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Protest erupts in Guyana after gruesome murders of youths
NEWSROOM
BERBICE, Guyana, SA- Residents of Number Three, Four and Five Villages on the West Coast of Berbice, Guyana, have blocked the roads and set tyres on fire in protest against the gruesome murders of Isaiah and Joel Henry, ages 16 and 19.
World Bank gives further support to Dominica during COVID-19 pandemic
CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW
Dominica will strengthen its response to the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic using US$5.2 million from the World Bank. The funds will be used to provide income support to people affected by the crisis who meet set criteria.
Caribbean countries continue to record COVID related deaths
CMC
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados — Suriname, The Bahamas and Trinidad & Tobago are among the countries in the region that continue to record deaths associated with the coronavirus pandemic that has killed 848,000 worldwide.
US agents seize record US$27m in cash on ship bound for USVI
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Federal authorities announced Tuesday that they seized US$27 million in undeclared cash aboard a ship bound for the US Virgin Islands, the largest such seizure ever in the region.
15 stabbed & chopped, one dead in T&T robbery
TRINIDAD EXPRESS
PORT OF SPAIN, T&T - A Chinese national was killed yesterday while defending his home from a gang of cutlass-wielding bandits.
General Elections called in Bermuda
CARIBBEAN NEWS NOW
The people of Bermuda will go to the polls on October 1st after the Premier called the general elections last Friday, almost two years ahead of the 2022 constitutional deadline.
Bolt tests positive for COVID-19; Cops probe birthday party
JAMAICA OBSERVER
Sprinter Usain Bolt's recent birthday party is among several entertainment events scheduled for a police probe, according to Prime Minister Andrew Holness.
Cuba beginning clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine
PANAMERICAN.NET
Researchers in Cuba are continuing to develop their own vaccine against Covid-19 and have announced that it will enter clinical trial on August 24, although the results are not scheduled to be released until February 2021, Europe World News reports.
Dominican schools to reopen September 7
ROSEAU, Dominica (CMC)— The Dominica Government today announced that all schools will reopen on September 7 as the island continues to implement measures to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) which has infected 18 people here.
Trump wanted to 'swap' Puerto Rico for Greenland: ex-official
AFP
President Donald Trump wanted to sell Puerto Rico or swap it for Greenland because he viewed the US territory as dirty and poor, a former senior administration official said Wednesday.
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