April 16, 2022
Rwanda President wants closer links between Africa and the Caribbean
President Paul Kagame has called for solidarity among African and Caribbean countries saying that they must together to advance their common positions and interests globally. Addressing a joint sitting of the Houses of Parliament on Thursday, the…
April 16, 2022
Mask mandate lifted, no COVID test required for entry to Jamaica
From Friday, visitors to Jamaica will not be required to present a negative COVID-19 test in order to enter the country, according to a statement from the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Additionally, people in enclosed public spaces will no…
April 7, 2022
CXC launches new education tool
The Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has launched a new Data Intelligence Gateway online platform that it says will allow it to serve its regional stakeholders more efficiently. “No institution can prosper at this moment in our…
April 7, 2022
Search continues as vessel drifts into Venezuelan waters
The Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG) said that the St. Vincent and the Grenadines registered cargo vessel that capsized in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Trinidad and Tobago last weekend has drifted into Venezuelan waters as the search…
April 7, 2022
Guyana sacrificing billions of dollars to ensure protection of its forests
President Dr. Irfaan Ali Monday said Guyana is sacrificing billions of dollars (One Guyana dollar=US$0.004 cents) in order to keep its forests which are almost the size of England and Scotland combined, help protect the earth by storing gigatons of…
April 1, 2022
Government extends income tax deadline
The Dominica government Thursday announced an extension of the deadline for filing income tax, saying that the measure is in response to requests from the public due to the negative impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on the island. “As a…
April 1, 2022
Guyana considering another COVID-19 booster shot
Health Minister Dr. Frank Anthony Thursday said the government is considering the recommendation by the US-based Center of Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to offer coronavirus (COVID-19) booster doses to persons 12…
March 27, 2022
St. Lucia government disturbed at the sight of the dead killer whale
The St. Lucia government says while killer whales are not listed as an endangered species, it is disturbed at the recent distribution of pictures and video footage showing the “capture and landing of a marine mammal of the order, Cetacea. In a…
March 27, 2022
New York street co-named in honor of late mother of top Haitian American legislator
The Haitian-American chair of the Brooklyn, New York Democratic Party has co-named an East Flatbush, Brooklyn street in honor of her late mother. Brooklyn Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, whose Haitian-born mother, Marie Andrée Bichotte…
March 27, 2022
Prime Minister announces lifting of most COVID-19 restrictions
Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on Saturday announced the removal of most of t he restrictions that were implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking during a news conference on Saturday afternoon, Rowley said the restrictions to be lifted…