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COVID-19 deaths continue to soar in Brazil
BBC - The World Health Organization has warned that Latin America has become the epicentre of the crisis and Brazil is the worst-hit in the region by far.
Health experts in Brazil have warned that the real number of confirmed infections…
Suriname votes, counts ballots live for all to see
Suriname, Guyana’s neighbour to the east, voted on Monday and the counting of the ballots is being streamed on TV and on social media for all to see.
Many Guyanese have shared the stream of the count on Facebook, mocking the local…
Guyanese students in Cuba get $4M in relief packages
Guyanese students studying in Cuba received relief packages from the Guyana Government to assist them as they continue to be on lock down due to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19).
The Department of Public Service in a statement noted…
UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Guyana, Caribbean
The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean - Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint…
Confirmed: CSEC, CAPE exams will be done in July
Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Wayne Wesley has confirmed that the CSEC and CAPE exams will take place in July 2020.
Approval was granted on Friday last for the exams to be held in July by…
COVID-19: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths
- Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say.
It registered 881 new deaths on Tuesday, the health ministry said. The total death toll now stands at 12,400.
It means…
More Guyanese students in Cuba say their plight is being ignored
The Department of Public Service (DPS) is once again facing strong criticisms and condemnation for downplaying the plight of Guyanese scholarship students in Cuba and refusing to explore the option of evacuating them.
The students had…
Slamming shortages, Jamaican med students in Cuba plead to return home
- Approximately 40 Jamaican medical students in Cuba are pleading with the Holness administration to come home, claiming that food shortages, xenophobia, and limited sanitisation products continue to threaten their mental and physical…
Five Guyanese say stuck in Dominican Republic for two years
Five Guyanese nationals have been stuck in the Dominican Republic for almost two years now and have had their passports and other documents seized by the authorities there following allegations that they used a vessel for “financial…
4-Y-O dies From COVID-19 in Jamaica
Jamaica Gleaner - Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that has killed seven persons locally.
The casualty marks a divergence from the respiratory disease’s…
