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Caribbean News Service (CNS) — LIAT’s major shareholders have reached an agreement, which Antigua and Barbuda’s Prime Minister Gaston Browne said could see the airline flying again “in 60 to 90 days.” The shareholder, which also includes the governments of Barbados, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Dominica, met virtually late on Monday for Browne to present a plan to reorganize the cash-strapped LIAT. “I think that our colleagues understand that there’s significant merit in the proposed reorganization plan and we were able to come to a consensus,” Browne announced Tuesday morning. “The meeting went very well, the tone of…

MANCHESTER, United Kingdom (AFP) — West Indies coach Phil Simmons bemoaned his batsmen’s failure to convert promising starts into major scores during the 113-run defeat by England in the second Test at Old Trafford on Monday, as he warned of possible top-order changes for the series finale. Whereas England built a first-innings total of 469-9 declared on the back of hundreds from Ben Stokes and Dom Sibley, no West Indies batsman has yet made a century in a three-match campaign now all square at 1-1. Only opener Kraigg Brathwaite among the tourists’ top three has so far passed 28 in…

A ten-year-old boy is the latest COVID-19-positive patient in Barbados. The Barbadian child was among 125 passengers who arrived at the Grantley Adams International Airport yesterday on an Air Canada flight. He was the only positive case among the 69 persons on the aircraft who were tested for the viral illness. The other passengers carried validated negative COVID-19 PCR tests. There are now 106 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Barbados. Ninety-one people have recovered, eight are in isolation, and seven have died. The Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory carried out 107 tests yesterday, bringing the total number performed since the…

Barbados today – The move is a bid for stricter surveillance to ensure those in home quarantine arrangements do not risk spreading COVID-19 in the community. People are placed on quarantine and monitored by health care providers while they are awaiting COVID-19 test results in case they develop symptoms before the results return and need to receive medical care at an isolation centre. Health authorities are awaiting the arrival of bracelets which people on home quarantine will be required to wear so that their whereabouts can be monitored at all times, Lt Col Bostic told a Barbados Labour Party (BLP)…

InterCaribbean announced new connecting services in the Eastern Caribbean between Barbados, Grenada, St. Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines. In commenting on the actualization of his vision to become a household name in Caribbean travel, Founder and Chairman, Mr. Gardiner, states, “Building interCaribbean into what it is today has taken the full dedication of my entire team. The direction of the last 10 years culminates in introducing these new services to deliver a Caribbean-born and grown airline and become a leader in the region. It is my desire that every budding entrepreneur follows their calling and works towards their dreams.…

PRESENT LOCATION: Just under 1,520 miles E of #Trinidad WINDS: 29 mph (ESTIMATED) | Gust: NAN MOVING (Past 6 hour average): WNW @ 6 mph PRESSURE: 1009 mb PRESENT CHANCE OF CYCLONE DEV. IN 5 DAYS: 40% AREA(S) OF INTEREST (AOI): #LesserAntilles COW’s PERSPECTIVE: Showers and thunderstorms have increased and become a little better organized Environmental conditions are expected to be somewhat conducive for development, and a #tropicaldepression could form during the next couple of days while it moves generally westward By the weekend, less favorable conditions should limit additional development.

In exercise of the powers conferred by the Price and Distribution of Goods Act (Cap 161), the following are the new maximum prices of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (GAS) as of Monday 20 July 2020:Area I: means areas within a radius of two miles of the courthouse, Kingstown.Area II: means areas adjoining Area I extending from Area I north-east to Langley Park and north – west to Keartons including all areas lying between Langley Park and Keartons;Area III: means all areas on the mainland, other than those falling within Area I & IIArea IV: means the Grenadines.Under the Price and Distribution…

A weak trough (previously a tropical wave) is crossing the island chain and pockets of dry air limited shower activity today, but light to moderate showers with isolated thunderstorms are likely across parts St.Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) tonight. Shower activity is expected to quickly reduce overnight and occasional showers are likely again Tuesday evening as weak unstable conditions cross the island chain. A low pressure area associated with a tropical wave has a low chance (20%) for development…showers and thunderstorm activity are likely across SVG Thursday night into Friday as that tropical wave approaches the area. Moderate to fresh…

Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit of Dominica says he will participate in a LIAT shareholders meeting today during which Prime Minister Gaston Browne will make a case for the reorganisation of LIAT. The meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m today. Skerrit told Dominicans last night that he is open to the idea of reorganisation of the airline. “As we are aware the shareholders of LIAT, late last month, took a decision to liquidate the airline. In Dominica, we are currently exploring a number of options for travel for our citizens. “Yet there are outstanding matters to be ironed out and a…

(Source: St Lucia News Online) – Several countries in the Caribbean, including Saint Lucia, have decided to retire the Common Entrance Examination, and implement the enhanced Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment (CPEA). The CPEA, introduced by CXC in 2012, will improve the quality of education in primary schools and enable increased literacies necessary for students to benefit fully from secondary school education. Patterson Abraham, education officer for testing and evaluation at the Ministry of Education, elaborated on the measures being taken in the preparatory process. “We are presently undergoing a two-week training program with our primary school teachers from grades 4…