Regional News
Antigua’s PM calls for tax cuts in airline ticket prices in the region
Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister, Gaston Browne, says the COVID-19 pandemic has provided Caribbean governments with the opportunity to implement tax cuts for airline...
Four more COVID-19 deaths reported in Guyana
Following four recently confirmed COVID-19 deaths, Guyana’s overall toll now stands at 409, the country’s Ministry of Health has announced.
The latest fatalities are three...
Antigua may be forced to drop COVID restrictions and fully reopen
Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne says as the rest of the world returns to normalcy, Antigua and Barbuda may be forced...
Probe launched into child suicide at Guyanese school
Guyana’s Ministry of Human Services and Social Security is currently probing the circumstances surrounding the suicide of a 15-year-old girl.
According to a statement issued...
Two JDF members are first-ever appointed to US Coast Guard Academy
The United States Coast Guard Academy has admitted as cadets two members of the Jamaica Defence Force, Shawna Marie Sinclair and Nicholas Folkes.
Soon-to-be Cadet...
T&T’s Gov’t approves priority vaccination & travel exemptions for artistes
Members of Trinidad and Tobago’s entertainment industry, who wish to leave the country to perform abroad and return home, will be granted travel exemptions.
The...
Grenada sees steady increase of illegal immigrants
Grenada’s Assistant Superintendent of Police Leroy Joseph who is Head of the Immigration Department said that for the first 5 months of 2021, Grenada...
Guyana leads CARICOM countries in vaccination effort
Some 201,347 persons or 41 percent of the Guyanese adult population, persons 18 years old and above, have received their first dose of the...
FIFA, CARICOM Enter Landmark Collaboration
FIFA and CARICOM have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their collaboration, with the aim of promoting sports integrity and social responsibility...
Cannabis-stuffed chicken seized at police checkpoint in Guyana
11 bulky parcels of cannabis stuffed in 11 frozen chickens were seized by the police during a routine stop-and-search exercise at a Police Checkpoint...
