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CXC exams to proceed in traditional format in June
LOOP NEWS CARIBBEAN
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced that students will sit the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE) in the traditional format, despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases being recorded in the region.
Reggae great Bunny Wailer dead at 73
AFP
Reggae icon Bunny Wailer, who co-founded The Wailers with Bob Marley in the 1960s and helped make the catchy Jamaican beat a global phenomenon, died on Tuesday. He was 73.
Dominican Republic receives China's Sinovac vaccine
CARIBBEAN NEWS NET
SANTO DOMINGO, Feb. 24 (Xinhua) - The Dominican Republic received a shipment of vaccines developed by Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac on Tuesday night, authorities said.
Criminal Sentences Agreement signed between SVG & Cuba
NEWS 784
An agreement to facilitate the repatriation of criminals to serve their sentences in their home country has been signed between St Vincent and the Grenadines and Cuba.
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.
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