GENEVA — The head of emergencies at the World Health Organization says governments that provide “politically motivated” information about the coronavirus pandemic could face a political backlash. Dr. Michael Ryan said Monday that “trying to present oversimplified, simplistic solutions for people is not a long-term strategy that wins.” He told reporters in Geneva that “transparency, consistency, honesty” and admitting errors can build trust. Ryan was speaking in general terms after being asked about conflicting messages sent by the Brazilian government over its COVID-19 response.
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Another death from COVID-19 has been recorded in Trinidad and Tobago—an elderly male with pre-existing health conditions—bringing the national toll to 35 persons. In addition, four new persons have tested COVID-19 positive, moving the national total of active cases to 1,485 patients. The Ministry of Health has confirmed these latest figures in its morning update for today, Monday 7 September 2020, in its most recent COVID-19 clinical update. Other highlights from the Ministry’s update for this morning include:about:blank – The four (4) new positive cases reported show results from samples taken during the period August 28th to September 6th, 2020.…
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A powerful typhoon damaged buildings, flooded roads and knocked out power to thousands of homes in South Korea on Monday after battering islands in southern Japan, killing one person and injuring dozens of others, before weakening as it passed North Korea. The Korea Meteorological Administration downgraded Typhoon Haishen to a tropical storm Monday night as it made landfall near the North Korean coastal city of Hamhung. During its period as a typhoon, Haishen packed maximum winds of about 130 kilometres (80 miles) per hour as it barreled through South Korea’s southern and eastern regions in…
Antigua newsroom – Antigua is yet to receive a formal response from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to a request from the LIAT Administrator about a debt write off. While it has been reported in the media that the Government of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) will write off more than $14 million that it is owed by LIAT 1974 Ltd in Administration, Prime Minister Gaston Browne said no formal communication has been received in that regard. At the same time, there has been no word from Barbados regarding the request. “We have not heard formally from Prime Minister…
MIAMI, Florida (AP) — Tropical Storm Paulette formed Monday morning in the central Atlantic, far from land. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 40 mph (65 kph) with modest strengthening expected over the next few days, the US National Hurricane Centre said. The storm was centered about 1,205 miles (1,940 kilometres) west of the Cabo Verde Islands and moving west-northwest near 3 mph (6 kph). The storms comes amid an active hurricane season but is not currently a threat to land.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, – The Governor of the Cayman Islands Martyn Roper on Friday approved a law making same-sex partnerships legal in this British Overseas territory. “Today we will end the discrimination being suffered by Caymanians and others on our islands whilst protecting the institution of marriage,” said Roper. “This action does not alter or undermine the strong Christian heritage and values of the people of the Cayman Islands. No-one is being asked to change their long-held beliefs.” The Governor, in his statement, said this is in line with instructions from UK government ministers to use his reserved powers under Section 81…
Mrs. Thedica Commissiong-Jones, Principal of the Kingstown Government School (KGS), aka Stoney Ground Primary School, is elated that her staff and students will be in virtually new conditions when the 2020/21 school year begins. The ‘new conditions’ come, thanks to a $2.9 million project financed by the World Bank, under the Regional Disaster Vulnerability Reduction Programme. The KGS is among a number of schools that are designated Emergency Shelters, but following an annual inspection around 2016, engineers assessed that the roof and other facilities were in dire need of repair, and as such the School was not suitable to serve…
The SVCB awarded scholarships and bursaries to a total of 8 students who were successful on the 2020 CPEA examinations… Executive Director of the SVCB, Mr Albert Porter, said that the bank is happy to assist the young students and noted that these same scholarship recipients may very well become the future managers of the SVCB and other organizations. The parents and guardians of all awardees were present, with many of them expressing their gratitude for the financial assistance. We would also like to remind person that the deadline for tertiary level scholarships is September 30th, 2020.
(“Plain Talk” Sept. 4, 2020) Orando Brewster says God led him to medicine and God is leading him from medicine to politics. Most Vincentians will affirm that God will never mislead anyone. Therefore, Brewster is either misleading himself or he is being horribly misled by the ULP leadership, and all those who pass negative aspersions on anyone who questions his wrongheaded decision to enter politics at this time. Orando Brewster is the ULP candidate for the constituency of Central Leeward. Brewster, a 33-year-old resident of Layou, recently completed the classwork necessary for his medical diploma. He has not fulfilled his…
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Community College (SVGCC) on Friday announced that classes for year two students at the Division of Arts, Sciences and General Studies and the Division of Technical and Vocational Education has been postponed. Classes will no longer resume on Monday, Sept.7, the college said, but gave no definite indication of when classes will resume. “The SVGCC reaffirms its commitment to providing a healthy and safe environment in which our students can excel despite the pressures of the current global pandemic,” the college said in a press release. “The college will update our students and the…