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Trinidad Health Ministry warns: contaminated ginger which was stolen could kill

The Ministry of Health advises the public of reports received concerning the sale, in local markets, of fresh ginger, which has been contaminated with...

Trinidad: Price for roti and doubles may go up

Doubles vendors warn that the price of doubles may well be going up in the next week. The warning comes in the wake of their...

Guyana: Newborn baby dumped in plastic bag at Nandy Park

A newborn baby boy was found Sunday afternoon in a plastic bag at the corner of a road at Nandy Park, East Bank Demerara. The...

Jamaica: Mom dies after being wounded trying stop fight between sons

It should have been another typical Mother’s Day celebration on Sunday for 62-year-old Charmaine Henry and her family. But in a bizarre series of events,...

Surge expected as KFC reopens in Trinidad & Tobago

About 3,000 employees of Prestige Holdings are going back to work from today. Simon Hardy, the chief executive of Prestige Holdings-which operates several food franchises-said...

Jamaicans still flocking to overseas employment programme despite COVID-19

Almost 300 Jamaicans are to leave the island this weekend to take part in the seasonal farm work programme in the United States...

Caribbean has achieved COVID-19 containment, says researcher

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been contained in the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, according to a leading researcher and academic. However, Dr. Clive Landis, pro-vice-chancellor for...

Jamaica cruise ship worker happy to be home, “It felt like prison”

“It felt like prison.” Those are the exact words of Jermaine who returned to the island yesterday after he was stranded on a cruise...

Trinidad-born soldier/teacher in NY overcomes battle with Covid-19

Trinidad-born Ricardo Babu­lal, who was tested positive for Co­vid-­19 in New York, was determined to survive and not leave his loved ones behind,...

Cuban COVID-19 health worker collapses and dies in Dominica

Dominica has extended condolences to Cuba and in particular the relatives of a 42-year-old Cuban health worker, who collapsed and died on Tuesday night,...

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Jamaica now 478 and 9 death

The Health and Wellness Ministry is reporting five additional COVID-19 cases in Jamaica, pushing the tally to 478. Portfolio Minister Dr Christopher Tufton indicated that...

PAHO director warns of possible crisis in Haiti due to COVID-19

The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F Etienne has cautioned countries not to prematurely relax their social distancing measures...
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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...

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...