WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States today sought to further pressure on Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega by imposing another round of sanctions, this time targeting the country’s army chief and finance minister.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Pulse star and multiple Vogue cover girl, Jeneil Williams, is expecting a baby this summer and, true to form, the supermodel has been the focus of major magazines as they chronicle her journey to motherhood.
(Trinidad Express) Hundreds of Trinidad and Tobago nationals stuck on cruise ships are begging to return home.
(Trinidad Guardian) Ahloy Hunt, brother of People’s National Movement (PNM) former minister of sport and youth affairs Gary Hunt has been selected by the United National Congress (UNC) to contest the St Joseph seat.
(Jamaica Star) When 80-year-old Neville Haughton and other family members were heading back to St James from their farm in Westmoreland on Tuesday, little did they know that it would be the last ride for three of them.
RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil suffered a record of 1,188 daily coronavirus deaths yesterday and is fast approaching Russia to become the world’s No.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited took a $5-billion hit on its investment securities, which led to lower profit in the March quarter.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia’s attorney general’s office said yesterday it will issue arrest warrants for 10 mayors for alleged acts of corruption during the country’s two months of coronavirus lockdown.
(Jamaica Observer) Amidst the joy felt by Jamaican crew members as Royal Caribbean Cruise Line’s Adventure of the Seas docked in Falmouth on Tuesday, one of their colleagues has been left broken.
(Barbados Nation) Minister of Tourism Kerrie Symmonds said yesterday that the Grantley Adams International Airport remains closed to commercial traffic until June 30, however, there is no guarantee airlines will resume flying to Barbados at that time.
(Trinidad Guardian) At least one person who tested positive for COVID-19 and discharged had to be taken back in after redeveloping symptoms.
RIO DE JANEIRO/SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s coronavirus outbreak worsened yetserday and the South American nation could soon have the second-highest number of cases in the world as the Health Ministry reported 888 new deaths and nearly 20,000 new infections in a single day.
(Trinidad Express) As the country awaits a reaction from Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley on the controversy swirling around National Security Minister Stuart Young, he retreated to his garden yesterday where he spent time relaxing and doing some “focused thinking”.
LA PAZ, (Reuters) – Bolivian authorities yesterday fired the health minister and opened an investigation of potential corruption over allegations that officials bought ventilators at inflated prices, underscoring the global challenge to prevent graft in the coronavirus pandemic.
(Barbados Nation) Barbados is still under a 24-hour national curfew. That was made clear by Attorney General Dale Marshall, who said the intention is to keep as many Barbadians at home while the COVID-19 pandemic remains a threat, even as Government has partially reopened some businesses and individuals are allowed in public at various times during the day.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Red Stripe Jamaica and Pepsi Jamaica will be giving away 6,000 cases of beverages, a move that serves not only to give the sellers of liquor the stock to bring back life to their businesses, but also positions the brewery to ramp up sales as customers return to their watering holes.
Having played pivotal roles in observing Guyana’s controversial March 2nd general elections, the Organisation of American States (OAS) and CARICOM are preparing to monitor Suriname’s general elections on May 25th.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Royal Carib-bean’s Adventure of the Seas with some 1,044 Jamaican ship workers on board has arrived at the Falmouth Pier in Trelawny.
(Trinidad Guardian) US Ambassador Joseph Mondello has issued a statement saying that he has spoken to National Security Minister Stuart Young about the visit of the Venezuelan Vice-President’s visit to this country.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Andrea Campbell, portfolio director of the health promotion and prevention unit at the National Family Planning Board, says the islandwide nightly curfews and stay-at-home orders implemented under COVID-19 could produce an alarming increase in the number of unplanned children in the next 12 months.
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