(Source: Buzz Caribbean) – New cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in Haiti and other infected islands have sent the Caribbean confirmed toll skyrocketing to 220 as of 1:29 pm Greenwich Meridian Time (GMT) on Friday (March 20). Of that number, only ten cases have been closed, with two official recoveries in Jamaica and […]
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Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley will be addressing the country from Parliament at 6 p.m. on the economic response to novel coronavirus COVID-19. Barbados recorded its first confirmed cases of COVID-19… Source link
The world of Sport has ground to a screeching halt since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) a global pandemic earlier this month. Almost every major sporting league – FIFA, EPL, NBA, NHL, MLB and ATP Tour – has cancelled or suspended activities. Sports fans will not get an opportunity to […]
Hours after an early end to the Hilary term, hundreds of teachers are uncertain about when schools will reopen and what format will be used to teach when that time comes. President of the Barbados Secondary Teachers’ Union (BSTU) Mary Redman explained that as Government maneuvres unchartered territory with the COVID-19 pandemic, teachers are hoping […]
MIAMI, United States (CMC) — A senior official of the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) has welcomed the cooperation between regional governments and public health authorities in their efforts to minimise the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic and to strengthen Caribbean resilience. But CHTA Director General Frank Comito says until a vaccine is […]