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Savita Singh makes history with Chutney Soca Monarch win(Trinidad and Tobago Express) Savita Singh created history on Monday morning when she became the first woman to win the Chutney Soca Monarch title. Singh performed her song, The Ring, and delivered a drone light show to the thousands who gathered at Skinner Park in San Fernando. Rasika Dindial placed second with her hit chutney...
Guyana, Belize call for agricultural integration and removal of regional trade barriersBelize and Guyana have committed to strengthening agricultural cooperation and dismantling long-standing regional trade barriers, as President Dr. Mohamed...
Fmr CDB President passes awayFormer President of the Caribbean Development Bank, Dr. William Warren Smith passed away. Dr. Smith served as the bank’s President...
Suriname finally issues vote results showing Opposition win(By The Associated Press) Suriname’s electoral authorities have finally announced preliminary results from the May 25 elections won by opposition parties,...
COVID-19 deaths continue to soar in BrazilBBC – The World Health Organization has warned that Latin America has become the epicentre of the crisis and Brazil...
Suriname votes, counts ballots live for all to seeSuriname, Guyana’s neighbour to the east, voted on Monday and the counting of the ballots is being streamed on TV...
Guyanese students in Cuba get $4M in relief packagesGuyanese students studying in Cuba received relief packages from the Guyana Government to assist them as they continue to be...
UK gives US$3.8m for COVID-19 response in Guyana, CaribbeanThe United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)...
Confirmed: CSEC, CAPE exams will be done in JulyCaribbean Examinations Council (CXC) Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Wayne Wesley has confirmed that the CSEC and CAPE exams...
COVID-19: Brazil records highest daily rise in deaths[BBC] – Brazil has recorded its highest daily rise in the number of deaths from the coronavirus, health officials say....
More Guyanese students in Cuba say their plight is being ignoredThe Department of Public Service (DPS) is once again facing strong criticisms and condemnation for downplaying the plight of Guyanese...
Slamming shortages, Jamaican med students in Cuba plead to return home[Jamaica Gleaner] – Approximately 40 Jamaican medical students in Cuba are pleading with the Holness administration to come home, claiming...
Five Guyanese say stuck in Dominican Republic for two yearsFive Guyanese nationals have been stuck in the Dominican Republic for almost two years now and have had their passports...
4-Y-O dies From COVID-19 in JamaicaJamaica Gleaner – Jamaica yesterday recorded its youngest COVID-19 fatality, with a four-year-old falling victim to the new coronavirus that...
All of St Lucia’s COVID-19 patients have now recoveredSt Lucia Times – As of April 22, 2020, Saint Lucia has a total of 15 confirmed cases of COVID-19....
Barbados to ramp up testing for COVID-19Nation News – Barbados will ramp up testing for the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the coming days after receiving an additional...
Coronavirus: Brazil reports over 1,000 deaths[BBC] – Brazil has become the first country in the southern hemisphere to surpass 1,000 deaths with coronavirus. The health...
Rowley says Court’s ruling on CARICOM’s role of recount ‘disturbing’Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley on Monday described Guyana’s Court of Appeal ruling as “disturbing” after...
US charges Venezuelan leader with ‘narco-terrorism’[BBC] – The US has charged Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, and other senior officials in the country with “narco-terrorism”. It...
40 new COVID-19 cases in T&T[Trinidad Guardian] – Minister of Health Terrence Deyalsingh has confirmed that there are 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus...
Coronavirus: Barbados Royal Bank, T&T Republic Bank provide reliefAs Caribbean countries continue to implement measures to deal with the novel Coronavirus, two banks have offered relief to customers...
