Strong typhoon leaves 42 dead, 20 missing in Philippines

November 13, 2020 in Regional

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thick mud and debris coated many villages around the Philippine capital on Friday after a typhoon killed at least 42 people and caused extensive flooding that sent people fleeing to their roofs, officials said. Troops, police, coast guard and disaster-response teams rescued...

St Lucia records second COVID-19 death

November 11, 2020 in Regional

"Tonight Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Ministry of Health received confirmation of its second death of COVID-19. The individual is a 78-year-old male from the Gros-Islet district. He had presented to a health care facility where he was tested for COVID-19. He was placed in isolation at...

Vincentians vote for a new government today

November 05, 2020 in Regional

Voters in this Caribbean Community (Caricom) country go to the polls today to elect a new Government, with Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves eyeing an unprecedented fifth-consecutive term in power and his main rival, Dr Godwin Friday, hoping to reverse the trend. Gonsalves, 74, who has...