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Jamaica Culture Minister seeking UN support for reparations
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Jamaica's Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has called for support from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations for activities that seek reparations for the Caribbean.
Grenada tightens border control with COVID affected St Vincent
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
As St Vincent and the Grenadines wrestles with over 600 active COVID-19 cases, Grenada has stepped up its border control of Carriacou, Petite Martinique and the Southern Grenadines to ensure people enter Grenada the right way.
Barbados confirms presence of UK COVID-19 strain
CMC
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Barbados will go back into lockdown for a two-week period that will include an 11-hour nightly curfew in an attempt to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Tuesday night, as she also confirmed that the country had recorded three cases of the UK variant of the virus.
Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam sworn in as Governor of Anguilla
THE DAILY HERALD
In a virtual ceremony on Monday, January 18, 2021, Dileeni Daniel Selvaratnam was sworn in as Governor of Anguilla.
WHO warns against ‘Me-First Approach’ to COVID-19 Vaccine
CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW
UN News – A “me-first approach” to COVID-19 vaccines on the part of some countries and manufacturers is putting equitable access to these lifesaving treatments at risk, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
Class-action suit to be filed against CXC over 2020 exam controversy
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
A law firm in Barbados has agreed to represent students affected by last year’s controversial grading of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE), in a class-action suit against the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC).
2 seriously ill as SVG records 155 local COVID cases
NEWS 784
St Vincent and the Grenadines on Tuesday, January 12 confirmed 31 new COVID-19 cases, all of whom are nationals with no history of recent travel.
CARICOM concerned by Venezuela’s plan to 'reconquer' Guyana lands
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Tuesday said it was “deeply disappointed and concerned” by Venezuela’s announcement of a plan to establish a new territory in the area over which it is embroiled in a dispute with Guyana.
Jamaican disguises as Black Panther to claim $301M lotto prize
JAMAICA STAR
KINGSTON, Jamaica - G. Samuels, the Jamaican who recently won the $301.5-million Super Lotto jackpot, says he has been playing Lotto for 19 years.
Caribbean hotelier Gordon 'Butch' Stewart dies @ 79
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gordon 'Butch' Stewart, a Jamaican hotelier who founded Sandals Resorts International, has died. He was 79.
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