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Jamaica financial company gearing up to launch in Guyana
JAMAICAN OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica - In a move to further extend its tentacles in the region, brokerage firm NCB Capital Markets Limited (NCBCM) said it was now finalising plans to roll-out its long-awaited presence in Guyana.
Haiti quakes kill two, send residents flooding into the streets
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haiti was struck by a 5.3 magnitude earthquake and a series of smaller tremors yesterday that killed two people and led panicked residents of the Caribbean nation’s southern peninsula to flood into the streets.
Jamaica to compete in 4-man bobsled @ Olympics for 1st time in over 20 years
NBC NEWS
Nearly 30 years after “Cool Runnings” became a feel-good hit movie, it’s time for a reboot.
Grenadians urged to stop making COVID prank calls to hospital
LOOP CARIBBEAN
SAINT GEORGE'S, Grenada - Imagine sitting in your home only to look outside and see an ambulance has arrived to respond to a COVID-19 case in your household, but there is none. That is because someone made a prank call about your home. This is what the ambulance service in Grenada has been dealing with and the authorities are urging the public to stop this practice.
Omicron & delta cases surge in Montserrat
LOOP CARIBBEAN
PLYMOUTH, Monsterrat - Montserrat’s Ministry of Health and Social Services received confirmation that the highly infectious omicron and delta variants of coronavirus (COVID-19) are circulating in the community.
Suriname denies request from CAL to resume flights
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Suriname, still peeved at the treatment meted out to its nationals by the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines (CAL), is reported to have denied the airline’s request to resume flights to the Dutch-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) country.
T&T: No pay for unvaccinated public servants from mid-January
NEWSDAY T&T
PORT-OF-SPAIN, T&T - By mid-January, all public servants and employees at state agencies, including national security, will be required to be vaccinated to go to work or they can choose to stay home without pay.
No more lockdowns for Jamaica - PM Holness
JAMAICA OBSERVER
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared that the country will face no more lockdowns. Tensions were high ahead of this morning’s briefing as many anticipated that Holness would again impose more tightened curfew measures amid a fourth wave of the coronavirus.
Oil companies make 26th major discovery in Guyana
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Guyana’s Stabroek Block is continuing to prove itself as a good investment for a consortium of oil companies as they announced today a further discovery of approximately 10 billion barrels of oil equivalent.
Haitian P.M. Henry survives assassination attempt -PM’s office
REUTERS
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Gunmen unsuccessfully attempted to assassinate Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday commemorating the Caribbean country’s independence, his office said in a statement.
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