BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Jamaica has indicated plans to restrict travel from Trinidad and Tobago, which has recorded increased cases of the Brazilian variant of the virus. Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley told a news conference that he had been in discussions with his Jamaican counterpart regarding the situation. Rowley told reporters that Prime Minister Andrew Holness had, during the discussions, paid him the “courtesy” of informing him on Sunday of the planned travel ban. “Jamaica will put Trinidad and Tobago on a restriction list of countries from which persons cannot travel, largely because of our acknowledgement…
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ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) – Prime Minister Gaston Browne has warned of the possibility of implementing a mandatory vaccination programme in Antigua and Barbuda as he criticised persons who were encouraging others not to participate in the national vaccination programme aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. “This is not a threat,” Browne said on his weekend radio programme, saying that the pandemic has had a tremendous impact on the socio-economic development of the island since the first case was diagnosed here last March. “We are struggling on a monthly basis to meet salaries and wages and you…
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The death toll from the collapse of an overpass on the Mexico City metro rose to 24 Tuesday as crews untangled train carriages from the steel and concrete wreckage that fell onto a roadway. Monday night’s accident was one of the deadliest in the history of the subway, and questions quickly arose about the structural integrity of the mass transit system, among the world’s busiest. Another 27 people remained hospitalized of the more than 70 injured when the support beams collapsed about 10:30 p.m. as a train passed along the elevated section, said Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum.…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday set a new vaccination goal to deliver at least one shot to 70% of adult Americans by July Fourth as he tackles the vexing problem of winning over the “doubters” and those unmotivated to get inoculated. Demand for vaccines has dropped off markedly nationwide, with some states leaving more than half their available doses unordered. Biden called for states to make vaccines available on a walk-in basis and he will direct many pharmacies to do likewise. His administration for the first time also is moving to shift doses from states with weaker…
At a brief handing over ceremony held on Friday, April 30, 2021, the shelter management team and the evacuees at the Glen Seventh Day Adventist Church Shelter were the recipients of a quantity of relief supplies donated by the St. Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard Service (SVGCG), compliments Décor Products 1990 Ltd out of Grenada. Commander of the Coast Guard, Mr Brenton Cain stated that a partnership was forged with Décor Products 1990 Ltd through its sponsorship of the Coast Guard Summer Programme over the years. He outlined that as a result of that partnership, Décor Products was able…
Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves has described as “in danger of breaking our social solidarity” and “extremely disturbing” recent developments at several national emergency shelters. Speaking on national radio the Vincentian prime minister said that a growing number of persons are being abandoned by relatives at the shelters which were activated to house volcano evacuees. Amongst these are at least 50 children of “primary school age” and teenagers according to Michelle Forbes, head of the National Emergency Management Organisation. She said, “we have children of primary school age being left alone for quite some time. Teenagers being abandoned; people just…
Two persons who were evacuated to public shelters have died in ten days, in one constituency. The fatalities are not connected as the deceased resided at separate shelters. Reports reaching Asbert News Network are that a 56 year old man (name currently being withheld) collapsed within the vicinity of the nearby rum shop he frequented since evacuating to the Calliaqua shelter. We were reliably informed that the man, who is believed to have been a Georgetown resident, was rushed to the Calliaqua Health Center after he fainted in the road some time on Sunday. He was treated via IV drip…
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) is aware of statements circulatingon social media in which accusations of the hoarding of bed mattresses have been leveled at theorganization. This follows the visit by the Governor General Her Excellency Dame Susan Dougan to the NEMO Warehouse at Campden Park on Monday, 3rd May, 2021. During her visit, photographs ofmattresses being stored at the warehouse were taken and disseminated by local media who hadaccompanied Her Excellency on her tour of the facility. This display has resulted in widespreadsocial media allegations that NEMO is engaging in the hoarding of bed mattresses and suppliesmeant for…
The National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) is advising the public to be vigilant andexercise caution in areas close to valleys, rivers, streams, low-lying areas and areas prone to flooding andlandslides.The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Meteorological Services says pockets of light to moderate showersare expected between now and early Tuesday morning. The stations at Jennings Valley, South Rivers andMajorca recorded over an inch of rainfall over a six (6) hour period today and soils are still saturated fromthe heavy rainfall event on Thursday April 29th, 2021.More showers may result in flooding and landslides. There is also a heavy accumulation of…
On April 18th, 2020, a video of a mom soaked in blood after delivering her baby on a bench at a public facility in SVG circulated online. In this video, a man who identified himself as the father of the new-born baby was heard complaining and expressing his frustration with the medical services given to his partner. Most would agree that it took guts for anyone to look at this video in its entirety as it was so disheartening and painful for anyone, especially women, to watch. On this same day, the Minister of Health and Wellness, Hon. St. Clair…