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MIAMI, Florida (AP) — Florida is reporting 276 new deaths from the coronavirus, raising total confirmed deaths in the state to 8,685. The state’s health department reported about 5,800 cases on Tuesday. The new deaths bring Florida’s seven-day average in daily reported deaths to 165 — down from a high of 185 a week ago. Texas averaged 210 deaths in the past week. The number of patients treated in Florida hospitals for the coronavirus stands at 6,729, down nearly 30 percent from highs of 9,500 last month

On 05.07.20, police have arrested and charged Derek Penniston, 23 years Taxi Operator of Hamilton, Bequia with wounding. According to investigation, the accused allegedly unlawfully and maliciously wound a 43 year old labourer of Union Level, Bequia by beating him about his body with a piece of pipe causing actual bodily harm. Penniston will appear before the Union Island Magistrate’s Court to answer to the charge.

Police have arrested and charged Cara Williams, 18 years unemployed of South Rivers with fraud and impersonation. According to investigations, the accused allegedly with intent to defraud an employee of the Electoral Office falsely represented herself to be Anika Pope, a 19 year old unemployed of Lowman’s Windward. In addition, the accused was further charged for impersonation to wit, she gave to Anastasia Wickham-Caesar, she being a person employed in the public service and assigned to the Electoral Office, information in the truth of which the accused did not believe, namely, that the accused was Anika Pope of Lowman’sWindward, intending…

The funeral service for the late, Shorn Alphanzo Westfield, # 918 will take place on Wednesday August 12, 2020 at the Questelles Seventh Day Adventist Church. The deceased will be accorded a full military funeral. Viewing of the body will commence at 12:30 pm to be followed by the funeral service at 2:00 pm. The interment will take place at the ChaunceyCemetery. Please be advised that according to the COVID-19 guidelines, certain protocols will be in effect during the funeral service and procession to the cemetery as follows: 1. Persons attending the funeral service are strongly advised to adhere to…

Browne, who has been against any plans to liquidate LIAT (1974) Limited, said interests are being shown in the airline by investors, some as far away as Africa. “There is one entity that has offered I believe US$25 million investment for 51 per cent of the shares. There is another airline, a regional airline that offered to invest about US$25 million…for about 60 per cent of the shares in LIAT and there are at least three governments who have shown some interest in investing in LIAT. “So there are some prospects that the administrator is pursuing and we believe that…

Customs officials in the port of Hamburg in Germany have unearthed what has been described as the largest single cocaine haul in the country in recent years. Officials in Germany are reporting that 1.5 tons of cocaine was found stashed in a container with a rice shipment from Guyana. The container arrived aboard the container vessel,CMA CGM Jean Gabriel. According to reports out of Germany, the Police found the container just after it had been offloaded in the container yard at the Port. It had been scheduled to be transshipped to Poland. German investigators reportedly received a confidential tip about…

(CNN) A lab technician works on production of the ‘Medgamal’ Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology on August 6 in Moscow, Russia. A lab technician works on production of the ‘Medgamal’ Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology on August 6 in Moscow, Russia. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg/Getty Images Russia has approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute for use, President Vladimir Putin said on Russian state TV on Tuesday. Speaking in a live teleconference with his cabinet ministers, Putin said the vaccine had gone through all the necessary checks.…

(CNN) A lab technician works on production of the ‘Medgamal’ Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology on August 6 in Moscow, Russia. A lab technician works on production of the ‘Medgamal’ Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology on August 6 in Moscow, Russia. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg/Getty Images Russia has approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute for use, President Vladimir Putin said on Russian state TV on Tuesday. Speaking in a live teleconference with his cabinet ministers, Putin said the vaccine had gone through all the necessary checks.…

(CNN) A lab technician works on production of the ‘Medgamal’ Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology on August 6 in Moscow, Russia. A lab technician works on production of the ‘Medgamal’ Covid-19 vaccine, developed by the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology on August 6 in Moscow, Russia. Andrey Rudakov/Bloomberg/Getty Images Russia has approved a coronavirus vaccine developed by the Moscow-based Gamaleya Institute for use, President Vladimir Putin said on Russian state TV on Tuesday. Speaking in a live teleconference with his cabinet ministers, Putin said the vaccine had gone through all the necessary checks.…

A letter signed by Tyrone James, the New Democratic Party’s General Secretary, was dispatched to Dionne John in her capacity as General Manager of the National Broadcasting Corporation in protest of what appears to be deliberate efforts to deny NDP President and duly appointed Opposition Leader Dr. Godwin Friday access to NBC’s broadcasting resources. The August 7 communique lamented the fact that “Dr. Friday has requested access to the national radio station [NBC Radio705] to communicate to the nation on matters of public interest and importance. He has still not been allowed such access. Indeed, it is noticeable that NBC…