Bermuda Education Minister Diallo Rabain announced that in-class learning for all public schools will resume on Wednesday, January 13, 2021. In a release, the ministry reported the decision was made by the Education Emergency Measures Committee (EEMC) at a meeting held Saturday. A spokesperson for the EEMC
OPM, Port of Spain – The Office of the Prime Minister is pleased to advise that Prime Minister, Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley has been discharged from West Shore Medical Hospital and is now at home resting comfortably. The Prime Minister was assessed by his doctors this
Press Release - Global Affairs Canada is pleased to introduce the Canada–CARICOM Skills Training for the Green Economy Scholarship program – a new short-term exchange opportunity in Canada for students from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Member States who wish to pursue certificates, diplomas and associate degrees in disciplines related
UN News - Two billion doses of “safe and effective COVID-19 vaccines” have been secured by the international equitable vaccine alliance COVAX, and they will be ready for distribution as soon they are delivered, the UN health agency chief said on Friday. “And we also have the
UN News - Hundreds of thousands of seafarers have been on board for many months longer than planned, stranded at sea due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Six months after the problem was first revealed, many of them are still struggling to cope with the ongoing uncertainty. Throughout
Press Release - The Cayman Islands Government received its first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, 5 January 2021 when 9750 doses arrived on the British Airways flight. Pfizer-BioNTech was the first vaccine to receive approval in the United Kingdom (UK) and it has
Caribbean leaders, entrepreneurs, and the business community remembers the legacy of Jamaican hotelier Gordon “Butch” Stewart who passed away Monday. Caribbean leaders In a Twitter post, Jamaica's prime minister, Andrew Holness, called the late Stewart one of Jamaica's most brilliant, innovative and transformative business minds. "Butch was a
Press Release - The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) and the Regional Security System Asset Recovery Unit (RSS ARU) host the 2021 Creative Youth Competition with a focus on art. The ECCB/RSS-ARU Creative Youth Competition is designed to allow students, aged 13-19 in the eight ECCB
UN News - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN health agency said that it was important to remember COVID-19 was just one of a number of major disease outbreaks facing communities across the world. In his
Jamaican-born hotelier and founder of Sandals Resorts International Gordon "Butch" Stewart passed away on Monday evening. He was 79. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on the island, where he got the nickname “Butch” after being called it by an American
