An on-the-ground investigation by Amnesty International has confirmed that the Nigerian army and police killed at least 12 peaceful protesters on Oct. 20 at two locations in Lagos. The rights group says the killings took place at Alausa and Lekki, both suburbs of Lagos. On...
There were reports yesterday that Venezuela’s state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) was preparing to unload crude from the FSO Nabarima, the floating storage facility that has been listing dangerously in the Gulf of Paria for several weeks. However, it was not entirely clear...
Several Caribbean Community (Caricom) education ministers have “unanimously” proposed that the Barbados-based Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) commit to a total waiver of fees for reviews of the CXC 2020 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE). A statement issued by the Ministry...
Jamaica has recorded two additional COVID-19 related deaths and 47 new cases of the virus in the last 24 hours. The country's death toll now stands at 173 and the number of positive cases at 8,321, of which 4,084 are active. According to the Ministry of Health...
The Bahamas, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Belize recorded deaths from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as regional countries reported increased cases of the virus over the past 24 hours. The Ministry of Health in Nassau said that those who died ranged from ages 34 to 66...