SANTIAGO, Chile (CMC) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has told the Sixth Caribbean Development Roundtable of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) that middle-income countries need fair and predictable access to non-market finance based on their vulnerability. She told the virtual conference that Latin America and the Caribbean region was stuck in a middle-income country trap and that middle-income countries of mid-to-small size were even more dependent on the global economy than the poorest or the largest. “So we are acutely vulnerable to systemic global shocks. But being middle-income countries and mid-to-small size, we…
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PARIS, France (AFP)— France reported more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, its highest daily number since wide-scale testing was launched in the country. The number rose to 10,561 new cases on Saturday, up from the previous day’s 9,406 new cases on Friday, the French public health agency said. Over the 24-hour period, 17 people died in hospital, bringing the country’s total to 30,910. A total of 417 new patients were admitted to intensive care over the last week — 28 on Saturday, the agency said.null French Prime Minister Jean Castex warned Friday there was a “clear worsening” in…
The number of daily U.S. deaths from the coronavirus is declining again after peaking in early August, but scientists warn that a new bout with the disease this fall could claim more lives. The arrival of cooler weather and the likelihood of more indoor gatherings will add to the importance of everyday safety precautions, experts say. “We have to change the way we live until we have a vaccine,” said Ali Mokdad, professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. In other words: Wear a mask. Stay home. Wash your hands. The U.S. has seen two…
St Lucia’s only active COVID-19 patient has been returned to his home country. Chief Medical Officer Dr Sharon Belmar-George has provided an update on St Lucia’s latest COVID-19 case: “On Tuesday, September 8, 2020, Saint Lucia recorded a new case of COVID-19. The individual is a 27-year-old male visitor who arrived in Saint Lucia on Sunday, September 6, 2020. On the evening of Wednesday, September 9, 2020 the visitor was repatriated to the United States via private airline.” The CMO continued saying: “Investigations and contact tracing by the health team at the hotel on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 has indicated…
St. Vincent and the Grenadines today recorded preliminary positive results for two (2) new COVID-19 cases. Both new cases are returning nationals who arrived in St. Vincent and the Grenadines on Saturday, September 5 from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) with negative PCR results. Today’s positive results were for day 6 testing as part of the protocol for persons traveling from High Risk countries such as the BVI. All of the passengers who arrived on American Airlines 945 on Saturday September 5, 2020, were cleared by negative day 5 PCR tests for SARS-CoV-2. There was no Air Canada flight on…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) has outlined its protocols for its upcoming Friday 18th September 2020 graduation ceremonies at its Villa campus. The College will have two separate ceremonies, something not uncommon among higher-level academic institutions. The first ceremony will begin at 9:00am for graduands of the Division of Nursing Education (DNE) and the Division of Technical and Vocational Education (DTVE). This will be followed by a 2:00pm ceremony for graduands of the Division of Teacher Education (DTE) and the Division of Arts, Sciences and General Studies (DASGS). The SVGCC graduation protocols are as follows: …
Residents of Buddy Gutter, Lowmans Bay can now move around more comfortably following the construction of a concrete footpath and river crossing. The project carried out by BRAGSA, saw the construction of a 145 feet footpath and a 31 feet long river crossing. It was done at an estimated cost of forty 44 thousand EC dollars.
On Thursday September 10, 2020, Commissioner of Police, Mr. Colin John presented a framed copy of the newly released official logo of the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Unit (ATIPU) to retired Superintendent of Police, Ms. Ruth Jacobs. In making the presentation, the Commissioner commended Ms. Jacobs for her years of service to the Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force (RSVGPF) and the people of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. He told Ms. Jacobs that being the first person to head the Anti-trafficking in Persons Unit (ATIPU), it was only fitting that she be the first recipient of a copy…
BALACLAVA, St Elizabeth — Lightning and tragedy struck in the deep rural community of Keynsham, just outside Balaclava on Wednesday, leaving two families devastated and residents in shock following the deaths of 14-year-old Ricardo Fisher and 30-year-old Sheldon Caine. Residents say Ricardo and Caine were using bamboo sticks to pick avocados (pears) shortly before 2:00 pm when lightning struck, killing them both. Farmer Andy Ennis, who narrowly escaped death and on whose property the tragedy unfolded, told the Jamaica Observer how Caine had returned for more avocados after picking from the tree a week earlier. “Rain did a fall and it did…
BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC) — The Caribbean Community (Caricom) grouping has reiterated its desire to be a participant in the global response for a vaccine for the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has killed 910,000 people and infected 28.2 million others worldwide. St Kitts/Nevis Prime Minister, Dr Timothy Harris, who has lead responsibility for health within the quasi-Caricom cabinet, made the call during the high-level meeting on upscaling the global response to the coronavirus pandemic on Thursday. The virtual global meeting was co-hosted by the President of the European Commission, Dr Ursula von der Leyen and the Director General of the World…