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ECCU communiqué on COVID-19
A special meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) and the monetary council of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) was held virtually on March 15, 2020, under the chairmanship of the monetary council and prime…
China sends TT test kits, medical supplies
The government of China is expected to send 4,000 covid19 diagnostic test kits, among other medical supplies, to Trinidad and Tobago.
Guyana airports to be closed to international traffic for two-weeks
As the country ramps up its response to the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19), authorities yesterday announced that the two major airports would be closed to incoming international flights from midnight tonight for the next two weeks.
Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs confirms St. Maarten’s first COVID-19 case
Chairperson of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) Prime Minister Silveria Jacobs has confirmed the St. Maarten has recorded its first COVID-19 (coronavirus) case. This was stated in her national address held on March 17.
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet tests negative for coronavirus
Prime Minister Allen Chastanet, who went into self-isolation Tuesday morning after reportedly feeling sick, has received good news: he does not have the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
Venezuela expands quarantine as number of coronavirus cases climbs to 33
Venezuela will implement a nationwide quarantine after detecting 16 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Monday, President Nicolas Maduro said, adding that the total number of cases in the South American country had risen to 33.
‘I am running out of food’ – Bull Bay resident says grocery basket now empty
Food and other necessities are reportedly running out in some of the households on Morales Drive in Seven Miles, Bull Bay, which is currently under quarantine.
Venezuelan riot police drive off protesters with tear gas
Security forces fired tear gas Tuesday to repel an anti-government march led by Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who is struggling to reignite street protests to capitalize on mounting international pressure on embattled socialist…
Jamaica records first case of Coronavirus disease
Jamaica has confirmed its first imported case of COVID-19 in Kingston.
OECS Bar Association condemns threats against St Lucian judge
The OECS Bar Association joins with the Bar Council of the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis in strongly condemning recent attacks on Justice Eddy Ventose following his February 27, 2020 ruling in a High Court matter involving certain…
Counterfeiters busy in Trinidad, official says fake bills rampant
One day after a San Juan market vendor reported that he was paid with a counterfeit $100 bill at the Central Market in Port-of-Spain, a source in the Bankers’ Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BATT) is saying…
Grenada retracts ban on g-strings, thongs and wired bras
Organizers of Carnival in Grenada had earlier taken the decision to ban all G-strings and thongs however, Spicemas Corporation has since retracted their earlier statement and opened up the celebrations to its usual relatively unrestricted…
Dominican Republic confirms first case of coronavirus
Health authorities in the Dominican Republic said on Sunday that they had confirmed the first case of coronavirus in the country, a tourist visiting from Italy.
PAHO issues recommendations on using face masks in wake of Coronavirus
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued several recommendations on the use of face masks in the wake of widespread fear over the global spread of the coronavirus – COVID-19.
UWI Establishes Coronavirus Task Force
The University of the West Indies (UWI) is reporting that it has established a task force to assist with the mobilisation of the region’s public health providers to deal with the coronavirus.