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Former Barbados Minister jailed in US for laundering bribes
REUTERS
NEW YORK, USA - A former Minister of Industry and elected member of Parliament of Barbados was sentenced yesterday to two years in prison for his role in a scheme to launder bribe payments from a Barbadian insurance company through bank accounts in New York, according to a release from the US Department of Justice.
Vaccinated travelers won’t need a test to visit The Bahamas
CARIBBEAN JOURNAL
In a major move for the wider Caribbean tourism industry, The Bahamas has announced plans to become the region’s first island destination to waive testing requirements for fully vaccinated travelers.
Dominica resolution urges end to US embargo against Cuba
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
The Dominica parliament Monday night, April 26, 2021, approved a resolution condemning the continued trade and economic embargo against Cuba by the United States.
SVG police arrest Lava Man, the volcano-climbing daredevil
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Desron "Lava Man" Rodriguez, the 34-year-old hiker who rose to infamy for his repeated jaunts up the La Soufriere mountain, has been arrested.
UN appeals for US$29.2m for volcano-ravaged SVG
iwitness News
GEORGETOWN, St. Vincent & The Grenadines - The United Nations, on Tuesday, launched a US$29.2 million global funding appeal, aimed at raising funds to help St. Vincent and the Grenadines meet its immediate needs after the April 9 eruption of La Soufriere volcano.
Highly transmissible Brazilian COVID variant found in T&T
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Health on April 19, 2021, confirmed that the Brazilian variant of the COVID-19 virus, which is far more transmissible than other strains, has been detected in Trinidad and Tobago.
St Vincent tackles water, food shortages after volcano eruption
REUTERS
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines– The tiny eastern Caribbean island of Saint Vincent was rocked by a fifth day of eruptions from the La Soufriere volcano yesterday as leaders warned of shortages of water and the potential need for hundreds of millions of dollars to rebuild.
Report: Majority of Brazil COVID-19 ICU patients aged 40 years or younger
REUTERS
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – The surging COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil is increasingly affecting younger people, with hospital data showing that last month the majority of those in intensive care were aged 40 or younger, according to a new report.
Bahamian government moving against shantytowns
LOOP NEWS
The Bahamas government says to date it has no idea as to how many people died in the shantytowns in Abaco more than two years after Hurricane Dorian slammed into the country as it urged Bahamians to follow health and immigration laws and the building code.
Barbados receives 1st shipment of vaccines from COVAX
NATION NEWS
The Government of Barbados on April 6, 2021, received an additional 33, 600 Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines, which have been provided through the COVAX Facility.
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