(Jamaica Gleaner) Actor and director Garfield Reid, more popularly known as ‘Bad Boy Trevor’, has been taken into custody after cops reportedly raided a pool party being held at a house on Plantation Drive, in Plantation Heights, St Andrew last night, law enforcement sources revealed. Reid has since been charged with breaches of the Disaster […]
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Government’s decision to accommodate over a dozen cruise ships that were denied entry to ports across the region could pay off big dividends once the threat of COVID-19 passes. Tourism Minister Kerrie Symmonds told a media conference on Sunday that Barbados’ “humanitarian stance” has been quietly gaining respect from the international community. On Saturday night, […]
News Julien Neaves 5 Hrs Ago National Security Minister Stuart Young. – National Security Minister Stuart Young has responded to a claim that TT has “abandoned all of its citizens abroad” by saying the closure of the country’s borders as part of covid19 prevention measures was a “necessary step”. In a Facebook post, one person […]
(Trinidad Guardian) Hours after the pastor of the Bethel ‘The House of God’ in Freeport made the decision to suspend services indefinitely and not proceed with the planned weddings at the church’s compound today, they received a bomb threat.According to information reaching the Guardian Media, sometime after 3 pm yesterday police officers received information that […]
Barbados has recorded two new cases of COVID-19. This brings the national count to six. The newly diagnosed persons are two Barbadians: a male in his 20s and a female in her 60s, both of whom recently returned to the island from the United States. Below is the full text of the statement released by […]
This story is developing and will be updated. The Maritime Administration Department (MARAD) today said that in the drive against the Covid-19 pandemic, all seaports in Guyana will be closed from tomorrow to international vessels with the exception of merchant ships. In a statement, MARAD said that no shore leave and crew exchanges shall be […]
(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 […]
MONTEGO BAY, St James — President of the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ) Gloria Henry is happy with Government’s decision to allow players in the sector to work from home due to the novel coronavirus threat. “We welcome the Government’s support to allow computers to leave the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) duty-free to facilitate […]
News Shane Superville 46 Minutes Ago Public health inspectors will be visiting various communities where large gatherings are common to advise representatives on the best practice and precautions for curbing the spread of the covid19 disease. In a media release the Ministry of Health on Friday said the inspectors will be visiting schools, supermarkets and […]
PRIME Minister Andrew Holness has announced several measures to be undertaken by the National Housing Trust (NHT) to bring relief to mortgagors caught in the financial backlash from the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. These measures, he said, will “ensure the social protection of its mortgagors and contributors, and safeguard persons from losing their homes […]