Regional News
19 more lives lost to COVID in T&T
Nineteen more people have lost their lives to COVID-19 in Trinidad and Tobago, with thirteen of those people suffering from comorbidities. T&T’s Ministry of...
T&T bracing for more COVID cases after holidays
Trinidad and Tobago’s health authorities have warned of a possible increase in COVID-19 cases following the Christmas holidays and increased movement of people over...
Barbados enhances COVID-19 management with new app
Barbados continues to enhance its COVID-19 management efforts with the digitisation of contact tracing through the Ministry of Health and Wellness Barbados Exposure Notification...
Jamaica’s student train service to roll out on Monday
Jamaica’ Ministry of Transport is reporting that the school train service will officially roll out on Monday, January 10th to correspond with the reopening...
Haiti’s PM survives assassination attempt
Gunmen tried to kill Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry during an event on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the country's independence, officials say.
The...
Guyana could become gas export hub
Owing to major discoveries of oil offshore Guyana, the country is not only on course to becoming a major producer of this lucrative resource,...
ECCU Estimated to Grow by About 7.0 Percent In 2022
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) expects the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) to grow by about 7.0 percent next year as the region’s...
More bee attacks take place in Guyana
A nine-year-old boy, in Guyana, was among three persons who were attacked by a swarm of bees on Thursday evening.
According to police reports, the...
ExxonMobil pays Guyana $930M for flaring of gas
Guyana, through the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), has received approximately $930 million—or US$4.5 million—in payments from ExxonMobil for the flaring of gas at the...
T&T’s Freeport residents say ‘no’ to COVID death storage facility
Residents of Trinidad and Tobago’s Beaucarro Village in St Mary’s, Freeport turned out in their numbers yesterday for an urgent village meeting to voice...