(Trinidad Express) Trinidad-born Ricardo Babulal, who was tested positive for Covid-19 in New York, was determined to survive and not leave his loved ones behind, especially his elderly father.
BOGOTA, (Reuters) – Colombia has declared a second state of emergency to support sectors of the economy that will remain shut down for an extended period to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, President Ivan Duque said on Wednesday.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Limited parental supervision and an emerging role reversal have hobbled the transition to online classes since the shuttering of schools nationwide, with Jamaican teachers reportedly the targets of nude images and other inappropriate content shared by their students.
(Trinidad Express) The parents of murdered siblings, Vishal and Vishanie Chitbahal, say the pain of losing their only children is something impossible to recover from.
(Trinidad Express) Cricket legend Brian Lara has celebrated another milestone in his life, having cross half-century.
(Trinidad Guardian) After 70 days waiting to ensure they were safe of COVID-19, 33 Trinidadian nationals were finally released from the step-down facility in Tacarigua and allowed to return to their homes yesterday.
The World Bank yesterday said it has provided US$412,000 to Suriname to purchase essential medical supplies for the country’s emergency response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.
The European Union (EU) on Monday sanctioned six Nicaraguan officials over human rights and the stalling of democracy.
The Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr Carissa F Etienne has cautioned countries not to prematurely relax their social distancing measures as it could increase the spread of the virus and she has voiced particular concern over Haiti.
(Jamaica Star) The loved ones of William Montgomery Holmes, an elder of the Nyabinghi Order, are chanting fire after the 78-year-old’s beard was shaved while he was admitted at Linstead Hospital late last month.
(Trinidad Express) Thirty Trinidad and Tobago nationals currently in Guyana are now calling on Government to respond to their requests to be allowed home.
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Indigenous leaders in Brazil have asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to set up an emergency fund to help protect their communities from the threat of the coronavirus pandemic.
Taxpayers will fork out $64 million to pay for accommodation and food for 330 Jamaicans stranded overseas by the COVID-19 pandemic who will arrive back home this week.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A number of expectant mothers are expressing fear as their delivery dates draw nearer due to the tragic sequence of events which resulted in the death of 23-year-old first-time mom Jodian Fearon over a week ago.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuelan authorities said eight people involved in a “mercenary incursion” were detained yesterday along the country’s coast, adding the suspects were part of a U.S.-backed
(Trinidad Guardian) Minister of Finance Colm Imbert says the Government has already monetised its shareholding in Republic Financial Holdings Limited (RFHL) and Angostura Holdings Limited (AHL) to provide funding to Government through the issue of National Investment Fund (NIF) Bonds.
(Trinidad Express) A Barrackpore man has captured a nighttime video showing vampire bats feeding on the blood of chickens roosting on a tree in his back yard.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazilian Health Minister Nelson Teich yesterday disputed the need to set up a new hospital to fight the coronavirus pandemic in hard-hit Manaus, even as the city’s hospitals are overwhelmed and officials have resorted to burying COVID-19 victims in mass graves.
RIO DE JANEIRO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Defense Ministry issued a relatively rare statement yesterday, saying the armed forces are dedicated to their constitutional mission and democracy and that violence against members of the press is not acceptable.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Two firefighters who were among 18 people nabbed by the police at a party on Saturday in breach of the nightly COVID curfew have been suspended with further disciplinary action in the works.
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