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Caribbean told to develop common identity to sell tourism
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
When it comes to festivals, no region can rival the diversity that is found in the Caribbean.
Persons forging COVID tests will face Guyana courts
NEWSROOM Guyana
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyanese at home and persons attempting to enter the country are being placed on notice that should they be found using forged/fake COVID-19 test results, they will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
Nine-year-old among three new COVID-related deaths in Barbados
BARBADOS NATION
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - A nine-year-old is among three people who passed away as a result of coronavirus (COVID-19), bringing the number of deaths to 28, the Ministry of Health and Wellness said.
Jamaican creates history among Amazon’s young couriers
JAMAICA GLEANER
Being the eldest of nine children has prepared Cori Gordon to be a natural leader who today manages more than 50 staffers through the Amazon-affiliated company she started just nine months ago.
Barbados to begin COVID-19 vaccine rollout by weekend
NATION NEWS
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley said the COVID-19 vaccination campaign will be rolled out over the next few days. This is after Barbados received 100 000 doses of the Covishield Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from India yesterday.
St Vincent PM & wife take Russian vaccine
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines Dr Ralph Gonsalves and his wife, Eloise Gonsalves, both got their first dose of Sputnik V, the Russian COVID-19 vaccine.
Oil companies to spend US$100M in Guyana to build capacity
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Over the next 10 years, the consortium of oil companies operating offshore in Guyana’s Stabroek Block will spend at least GYD$20 billion (US$100 million) to build capacity and spur economic development in the country. ExxonMobil, Hess and CNOOC Limited unveiled their Greater Guyana Initiative today.
Caribbean people urged to rethink consumption of shark meat
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Shark meat is becoming an increasingly popular fish protein throughout the Caribbean as sightings of the apex predator near some islands such as St Kitts, Montserrat and Antigua are growing.
India to give Barbados 100,000 COVID-19 vaccines
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday announced that her Indian counterpart has agreed to give Barbados 100,000 Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccines.
T&T records lowest January murder rate in 15 years
TRINIDAD GUARDIAN
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - In the first month of 2021, 25 people were murdered in T&T according to official statistics provided by the Police Service.
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