The latest COVID-19 variant Omicron has been reported in Bermuda where one imported case was recorded over the weekend. The Ministry of Health in its COVID-19 update on Tuesday said of the country’s active cases where typing is available, 95 per cent are Delta and 5...
The Barbados government has defended the decision to transition from sugar cane to medicinal marijuana indicating that the sugar industry was no longer generating the type of foreign currency expected. “We must transition to an industry that not only gives a new deal to all Barbadians,...
Travellers from the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, who are returning to the US mainland, will not have to submit a negative PCR or antigen coronavirus (COVID-19) test for entry. This was confirmed by US Virgin Islands Tourism Commissioner Joseph Boschulte. New travel rules, which came...
Teachers at West St. George Secondary School (WSGSS) are expected to write to the Ministry of Education Monday over concerns that the government’s vaccine mandate could see educators lose their jobs and accrued benefits. The teachers have warned that they are prepared to continue their “sit-in”...
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it is investigating claims of an oil spill offshore Guyana, after several videos were posted on social media showing a substance in the water offshore, in an undisclosed area. Over the past few months, Guyana has become a major oil-producing...