Regional News
Barbados’ school protocols being worked on for April reopening
Barbados’ Principals are working with the country’s Ministry of Education to ensure all COVID-19 protocols are in place when face-to-face classes resume later this...
Small businesses in Guyana receive $99 Million in grants
Within the last seven months, the Government of Guyana, via the Small Businesses Bureau, has disbursed a quantity of grants to assist small businesses...
Barbados starts negotiations to obtain Johnson&Johnson vaccine
With the competition at an all-time high to get vaccines across the world, Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Amor Mottley said Barbados had started...
Bermuda COVID Cases Soar, as Testing Centres Overwhelmed
Bermuda’s Health Minister Kim Wilson disclosed that island’ testing centres are being overwhelmed, after it recorded a further 108 cases of COVID-19, bringing the...
Antigua to distribute laptops to secondary school students
Antigua and Barbuda’s Board of Education will roll out its Laptops for Secondary Schools initiative in a week’s time.
The Antigua Grammar School, Antigua Girl’s...
Canada helps 6 Caribbean countries fight COVID
The Government of Canada announced it would contribute CAN$1,200,000 to support the efforts of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) against COVID-19 in six...
Guyana receives first batch of COVAX vaccines
The first batch of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines through the COVAX facility, comprising a quantity of 24,000 doses, arrived in Guyana on Monday.
The COVAX facility is...
Ban placed on marches and vigils in T&T ahead of holidays
For just about two weeks, Ministry of Health officials in Trinidad and Tobago have been warning citizens that COVID-19 cases are increasing again and...
UWI Open Campus gets US$25m grant for global online strategy
A grant from Silicon Valley-based Company, Eon Reality, to The UWI Open Campus is the largest in decades for the University, and provides a...
New Suriname carrier to service Guyana and the region
A carrier from Suriname is scheduled to start flying to Guyana and other countries in the region soon.
This was recently announced by Guyana’s Minister...
