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...

Three Caribbean countries record COVID deaths

November 04, 2020 in Regional

Three Caricom countries have recorded deaths associated with the COVID-19 pandemic over the past 24 hours, while two others have reported increased cases of the virus. In Guyana, the health authorities said that two deaths late Tuesday had pushed the death toll to 130, even as...

Tourism $$ roll in

October 30, 2020 in Regional

Jamaica earned more than US$250 million between June and the end of September from tourism, despite the blow delivered to the industry by COVID-19, according to Ed Bartlett, the Government minister with responsibility for the sector. “Preliminary figures from the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) indicate that...