Dashboard Update for October 12th 2022
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed seven (7) new COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda as of October 7, 2022 at…
Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce distances itself from Antigua Airways
In an email to members, the Antigua and Barbuda Chamber of Commerce has distanced itself from Antigua Airways. The email reads as follows: Antigua Airways PURPORTS an affiliation with the…
School screening programme to be introduced to detect health issues among students in Guyana
(INEWS)Health Minister Dr Frank Anthony on Tuesday announced that the Guyana Government will soon introduce a screening programme within schools that will help in detecting various health issues among students.…
Govt asks Facebook, Twitter to remove illegal Guyana maps
Guyana has requested Facebook and Twitter to remove maps that depict the mineral and forest-rich Essequibo Region as part of Venezuela, and already one of the Social Media companies has…
UWI principal says survey questions fine but process flawed
The head of Barbados’ leading research institution has no objections to the questions posed in a controversial survey that quizzed students on sensitive issues, although he acknowledged that the right…
T&T gets another female top cop
Assistant Commissioner of Police, Erla Harewood-Christopher, will act as Commissioner of Police, following a motion approved by Parliament. She will take up the post from October 16-22, during the absence…
Virgin direct flights to Tobago discontinued
Less than a year after Virgin Atlantic resumed service to Tobago, the Tobago Tourism Agency Limited announced it would be discontinuing its airline contract with Virgin Atlantic for airlift between…
Region still facing multiple health threats — says PAHO
THE Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says cases of monkeypox in the region are trending down, and COVID-19 is now in a phase of sustained control, but the Americas remain…
Jamaica’s Speaker blasts MPs as lack of a quorum almost derails sitting of the House
KINGSTON, Jamaica— Speaker of the House of Representatives, Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, blasted her colleagues in the House of Representatives on Wednesday for their “lackadaisical approach to the nation’s business” when only…
‘Slow-moving car crash.’ There’s no quick fix for the UK market mess
LondonCNN Business — The Bank of England is struggling to contain a crisis triggered by the UK government’s brash plans to borrow heavily to pay for tax cuts, feeding fears that the country’s…
