Premier basketball league promises safe games amid COVID-19 The Bahamas could become the National Basketball Association's (NBA) next lair to host its next regular season. In an article by the ESPN, the NBA is considering the idea of a centralized location. Aside from Las Vegas, the players
Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley is on the road to recovery after her successful medical procedure for an undisclosed illness. Acting Prime Minister Santia Bradshaw delivered the update in a brief statement. “The Prime Minister is now resting comfortably and has asked that sentiment of gratitude be conveyed
City reopens borders, restarts metro services The Chinese city of Wuhan began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday. According to Reuters, the city already restarted some metro services and is reopening borders. Wuhan is where the first case of coronavirus was recorded in late December, and accounts for
After two weeks from confirming its first case of the deadly coronavirus disease, St. Vincent and the Grenadines is to date, free of any COVID-19 cases. Health Minister Luke Browne made the announcement yesterday. In a video statement released, Brown said the island’s only confirmed coronavirus patient has now recovered.
Decision of world's biggest cruise lines hits Caribbean tourism Several cruise ships will remain docked in their ports for a maximum of three months more, the earlier of which is until May. The Royal Caribbean Cruises initially announced their original suspension on March 13, expecting to return
First Member of Royal Family to Test Positive Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth’s eldest son and the heir to the British throne has tested positive for COVID-19, Clarence House confirmed. "The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a conference call with the head of the International Olympic Committee. “I proposed to postpone for about a year and [IOC] president Thomas Bach
Apart from being a public health threat, the COVID-19 pandemic is also becoming increasingly an economic threat. The coronavirus crisis has hit the business world at an unprecedented scale and speed and on the verge of triggering a deceleration of global annual growth to below 2.5
Belize, Dominica, and Grenada confirmed their first cases of the novel coronavirus.
Caribbean country heeds worst-hit Lombardy's plea for help HAVANA, CUBA – A group of Cuban doctors and nurses flew to Lombardy, Italy to assist the Mediterranean country in its crucial fight against the novel coronavirus. In a report by Reuters, 52 medical practitioners made up the
