November 5, 2020

President Irfaan Ali on Thursday named Dr Ashni Singh a Senior Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for the Finance Ministry. The appointment was announced during an ‘urgent’ briefing with the press at the…

Businesses in Georgetown are counting millions of dollars losses, as well as an interruption to business, due to severe flooding from intense rainfall on Wednesday. Up until Thursday, businesses were still trying to get rid of…

The Brussel Times - Belgian prosecutors have dealt a new blow to a recently disbanded drug gang led by a former Belgian police chief after announcing the largest-ever overseas drug bust “in the world.” Counter narcotics prosecutors said…

The Ministry of Health on Thursday recorded 69 new COVID-19 cases from 352 tests; this brings the overall number of positive cases to 4, 393. Two COVID-19 deaths were also recorded on Thursday but were not reflected in the Ministry’s…

By Isanella Patoir A 74-year-old woman died next to her daughter at the Wismar Hospital in Region Ten on Thursday, hours after she was hospitalised, while 11 family members, including her two-year-old grandchild, tested positive for the…

By Kurt Campbell More than four decades ago, a young Petal Elizabeth Ridley walked in for her first job in the local hotel industry. The hotel? The Trust House Forte Group of Hotels, now known as the Pegasus Hotel, in Kingston,…

The Private Sector Commission (PSC) is assuring the public it is stronger among its membership than it has ever been and its affiliation continues to grow in spite of the stance taken during the five-month delay in the declaration of the…

The communities of Warapoka and Waramuri in Region One have requested sanitisers and masks as the number of positive COVID-19 cases continue to increase. These communities are located in Moruca in close proximity to the hotspot…

The Big Man Cricket tournament, a 25-over competition featuring 10 teams of players above the age of 45, has been given approval by Minister of Sport, Charles Ramson Jr. In a letter to the Minister seeking approval for the tournament to…

A 54-year-old man of Region Four is the country’s latest COVID-19 death. The overall death toll is now at 131 while the death toll for November is at five. The Ministry of Health, in a statement, reported that the man died at a…