(Trinidad Express) A twenty four year-old doctor from San Fernando allegedly jumped to his death from a third-floor apartment in Champs Fleurs early yesterday morning after using a mixture of alcohol, LSD and marijuana.
A reported COVID-19 party in Las Cuevas ended in tragedy early Sunday when a Barataria woman lost her life and several others were injured when the vehicle they were returning home in crashed.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Moviegoers went to the now-defunct Harbour View Drive-in Cinema for film, frolic, and, ahem, more.
(Jamaica Observer) NEW YORK, USA — For one group of Jamaican nationals here the outbreak of the coronavirus may have already caused permanent economic damage.
(Jamaica Observer) The death toll among Jamaicans in the United States as a result of the coronavirus pandemic is showing signs of receding, according to usually reliable sources within the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council, as well as other well-placed sources here.
(Trinidad Express) There are only three COVID-positive patients in hospital as of Sunday night.
T&T’s archaic Education Act of 1966 could be one of the reasons why Ministry of Education officials are now seeking advice from the Chief Personnel Officer and Attorney General on how teachers can be made to account for their work while at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
(Jamaica Observer) “I’VE totally given up on going home.” Those were the words of a Jamaican woman aboard the Caribbean Princess cruise ship now headed to the Dominican Republic, instead of Ocho Rios, after the captain announced that the Jamaican Government was not in a position to accept the Jamaican crew members.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The novel coronavirus which has been sweeping the globe and crippling economies as it unleashes a deadly assault had brought Cheryl Burnett face to face with scenarios that she never imagined would have unfolded in her lifetime.
(Trinidad Guardian) Two international relations experts agree that the US has no justifiable reasons to impose sanctions on T&T.
(Trinidad Guardian) Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley has slammed Opposition leader Kamla Persad-Bissessar for attempting to tarnish Trinidad and Tobago’s reputation in an attempt to convince the United States to levy sanctions against the country.
(Trinidad Guardian) Yesterday marked 20 years since the death of cultural icon Sundar Popo.
(Trinidad Guardian) If T&T returns to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), this could actually help T&T’s economy, according to former NAR finance minister Selby Wilson.
(Trinidad Guardian) In a special report from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released on Wednesday, Trinidad and Tobago has returned to a watch list of countries for concerns of intellectual property violations due to “a lack of enforcement actions.”
(Trinidad Guardian) T&T will end up in an International Monetary Fund-supported programme by next year, economist Marla Dukharan has predicted as she said the $15.5 billion deficit being projected by Finance Minister Colm Imbert may just be the tip of the financial iceberg facing the country.
QUITO, (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund has approved a request from Ecuador for emergency financing to fight the coronavirus pandemic, granting a $643 million loan, the Andean country’s economy ministry said yesterday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – At least 17 prisoners in a Venezuelan jail were killed yesterday as they attempted to escape during a riot, according to a military report seen by Reuters and an opposition lawmaker from the area.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – With Communist-run Cuba on lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Havana’s Revolution Square was eerily empty and gray yesterday for International Workers Day, bereft of the usual parade of thousands of flag-toting Cubans.
(Barbados Nation) Fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is so serious that it is likely to see Barbados suffering its biggest economic contraction since World War II.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The National Security Ministry has signed a partnership with the Jamaica Gasoline Retailers Association (JGRA) and JamaicaEye to connect approximately 121 gas stations to the national surveillance system.
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