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Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...

Jamaica Confirms Four Cases Of New COVID-19 Strain

Health Minister  Dr Christopher Tufton is reporting that Jamaica has confirmed four cases of the new strain of COVID-19. The four are among the 20 travellers from...

Wedding anniversary ruined – US Tourist allegedly injured by guest at hotel in Jamaica

What was intended to be a romantic holiday getaway for an American couple, Izzy and Muawea Rawshdeh, quickly turned sour after Izzy was allegedly...

Trinidad: Young mother shot and killed, three-year-old son wounded

While several families ushered in the New Year with jubilation, the family and friends of Natalia Cooper were in tears following her murder. Cooper, 25,...

Brazil reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths for third straight day

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil reported 56,773 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 1,074 deaths from COVID-19,...

Mottley announces curfew after ten new COVID-19 cases recorded

(Barbados Nation) Effective yesterday to January 14, Barbados will be under curfew from midnight until 5 a.m. each day, but Prime Minister Mia Amor...

Caribbean News

Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19...

Jamaica Confirms Four Cases Of New COVID-19 Strain

Health Minister  Dr Christopher Tufton is reporting that...

CARONAVIRUS

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

TRAVEL/TOURISM

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados: Sandals delisted as quarantine facility over alleged breaches

(Barbados Nation) Chief Medical Officer Dr Kenneth George has delisted Sandals Barbados Resort and Spa as a designated quarantine hotel effective January 5, 2021,...

Sandals Chief Questions Resort Link to Grenada COVID-19 Outbreak

Sandals Resorts International was prominent in travel news this week following a COVID-19 outbreak in Grenada that local press reports linked to the company’s...

WORLD NEWS

HEALTH & FITNESS

10 Healthy Foods That Are Making You Fat

Whether you've taken a healthy eating blanket for rapid weight loss or for long-term health benefits, I'm sorry to say, you may have too...

What Happens to Your Body if You Eat Ginger Every Day

There has been no coincidence that ginger has been used as a natural remedy for a hundred years. Now, science has repeatedly revealed that...

9 Surprising Benefits Of Soursop

Soursop is considered a wonder plant in many quarters due to its many health benefits. In fact, all the various parts of the plant...

PAHO urges Caribbean Community to support front-of-package warnings against unhealthy food

Washington, D.C. December 18 (PAHO) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged support for a proposal by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and...

Certain Foods and Beverages May Help Prevent Covid-19

Gov. Brian Kemp says Covid-19 vaccinations will begin within 3 weeks in Georgia. While many Americans express an unwillingness to take mRNA vaccines, a...

Mango Leaves Used to Treat Diabetes and Many Other Health Issues

Mango is considered to be one of the most delicious and loved fruits of all time. Its flavor is so divine that it is...
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Brazil reports 18,947 new coronavirus cases, 407 deaths

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil recorded 18,947 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 407 deaths from COVID-19, the...

Trinidad-born Nicki Minaj parties at ‘first Carnival’

Trinidad-born American rapper Nicki Minaj was yesterday urged to do a soca song with soca stars Machel Montano and Neil “Iwer” George for Carnival...

Missing Trinidad bar operator found shot to death

The search for 30-year-old Staton Octave has ended. He is dead. His decomposing body was found this afternoon in a muddy river. He was shot...

Grenada reports stellar tourism performance in 2019

2018 was a record-breaking year for Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique as the three-island destination invited the greater part a million all out guests...

Latest Reviews

Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...
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U.S. NEWS

U.S. Louisiana congressman-elect Letlow dies of COVID-19

Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, who won a runoff earlier this month to represent Louisiana’s northeastern 5th District, died Tuesday from complications of COVID-19. Letlow was set...

Hospitalization for Covid-19 in the US sets a new record

Hospitalizations due to Covid-19 in the United States today report a new historical record, with more than 121 thousand people in those institutions throughout...

Medical experts in the Caribbean encourage the community to take the vaccine

AS MANY in the global community, including the Caribbean community in New York, express fear, reluctance or hesitance about taking the Covid-19 vaccine, some...

