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Aircraft owners: COVID-19 measures excessive

The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) today said that the measures imposed by the COVID-19 task force on the industry are excessive and it also disclosed that it was considering providing relief flights to Region Eight. A statement from the Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana follows: The Aircraft Owners Association of Guyana (AOAG) completely […]

Homeward bound: T&T nationals return home

Thirty-three Trinidad and Tobago nationals stranded in Barbados by the COVID-19 virus are at the Grantley Adams International Airport to return home today. The group’s attorney  Prakash Ramadhar said yesterday that Minister of National Security Stuart Young had granted the group an exemption allowing entry after much deliberation last evening. The 33 nationals, who were […]

A 50-year quest for People’s Power – 1970 to 2020

Features Newsday 3 Hrs Ago The late Chief Servant Makandal Daaga, right, and Kwasi Mutema. – EMBAU MOHENI TODAY marks the 50th anniversary of a most significant date in our history, the TT Revolution of 1970, also called the Black Power Revolution. Fifty years ago, the then government led by Dr Eric Williams, declared a […]

COVID-19 task force drops quarantine requirement for CARICOM recount officials

Following widespread consternation, the National COVID-19 Task Force this afternoon announced that it had reversed its position requiring that CARICOM officials coming here for the recount of votes be quarantined for two week. A statement from the task force follows: NCTF approves decisions for CARICOM officials to do WHO approved pre-testing prior to arrival in […]

Jamaica: Principals reject new CXC exam proposals

SOURCE: JAMAICA GLEANER: The proposal by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to use School-Based Assessment (SBA) and multiple-choice examination, possibly to be administered online, as its 2020 examination has not found favour with the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPPS). Linvern Wright, the president of JAPPS, thinks the proposal would shortchange students, arguing […]

My experience with covid196

Features Newsday 6 Minutes Ago Janya Harrington relaxes at home. In an essay, Janya, who goes to The Athenian Presecondary School, writes about how her life has changed because of covid19. – Janya Harrington The novel coronavirus, also known as covid19, is a virus that has been suggested to have originated in Wuhan, China. It […]