-dose steroid treatment dexamethasone is a...
GUYANA: Schools Will Not Reopen in September
CMC-Education Minister Priya Manickchand, says that schools will not reopen on September 7 as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
“From the beginning, I...
JAMAICA: Clergyman among four charged with having sex minor
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A member of the clergy is among four people charged with having sexual intercourse with a person under 16 in incidents in St....
BAHAMAS: COVID-19 cases top 1,000 in The Bahamas with 47 new cases Wednesday
The Bahamas has recorded more than 1,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The Ministry of Health reported an additional 47 cases on Wednesday, bringing the total...