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Jamaican sex workers say COVID-19 hurting business

Commercial sex workers who ply their trade on the popular ‘Back Road,’ in Portmore, St Catherine, say the area has become almost a ghost...

Two Trinidad women catch COVID-19 on ill-fated cruise

The two latest novel coronavirus (COVID-19) cases announced by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday night were two Trinidadian women who were aboard the...

Barbados confirms first two COVID-19 cases

Minister of Health and Wellness Jeffrey Bostic has confirmed that Barbados recorded its first two cases of COVID-19. Here is the full text of his...

Missing Jamaica businessman Roger Chang found murdered

Businessman Roger Chang has been found murdered in Windsor Castle on the border of Portland and St Mary. Chang went missing on Saturday. He had reportedly...

Trinidad Police Commissioner Gary Griffith to self-quarantine

The Prime Minister is exercising “caution” with respect to coronavirus after his recent travels. And Police Commissioner Gary Griffith says he is going into self-quarantine...

Fearful Jamaican taxi drivers refusing to transport nurses

Taxi drivers across Jamaica are being warned by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton that the Government may confiscate their licences if they continue...

Guyana confirms four case of coronavirus COVID-19

Minister of Public Health Volda Lawrence today confirmed three positive cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus), bringing the total number to date to four. According to the...

Saint Lucia confirms its second case of Caronavirus COVID-19

On Saturday, March 14, 2020, Saint Lucia recorded its second case of COVID-19. The patient is a 53-year-old male with active travel history, with France...

Jamaica declared coronavirus disaster area; travel from UK restricted

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared all of Jamaica a disaster area amid the coronavirus. At the same time, he has announced a travel ban...

Guyana: Women jailed for 3 years, fined $5M each for sharing sex tape of friend on social media

“You can’t allow your emotions to take control of you. It’s hard, a really hard lesson but I hope you learn from it. I...

Trinidad records second coronavirus case

The Ministry of Health, Trinidad and Tobago, advises of the country’s second confirmed case of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Yesterday at 7:44 p.m., the Caribbean...

St. Lucia confirms its first COVID-19 case: woman, 63, with UK travel history

As of Friday, March 13, 2020, Saint Lucia recorded its first confirmed case of COVID-19. The patient is a sixty-three (63)-year-old woman with a travel...
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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...