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November 2018

Wear Blue Day

On Wednesday the Ministry of Community Development and Gender Affairs invited institutions as well as the general public to join in and stand out as advocates on behalf of children in the federation by wearing blue. Wednesday 21st…

Who Will Be Covered by National Health Insurance?

Chairperson of the National Health Insurance Commission, Azilla Clarke says a major concern of many persons attending the public consultations that have been held recently is the question of “ who will be covered”. In an interview with…

Third Prize Winner in FCCA Contest Hails From St. Kitts

Arjenel Browne of the Immaculate Conception Catholic School is the third prize winner in the junior division of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association (FCCA) Foundation for the Caribbean 2018 Children’s essay contest. As a result,…

Taxi operator training workshops to begin on Wednesday

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Lindsey Grant says training is essential for the development of the tourism sector. He made the statement during a brief interview with ZIZ on Monday shortly after announcing that a taxi operator training…

Top 2018 Regional & National Awardee CSEC and CCSLC

The Caribbean Examinations Council has informed the Ministry of Education that Daria James, a student of the Washington Archibald High School, is the 2018 regional top awardee for the most outstanding female candidate in the region for…

2018 State Scholar

The federation’s State Scholar for 2018 is Khale Thomas of the Clarence Fitzroy Bryant College. During the address providing a summary of the performance of students in CAPE, CSEC, and CCSLC, Education Minister Hon. Shawn Richards…

California wildfires: Number of missing leaps to 631

The number of people missing in northern California's devastating wildfire has leapt to more than 600, and seven more bodies have been found, according to local authorities. The missing persons' list has doubled since earlier on…

CCJ Declares Guyana’s Cross-Dressing Law Unconstitutional

The Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that a law in Guyana, which makes it a criminal offence for a man or a woman to appear in a public place while dressed in clothing of the opposite sex for an “improper purpose”, is…