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BARBADOS: Fresh calls to take down Nelson
The wave of black consciousness currently sweeping over the western world is attracting calls for lingering symbols of slavery and colonialism to be removed...
GUYANA: Completed Recount Shows Opposition Taking One Seat Lead In General Election
(Newsroom)
With the tabulation of all 2, 339 statements of recount completed on Monday morning, it has been confirmed that the PPP won the elections...
ST. KITTS: Dr Timothy Harris Sworn In For Second Term As Prime Minister
Messages of congratulations keep pouring in to Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris, who was sworn in today, Sunday, June 7th, 2020 as Prime Minister...
BERMUDA: Trump appointee sparks US Consulate protest
(ROYAL GAZETTE)
Dozens took part in a protest outside the United States Consulate yesterday to jointly decry a new appointment and the unlawful killing of...
JAMAICA: 19 killed across Jamaica in bloody weekend
(Jamaica Observer)
NINETEEN murders in the 72-hour period from last Friday to yesterday morning pushed the country's murder tally since the start of this year...
DOMINICA: Two More COVID-19 Cases Recorded
Dominica has recorded two additional cases of the coronavirus, Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced.
He said health authorities acted swiftly to isolate two cruise...
Trump Declares June National Caribbean-American Heritage Month
From America's earliest days, Caribbean Americans have contributed to the success, spirit, and character of our Nation. For generations, their skills, knowledge, innovation, and initiative...
JAMAICA: US Donates Additional $44 Million To Jamaica’s COVID-19 Response
(Jamaica Observer)
The United States Government has committed an additional $44 million (US$300,000) to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Jamaica, the American Embassy in...
MONTSERRAT: Government Disburses More Than $700,000 in COVID-19 Salary Support
(discovermni.com)
A total of 518 employees have benefited from the salary support scheme under the Government of Montserrat’s COVID-19 stimulus package.
According to Premier and Minister...
ST. KITTS: Opposition Party Mounts Legal Challenge Over State of Emergency
The opposition St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) has filed separate injunctions in the High Court challenging the State of Emergency and denial of its...
USVI-U.S. Virgin Islands To Reopen To Leisure Visitors June 1
The U.S. Virgin Islands will reopen its doors to leisure travelers on Monday, June 1, 2020.
Commissioner of Tourism Joseph Boschulte declared that the Territory...
BARBADOS- PM says regional countries will not rush to re-open borders to accommodate tourists
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries will adopt measures that will ensure the safety of their citizens as well as tourists as they prepare to re-open...
BAHAMAS-Government denies “running out of money’
The Ministry of Finance wishes to advise the public that reports of the Government “running
out of money” are false. Further, the Bahamian dollar is...