Sir Everton, who had been ailing for the last few months, passed away at his Christ Church home around mid-day. Barbados Cricket Association president Conde Andrew Riley, told the Nation News, he was deeply saddened. “Sir Everton was one of our greats. He has made a massive contribution to Barbados and West Indies cricket. This is a sad time for cricket. We have lost a legend,” Riley said. Sir Everton, who turned 95 in February, is the only man in history to score five successive Test hundreds, achieving the feat in 1948. His Test average of 58.61 is one of…
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(The Guardian)No other country will be able to buy remdesivir, which can help recovery from Covid-19, for next three months at least The US has bought up virtually all the stocks for the next three months of one of the two drugs proven to work against Covid-19, leaving none for the UK, Europe or most of the rest of the world. Experts and campaigners are alarmed both by the US unilateral action on remdesivirand the wider implications, for instance in the event of a vaccine becoming available. The Trump administration has already shown that it is prepared to outbid and…
Prime Minister Gaston Browne has rejected any idea of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Airlines replacing LIAT which is about to go belly up. Browne made the remarks while considering how regional travel will be facilitated with the pending liquidation of LIAT. He told Observer Radio that Antigua would sooner start a scaled down LIAT, on its own, rather than to give Caribbean Airlines a monopoly. “And in terms of those who are suggesting CAL, giving CAL, a monopoly on the provision of air services within CARICOM, I am totally opposed to that, 1 million percent opposed to that,” Browne said. He…
St. Lucian will support new regional airline, if one is to emerge from the dissolution of LIAT, Prime Minister Allan Chastenet has said. “If the airline has a very well selected board; a board that understands business, particularly aviation and one the company is allowed to make all the necessary business decisions and we are not just going to be a shareholder attending a meeting. If we see the executive not doing a good job and the executive can be fired, then St Lucia will support such a venture,” he said, returning to a position he has held for many…
The Royal St. Vincent and the Grenadines Police under the auspices of Prime Minister and Minister of National Security Dr. the Honourable Ralph E. Gonsalves handed over a plaque to the Melisizwe Brothers via Zoom Live in recognition of the group’contribution in the area of music; for donating a quantity of musical instruments to the Police Band and; for promoting the name of St. Vincent and the Grenadines on the global stage. In a brief handover ceremony held at Police Headquarters Conference Room on Monday June 29, 2020, Commissioner of Police Mr. Colin John handed over the plaque on behalf of the Government…
The general public is asked to take note, that the public holidays of Monday July 6th and Tuesday July 7th, 2020 have been rescheduled. The days that were expected to host the Carnival Monday and Tuesday activities have been shifted as a result of the cancellation of this years Carnival festival due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Her Excellency Dame Susan Dougan, acting on the advice of Prime Minister Dr Hon Ralph Gonsalves, has now declared Monday August 3rd and Tuesday August 4th, 2020 as public holidays in the State of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The change stemming from this…
(Loop Cayman)Intra-regional travel in the Caribbean has taken a serious blow with LIAT reportedly wrapping up operations. The news concerning the regional carrier, which was announced by Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Gaston Browne, comes at a time when many in the Caribbean don’t want to travel to the United States or Europe. As countries in the region begin to re-open their borders to international travellers, it is the tourist from the United States who is being targeted despite that country’s rising COVID-19 rate, with over two million cases to date. Antigua and Barbuda has been welcoming one daily American Airlines…
Washington, D.C., June 30, 2020 (PAHO)— The Director of the Pan American Health Organization, Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, said countries planning to relax public health measures must take a phased approach based on local conditions and be prepared to impose preventive measures again if the epidemiological situation changes. “The key is to think both nationally and locally and base decisions on the latest data. The more granular our understanding of where the virus strikes, the more targeted our response will be,” she told a media briefing today. “As we are seeing, countries, states and cities that do not embrace preventive…
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment wishes to advise the general public that the Insect Vector Control Unit will be conducting fogging operations in Kingstown on Wednesday1st July, 2020 and Thursday 2nd July, 2020, commencing at 5:00 am daily. Motorists are kindly asked to take caution. Persons who are suffering from any respiratory illnesses are kindly asked to take the necessary precautionary measures.
Fiery protests in and around Port-of-Spain this morning, as east Port-of-Spain, Laventille, Morvant and Beetham residents call for the intervention of the National Security Minister and the Commissioner of Police following the shooting death of three men in Morvant on Saturday. There were numerous clashes between police and residents across the capital city as tensions rise. The Legal Affairs building in Port-of-Spain was shot at. Gunshots were traded along the Eastern Main Road heading into Port-of-Spain. Police attempt to put out a fire during the protest. Residents blocked the Beetham highway this morning near the Sea Lots walkover. Protests along…