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Jamaica: COVID-19 cases move to 25

Jamaica now has 25 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the health and wellness ministry advised last evening. The increase, the ministry said,...

Trinidad & Tobago now has 57 COVID cases

As part of the national drive to safeguard the health of the Trinidad and Tobago population in the face of the global COVID-19 outbreak,...

Barbados accepts stranded Trinidad nationals

Barbados on Monday accepted 35 Trinidadians into a mandatory quarantine after their own country refused to relax a national border shutdown it put in...

Brits being airlifted out of Trinidad & Tobago

The British High Commission in Trinidad and Tobago is racing to repatriate its citizens who may still be on the islands. Brits are being told...

Trinidad: Community Spread has begun…53rd person tests positive for COVID-19

As of the morning of Tuesday, 24th March, 2020 the Ministry reports the following: • Number of samples submitted to the Caribbean Public Health Agency...

Trinidad: Woman sneezed and got evicted from market

Police escorted a female vendor out of the Southern Wholesale Market in Debe on Sunday, after she sneezed. The woman, who recently returned from a...

Jamaican entertainer Elephant Man charged with breaches of the Immigration Act

Dancehall artiste, Elephant Man , whose given name is Oneil Bryan, has been charged with breaches of the Immigration Act. A team from the Counter-Terrorism...

Trinidad and Tobago records 50th COVID-19 case

Trinidad and Tobago has recorded its 50th case of COVID-19. In a release early Sunday, the Ministry of Health announced that a patient had tested...

Barbados now has 17 coronavirus cases

The number of persons diagnosed with COVID-19 in Barbados increased to 17 today, three more than yesterday. ​The three – two men and one woman...

Trinidad: Daughter of critically-ill COVID-19 patient calls for unity

With tears rolling down her cheeks, the daughter of one of the patients diagnosed with the COVID-19 virus and warded in a critical condition...

Doctors, nurses who test positive for COVID-19 not included in Jamaica’s 19 confirmed cases, Says Tufton

A “number” of first responders in Jamaica have tested positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), the health ministry has disclosed. Health and Wellness Minister...

Barbados announces $20M “survival” stimulus package; landlords told not to evict

A $20-million “survival” stimulus package was announced Friday night by the Prime Minister to provide critical assistance to thousands of people and businesses in...
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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...