BALTIMORE, United States (AP) — The US has now topped 19 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, data compiled by Johns Hopkins University shows. America exceeded that mark on Sunday, just six days after it reached 18 million. The nation’s case numbers have more than doubled in less than two months. COVID-19 deaths in the US also have been rising, and now total more than 332,000. That’s more than one death for every 1,000 Americans. The US population as of Saturday was about 331 million, according to the US Census Bureau. The United States accounts for about 4 per…
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UWI, SRC – Automatic Earthquake Location DATE AND TIME:2020-12-28 04:25 am (Local Time)2020-12-28 08:25 (UTC) MAGNITUDE:5.0 LOCATION:Latitude: 18.56NLongitude: 60.76WDepth: 10 km NEARBY CITIES:201 km NE of Saint John’s, Antigua and Barbuda260 km NE of Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis270 km NNE of Point-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe
CASTRIES, St Lucia (CMC) — Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says he will be among the first individuals in St Lucia to take a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine as he moves to quell fears among the population regarding the safety of the vaccine that is likely to become available by year end. “Certainly I can say to you that if I need to travel I am going to have the vaccine,” Chastanet told reporters, after indicating that he would be among those willing to take the vaccine. United States and European regulators are moving to approve the vaccines being developed for the…
MADRID, Spain (AFP) — Spain has registered its first cases of a coronavirus variant believed to be particularly infectious that emerged in Britain, Madrid’s regional government said on Saturday. The region said four cases had been detected involving people who had recently arrived from the UK or had close contact with someone who had. The father, mother and sister of a young man who arrived in Madrid by plane last week have tested positive for the coronavirus variant, it added. The young man is suspected to have the new variant as well but Spanish authorities are waiting for the results…
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) is encouraging a responsible, positive and open-minded approach towards the COVID-19 vaccine. The message was brought forward at a Vice-Chancellor’s Forum aimed at exploring developments in the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, with particular focus on the new vaccines. The virtual event was hosted recently and was led by The UWI COVID-19 Task Force. The forum was moderated by Caleb Gardiner, guild president of The UWI Five Islands Campus and member of The UWI COVID-19 Task Force. Dr Luz Longsworth, pro vice-chancellor of Global Affairs and principal of The…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today confirmed one (1) new COVID-19 case. Theadult traveller is a national who arrived from the United States on December 19 with a negative PCR test result and tested positive on day 5. The traveller was in mandatory quarantine at the time of receipt of the result and will be isolated until cleared by two negative tests. Contact tracing and testing have commenced. St. Vincent and the Grenadines has now recorded a total of one hundred and nine (109) COVID-19 cases, eighty-seven (87) of which have recovered. There are now twenty-two (22) active COVID-19 cases…
Anwar Jack, a 26-year-old man who was last week Tuesday sentenced to 28 years, 8 months and 3 days in prison for murder, has appealed that sentence. The appeal was filed this week by Jack’s Attorney- Grant Connell. Connell said on Monday, that the sentence has been appealed on the grounds that it is too harsh in the circumstances. Jack, a resident of Georgetown, who worked as Security Guard, had pleaded guilty to the murder of Spiritual Baptist Bishop, Ian Enoch, during a sitting of the High Court Criminal Assizes on November 9, but sentencing was postponed pending a Social…
By Jomo Thomas ‘People are brought to prison as a punishment, but not for punishment.’- Willie Ojuli, Kenyan prison warden. ‘Eash of us is more than the worst thing we have ever done.’ Bryan Stevenson, a human rights lawyer and author of Just Mercy. ‘Sometimes we see things we just can’t unsee, and then we have a choice as to how we respond to them…every person has gifts and talents and something to contribute to our society. Our society can only flourish when the inherent worth of each person is valued.’–Alexander Mc Lean, Coordinator of Justice Defenders. Her Majesty’s Prison…
Vincentian musical artists and music lovers can now look forward to a fresh approach as a local Record Label, Music Production Studio, and Digital Music Distributor has opened its doors to the public. JJ Vybz Records is a highly efficient Music Production Studio, and Record Label providing high-quality music production such as Mixing & Mastering, Beat/Riddim Creation, Rehearsals, Jingles, Radio Ads along with artist management services to upcoming or current artists. Taking your career to the next level is easy when you have the right record label behind you. That’s where we come in. JJ Vybz Records in Georgetown, St…
KINGSTOWN, St Vincent: (ANN) A man was just stabbed in the area of the neck in capital Kingstown under a gallery just outside the Bonadie’s Supermarket #2. Police officers in the area came to the scene. An officer in plain clothes walked the injured man to Bay Street and got a ride for him in a small pickup to take him to the Milton Cato Memorial Hospital. The officer had in his hand a pair of scissors with what appeared to be blood on it.