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GUYANA: Pock-Knocker Dies After Being Allegedly Beaten By A Woman In Guyana
Police are searching for a 23-year-old woman, wanted in connection with the murder of her 24-year-old co-worker, whom she had earlier accused of stealing...
Grenada Cancels Spicemas 2020
(NowGrenada)
Grenada has officially cancelled its 2020 carnival celebrations, saying that it is the type of event that can give rise to a second wave...
Frontier Airlines Will Let You Pay To Keep The Middle Seat Empty On Your...
(Cnn)
The middle seat on a plane is already an undesirable spot. Soon passengers on Frontier Airlines flights will be able to pay extra to...
ST KITTS: Former PM Douglas Renews SKNLP’s Commitment To Press Freedom; Documents Several...
In a statement to mark World Press Freedom Day, the St Kitts-Nevis Labour Party renewed the party’s commitment to press freedom, not only in...
JAMAICA: Holness Says All Jamaicans Could Get COVID-19
(Jamaica Star)
Prime Minister Andrew Holness was blunt. “The possibility is that all of us, at some point in time, will get it,” he said...
HAITI: Authorities Searching For COVID-Positive Persons Who Fled Hospital
Haitian health authorities Monday appealed to five people who tested positive for the coronavirus (COVID-19) and fled a hospital on Sunday.
The Departmental Director of...
St Lucia Relaxes COVID-19 Measures
The St Lucia Government has announced a relaxation of some of the measures put in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus,...
Jamaica Now Has 364 COVID-19 Cases
(Jamaica Observer)
Minister of Health & Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton has advised that 16 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last 24 hours.
This has...
JAMAICA: Gov’t puts temporary hold on importation of chicken
(JAMAICA OBSERVER)
In a Twitter posting just hours ago, the Ministry of Industry Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries announced that it was putting on hold the...
St Lucia Cabinet Agrees To 75% Salary Cut In Face Of Economic Crisis
(Loopslu.com)
Saint Lucia’s Cabinet of Ministers has agreed to a 75% salary reduction to help tackle the COVID-19 economic crisis, Loop News confirmed Wednesday, April 22, 2020.
Ahead...
FDA Approves First At-Home Coronavirus Test
(CBS)
The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that it has approved the first authorized at-home coronavirus test. The test will be made available first to health care workers...
Coronavirus Cases In Jamaica Increase To 223
(Loop Jamaica)
Jamaica now has 223 cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) following 27 new cases overnight.
The announcement was made by Minister of Health and Wellness,...
Barbados Crop Over Festival Cancelled Due To COVID-19
(BUZZ- Caribbean)
There will be no Crop Over festival or National Independence Festival of Creative Arts (NIFCA) in Barbados this year, as COVID-19 continues its...