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Grenada: Cluster of Covid-19 cases confirmed in one workplace

Health authorities have confirmed that 4 of Grenada’s current 8 active Covid-19 cases are co-workers of a company that has since been ordered to...

Guyana: Man sentenced to stand one hour in sun for breaching curfew

An East Bank Demerara (EBD) resident was on Wednesday sentenced by the Diamond/Golden Grove Magistrate’s Court to stand for one hour in the sun...

Jamaica: Cocaine Hidden In Easter Buns, Cheese Seized At Airport

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Police officers at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), yesterday, discovered a quantity of cocaine hidden in cheese containers. According to the...

Jamaica: 17 New Coronavirus Cases, Tally Up To 381, 7 deaths

The Health and Wellness Ministry is reporting an additional 17 coronavirus cases in Jamaica. According to an update posted last night on its COVID-19...

Trinidad and Tobago nurses want $1M COVID death payout

The T&T Registered Nurses’ Association (TTRNA) is asking the Government to consider a $1 million payout in the event any nurse loses their life...

Holness says all Jamaicans could get COVID-19

Prime Minister Andrew Holness was blunt. “The possibility is that all of us, at some point in time, will get it,” he said...

Trinidad nurse dies in UK from COVID-19

Trinidad-born healthcare worker Mahadaye “Mary” Jagroop passed away last week at the Birmingham Heartlands Hospital in England after contracting COVID-19. Affectionately called “Auntie Dassie”,...

Stranded Guyanese cruise ship workers appeal for OK to return home

Around 70 Guyanese cruise ship workers, who have been stranded aboard vessels operated by Royal Caribbean Cruises in Florida, are pleading with the National...

Stranded Jamaicans crash government’s online portal with applications to get back home

Jamaicans stranded overseas amid the COVID-19 pandemic can now qualify to return home by applying through an online portal under the Government’s programme of...

A St Vincent and the Grenadines Police officer shot and killed while trying to serve a warrant

A slain police officer’s last WhatsApp status posted at 9:30 pm on Saturday showed a meme — a coffin surrounded by the words, “Don’t...

Jamaican hospitals, doctors trade blame as delivering mother dies amid COVID chaos

A major squabble has erupted between two Kingston hospitals over whether the death of a 23-year-old delivering mother was caused by a panicked breakdown...

Jamaica records 45 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health & Wellness’ National Surveillance Unit has advised that 45 samples tested positive for COVID-19 in the last...
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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...