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(BBC)A case of a rare brain-eating amoeba has been confirmed in Florida, according to health officials in the US state. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) said one person in Hillsborough County had contracted Naegleria fowleri. The microscopic, single-celled amoeba can cause an infection of the brain, and is usually fatal. Commonly found in warm freshwater, the amoeba enters the body through the nose. The DOH did not outline where the infection was contracted, or the patient’s condition. The amoeba cannot be passed from person to person. Infections are typically seen in southern US states. They are rare in Florida,…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley says Caribbean countries affected by crimes of native genocide and African enslavement are calling for more than an apology from some European states and commercial enterprises for their role in the Atlantic slave trade and the practice of chattel slavery. “I do not know how we can go further unless there is a reckoning first and foremost that places an apology and an acknowledgement that wrong was done, and that successive centuries saw the destruction of wealth and the destruction of people in a way that must never happen for any…

BRASÍLIA, Brazil (AFP)— Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for the coronavirus but said he was feeling “perfectly well” and had only mild symptoms. The far right leader has caused huge controversy in Brazil for repeatedly flouting containment measures and minimising the risk of the virus, which has killed 65,000 people in the South American giant and infected 1.6 million. (Source: Jamaica Observer)

(CMC) — The Trinidad and Tobago government says it has no plans to rush towards reopening the borders of the country, which have been closed since March, in a bid to limit the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). Opposition parties have been calling on Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley to indicate whether or not the borders would remain closed ahead of the August 10 general election. But speaking at the weekly Ministry of Health virtual news conference to update the population on the virus that has killed eight people and infected 131 others, both Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh and National…

(AP) — More than 200 scientists have called for the World Health Organization and others to acknowledge that the coronavirus can spread in the air — a change that could alter some of the current measures being taken to stop the pandemic. In a letter published this week in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, two scientists from Australia and the US wrote that studies have shown “beyond any reasonable doubt that viruses are released during exhalation, talking and coughing in microdroplets small enough to remain aloft in the air.” That means people in certain indoor conditions could be at greater…

Barbados Today – Tenants of Pyramid Mall at #22 Swan Street, were upset today after they attempted to enter the building and realized that the lock on the main door had been changed. They complained that landlord Ibrahim Noumeh took the unfair decision to change the locks because they refused to pay rent for the two months the country was on lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, after agreeing to re-open the mall after a meeting with police and some of the tenants at his Broad Street store, Noumeh told members of the media that some of the tenants…

(St lucia star )Expressing concern over behavioral changes in Saint Lucians, Prime Minister Allen Chastanet says that an aggressive campaign will be rolled out as the country reopens its doors to travelers. The prime minister acknowledges that he also has to do better and says that the country’s health protocols must be exercised to the nth degree. During an appearance on Blazin FM today, Chastanet indicated that many citizens are starting to think that the country is out of the woods. “So you’re seeing the behavior start to change. When we’re now going to have to go on an aggressive…

Members of the Auxiliary of the Royal St Vincent and the Grenadines Police Force are an important part of the service. However, the standards have dropped over the years and the organization is crying out to be returned to the position of respectability it once enjoyed. Michael Charles, former Commissioner of Police who now heads the Auxiliary Police Department, recalled that when he joined the Police Force in 1981, he was assigned with an auxiliary police officer. “This was the level of respect the Auxiliary had back in the day,” Charles said . In those days, the thing that distinguished…

I will like to shed some light on the ferry and cargo service connecting st vincent and the Grenadines locally and regionally to countries such as Trinidad and Tobago, st Lucia, and Barbados which we trade cargo Weekly. Let me first Begin on Congratulating the Bequia Express Ferries on the newest addition of the m/v Express 2 and m/v Express 5 ferries to the fleet to bring their total amount of ferries owned to 5. As we all may know, the ferry and cargo service is Essential to us as a Nation on a whole for connecting us from the…

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — The United States said today it would not allow foreign students to remain in the country if all of their classes are moved online in the fall over the coronavirus crisis. “Nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not take a full online course load and remain in the United States,” US Immigration and Custom Enforcement said in a statement. Students in such programs “must depart the country or take other measures, such as transferring to a school with in-person instruction to remain in lawful status,” it said. F-1 students pursue…