This country is ramping up its efforts to supply a large demand for lobsters sought by Jamaica-headquartered Rainforest Seafood which is constructing a multi-million dollar lobster processing plant at Calliaqua. In his presentation of the 2021 budget to parliament on Monday, Minister of Finance Camillo Gonsalves said government had been aggressively pursuing foreign direct investment in the fisheries sector, seeking out responsible partners willing to make transformative investments in the sector that will create jobs and generate markets for local fisher folk and the first among those direct foreign investors was Rainforest Seafood. Construction of the multi-million dollar processing plant…
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Port -of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. February 05, 2021. Caribbean Airlines advises all travellers between the Caribbean and Canada, that the Canadian Authorities have updated the entry requirements into Canada. For details on eligibility to enter Canada, customers should check the airline’s sherpa toolat:https://apply.joinsherpa.com/travel-restrictions?affiliateid=cal or go directly to the Canadian Government’s website https://www.canada.ca/en/immigration-refugeescitizenship/services/visit-canada.html Kindly note that Caribbean Airlines’ non-stop flights between Guyana and Toronto continue to operate as scheduled. Specially approved services between Trinidad and Tobago and Toronto are unaffected at this time. Caribbean Airlines thanks all stakeholders for their support and understanding
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed thirty-two (32) new COVID-19 cases from samples collected between January 26th and February 3rd. Twelve (12) positives were from samples taken on January 26, four (4) from January 27, nine (9) from January 28, one (1) from February 1 and six (6) from February 3rd. These cases were detected during exit screening, contact tracing and testing of persons with flu symptoms. There are now one thousand and fifty-three (1053) local cases of COVID-19. Twenty-four (24) persons have been cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to four hundred and one (401). Seven hundred…
Minister of Health and Wellness St Clair Prince announced that St Vincent and the Grenadines has moved to the stage of ‘community transmission’ or ‘community spread’ of COVID-19. He stated this during a media conference a short while ago. Prince said: “Based on the new information gained by the clearance of the backlog of samples taken from contacts of known positives, routine screening and testing of persons with flu symptoms, it has been determined that we have moved into a phase of community transmission also referred to as community spread of COVID-19 here in St Vincent and the Grenadines. The…
– Mandatory use of mask in all public transportation -All public vehicles may only transport a maximum of half of their permitted number of passengers -No in house dinning for public restaurants and bars -Enforcement of the mass gathering protocol with particular emphasis on bars, gambling sheds and rum shops -Mandatory masks in all public establishments and private establishment to which the public has access These measures will be in place for 4 weeks in the first instance
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed one hundred and three (103) new COVID-19 cases from samples collected between January 21st and February 3rd . All of the new cases were detected during contact tracing, routine screening and testing of persons with flu symptoms. Many of the cases are clustered in families and small social groups including patrons of gambling sheds and rum shops. Thereare now one thousand and twenty-one (1021) local cases of COVID-19. Thirty-nine (39) persons have been cleared bringing the number of total recoveries to three hundred and seventy-seven(377). Seven hundred and ninety (790) cases remain active…
WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — US President Joe Biden on Thursday announced his intention to massively increase the cap on annual refugee admissions to the United States, which fell to a historical low under Donald Trump. In line with a campaign promise, Biden said he would set at 125,000 the cap on admissions as part of the country’s refugee resettlement program, against the current 15,000. “We offered safe havens for those fleeing violence or persecution” in previous years, when America’s “moral leadership on refugee issues” encouraged other nations to open their doors as well, Biden said. “So today I’m approving…
Taiwan Opens Its Representative Office In GuyanaGuyana is now hosting Taiwan’s representative office, as announced by the island’s foreign ministry on Thursday. In a Reuters report, Taiwan has reported that it signed an agreement with Guyana on January 11 to open a Taiwan Office, which in effect is a de facto embassy for the island that “China claims as its sovereign territory with no right to diplomatic ties.” The move apparently drew praise from the United States, which has been concerned about the broadening Chinese influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Guyana’s Foreign Minister Hugh Todd explained that the…
OTTAWA, Canada (AFP) — Canada said Thursday it was extending a ban on cruise ships entering its waters through February 2022 because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The ban applies to ships carrying more than 100 people, Transport Minister Omar Alghabra said in a statement. “Temporary prohibitions to cruise vessels and pleasure craft are essential to continue to protect the most vulnerable among our communities and avoid overwhelming our health care systems,” he said. If pandemic conditions “sufficiently improve” during the period, he added, the government could move to rescind the order. The original ban was put in place last…
As a result of the Ministry of Health experiencing significant delays in COVID-19 testing, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says Government will be engaging private laboratories, including the Forensic Lab, to help in easing the burden. The Government-operated Ezra Long Laboratory is the only credited facility on island performing PCR COVID-19 testing. Being the only facility tasked with testing for the virus, the Lab is now facing a formidable backlog of virus tests, leaving patients waiting much longer periods before receiving their results. Several civil society groups including the Saint Lucia Medical and Dental Association, Bankers Association, National Youth Council and…