‘My second life’: California nurse walks out of hospital after 8-month COVID-19 ordeal

LONG BEACH, Calif., (Reuters) – As a veteran ICU nurse whose job is to care for the most critically ill patients at her...

Canada

Migrant workers in Canada given OK to return to Trinidad and Tobago

Stranded migrant workers will be allowed to go home to Trinidad and Tobago under strict screening protocols, but many are choosing to remain in...

Canada: Donations of food, gifts bring taste of Trinidad and Tobago stranded farm workers

Dion Taylor likely won't be back in Trinidad and Tobago in time for Christmas, but he could almost taste home on Tuesday. "Everything was just...

Stuck in Canada, hundreds of migrant farm workers get help from federal government

Hundreds of Trinidadian migrant workers have been issued open work permits to stay in Canada after they found themselves stuck here, unable to return...

Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine, expects inoculations next week

OTTAWA, (Reuters) – Canada yesterday approved its first COVID-19 vaccine and said initial shots will be delivered and administered across the country starting...

South America

Brazil reports more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths for third straight day

BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil reported 56,773 additional confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in the past 24 hours, and 1,074 deaths from COVID-19,...

Boat that capsized off Venezuela was made for eight but carried 41 – report

(Trinidad Guardian) The ill-fated boat carrying 41 Venezuelans which capsized off Guiria three weeks ago only had the capacity for eight people and had...

Cuban doctors arrive in Panama to help with coronavirus fight

PANAMA CITY (Reuters) - Panama’s health ministry said that 220 Cuban doctors arrived Thursday morning to reinforce the Central American nation’s healthcare system and...

Hospitals in Mexico City almost overflowing with Covid-19 cases

Hospitals in Mexico City are almost overflowing with Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, so capital and federal authorities have been forced to swiftly install 344...
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ENTERTAINMENT

Miqueal-Symone Williams is Miss Universe Jamaica 2020

Miqueal-Symone Williams has been crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2020. The announcement was made a short while ago during a televised staging of the pageant. Williams,...

Country singer Charley Pride dead from coronavirus at 86

(Reuters) – African-American country singer Charley Pride, whose No. 1 country hits included “All I Have to Offer You (Is Me)” and “Kiss an...

Ellen DeGeneres announces she has Covid-19

(CNN)Ellen DeGeneres announced on Thursday that she has tested positive for Covid-19. The popular talk show host tweeted the news from her verified Twitter account. "Hi...

Comedian Majah Hype Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Atlanta

Prayers up for Majah Hype who is currently hospitalized. Popular comedian Majah Hype has been hospitalized in Atlanta. He hasn’t revealed much about what his...

Business

Barbados to implement real-time banking

By November next year, banking institutions will be able to transact business in real-time in Barbados. Ryan Straughn, Minister in the Ministry of Finance, made...

Dominica: 'A Nation with a Great Deal of Untapped Potential for Sustainable Investment'

he Commonwealth of Dominica, for several years now, has gained attention from entrepreneurs and investors alike. For those who wish to explore it, the...

Usain Bolt Gives Back to Rural Schools in Jamaican

Retired Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt has given back to over 20 rural schools in Jamaica through his Usain Bolt Foundation. Twenty-one early-childhood institutions in Trelawny,...

Caribbean Export Unlocks The Profit Potential Of The Caribbean With New Report

The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has released a new report entitled Unlocking the profit potential of the Caribbean ahead of its virtual...

Sports

Three footballers from Ecuador's national team sick of Covid-19

Ecuador's national soccer team has temporary losses today, as three players who tested positive for Covid-19 are in the required quarantine. Enner Valencia, Alan Franco...

West Indies players sanctioned for breaching isolation rules

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - The West Indies cricket squad has been stripped of the right to train while in managed isolation after players...

Reggae Boy Maalique Foster Hospitalised with Gunshot Injury

Jamaica international footballer Maalique Foster was in stable condition on Wednesday after suffering a gunshot wound in an incident on Tuesday night which left...

Confident Windies fly out for New Zealand -Players all given clean bill of health

The members of the West Indies team based in the Caribbean departed from Barbados yesterday evening for the tour of New Zealand. All the...
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