REMEMBERING JAMES CATALYN AND FRIENDS THEATRICAL GROUP
(EDITOR’S NOTE: James Catalyn, who died on Saturday, August 18, 2018, at the age of 78, was a playwright, poet and actor, best known for his theater troupe, James Catalyn …
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CARICOM HEADS PARTICIPATE IN SPECIAL COVID-19 EMERGENCY MEETING ONLINE
NASSAU, Bahamas, April 15, 2020 — As Member States of the Caribbean Community CARICOM) continue their fight against the COVID-19 and its impact of lives and livelihoods, CARICOM Chairman Prime …
Read MoreGUYANA ELECTIONS COMMISSION AGAIN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE OF CARICOM HIGH-LEVEL TEAM
GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Justice (Ret’d) Claudette Singh, Chairperson of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), has written to the Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Ambassador Irwin LaRocque, to request the …
Read MoreIMF APPROVES IMMEDIATE DEBT RELIEF FOR 25 COUNTRIES, INCLUDING HAITI
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 14, 2020 – Haiti is among 25 countries that the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved an immediate debt relief. The other countries …
Read MoreNORTON INVITES D.C. RESIDENTS TO HER TELEPHONE TOWN HALL ON TUESDAY ON COVID-19 HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CRISIS
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 13, 2020 – Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) will hold a District of Columbia Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, April 14, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. …
Read MoreCARNIVAL CRUISE LINE CANCELS CRUISES INTO JUNE AS COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUES
MIAMI, Florida — Carnival Cruise Line announced Monday it is canceling all U.S. cruises through June 26, th Miami Herald reported on Monday, April 13. The company previously said it …
Read MoreAFTER PORTUGAL DENIAL, JAMAICANS STRANDED ABOARD SHIP HOPE UK WILL ALLOW ENTRY
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Marella Discovery 2, the cruise ship now home to some 45 Jamaicans stranded at sea, was this weekend denied access to Portugal’s port, The Jamaica Observer reported …
Read MoreCUBA BLASTS AMERICAN “LIES” ABOUT ITS COVID-19 MEDICAL MISSIONS
HAVANA, Cuba, April 13, 2020 (Prensa Latina) — Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez asserted the US administration lies about the island’s medical cooperation in a fruitless effort to malign it …
Read MoreGBPA DOING “WHATEVER WE CAN TO ASSIST” IN THE FIGHT AGAINST COVID-19, PRESIDENT IAN ROLLE SAYS
FREEPORT, Grand Bahama, April 11, 2020 – The Grand Bahama Port Authority, Limited (GBPA), in collaboration with local medical teams, have sourced and funded a supply of COVID-19 rapid test …
Read MoreDIPLOMATIC DEBACLE OVER U.S. BLOCKING SHIPMENT OF COVID-19 MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO THE BAHAMAS LAST WEEK RESOLVED
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 11, 2020 – His Excellency Sidney Collie, Bahamas Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), has informed the Ministry …
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