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ST. VINCENT: Preacher gets 30 years for raping child

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(IWNSVG) An assistant pastor was, on Thursday, jailed for 30 years  — a life sentence — for raping a female member of his congregation three...

Critical Personal Protective Equipment Procured for Caribbean Frontline Medical Workers

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Critically needed personal protective equipment (PPE) is on its way to medical workers on the front lines of the Caribbean’s COVID-19 pandemic response. Yesterday, the...

BARBADOS: CDB says create right environment for efficient air travel

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BARBADOS TODAY It is still early days, but one of the main funding partners behind the financially-troubled airline, LIAT, is proposing that several key changes...

BARBADOS: Mottley Says No Discrimination As 12 Month Travel Work Visa Comes Under Scrutiny

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Barbados will not discriminate against anyone who wants to come to the country under the 12-Month Welcome Stamp initiative. Speaking in the House of Assembly...

GRENADA: Tourists Warned Against Breaking Covid-19 Protocols

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Grenada’s borders, through a phased process, are opening. A legitimate concern for many would-be non-compliant tourists. Non-compliance in this instance could range from breaking quarantine...

Plane skids off taxiway at Guyana’s Cheddi Jagan International Airport

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An Eastern Airlines plane arriving from Miami, Florida skidded off the taxiway at the Cheddi Jagan International Airport in Guyana Wednesday afternoon. An official at...

BVI: Government Urges Foreigners Without Jobs to Leave the Island

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The British Virgin islands (BVI) government has informed non-nationals that they should leave the British Overseas Territory (BOT) if they have been terminated from...

Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over online-only instruction for foreign students in the...

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(CNN) Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday sued the Trump administration over its guidance not allowing foreign students to take online-only courses in the...

Grenada Lifts Curfew, But Implements New Conditions

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Grenada on Tuesday announced the lifting of the curfew that had been put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), even...

Suspected Case Of Bubonic Plague In China’s Inner Mongolia

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(CNN) Authorities in the Chinese region of Inner Mongolia are on high alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague, the disease that caused the...

Trinidad & Tobago Gov’t Says Borders May Remain Closed For Election

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The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has no plans to rush towards reopening the borders of the country, which have been closed since...

TRINIDAD: General Elections To Be Held On August 10

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Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley Friday announced that general elections will be held on August 10. Rowley told Parliament that he had advised President Paula...

Jamaica suspends use of British royal insignia after anti-racism protests

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(Reuters) - Jamaica has suspended the use of a badge representing one of the highest British royal honors after anti-racism protesters decried its imagery...