This year's official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II was marked with a new low-key ceremony on because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In line with Government advice, it was agreed that the Queen’s birthday parade, also known as Trooping the Colour, would not go ahead in its
The National COVID-19 Task Force has set into motion a blueprint for the 4-stage phased reopening of Guyana airports to international travel. This was disclosed by Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lt. Col. Egbert Field. At a webinar hosted on Monday by the GCAA, the
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for urgent and coordinated action to release the 150,000 to 200,000 seafarers trapped on board ships around the world because of measures to contain the COVID-19 virus. The ILO has urged governments, immigration, health and maritime authorities to work together to
As countries move towards establishing normalcy, World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines on mass gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The World Health Organization recommends a number of possible changes to large events like inviting only healthy people, once they are allowed to take place. “In the
The BOSS programme or "optional national meeting turn" will ensure employment and will finance capital expenditure brought by COVID-19. Officials of the Ministry of Finance have been meeting with representatives of the labour unions to discuss proposals to facilitate the Government’s objective of creating much needed
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) might soon be seeing a more relaxed curfew since there are no active cases of COVID-19 in the islands. BVI Deputy Premier and Health Minister Carvin Malone said on a radio show that easing of the current curfew is among
(PAHO)—The United Kingdom has agreed to contribute 3 million Pounds (USD $3.8 m) to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) to help eight countries of the Caribbean – Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – contain the
A Chinese laboratory has been developing a drug it believes has the power to bring the coronavirus pandemic to a halt. The outbreak first emerged in China late last year before spreading across the world, prompting an international race to find treatments and vaccines. A drug being
Prime Minister Timothy Harris officially announced that June 5 will be “the day” for the people of St Kitts and Nevis (SKN) to choose a Government to lead the Federation for the next five years. “His Excellency has further advised that Writs of Election will be
The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) has reopened both its Cargo and Ferry Ports to the general public yesterday, 11 May, as part of “Keeping the BVI Moving”. Whilst the BVI Ports Authority’s cargo ports remained opened during the COVID-19 territory-wide curfew to assist with
