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...
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) Friday said it has been able to assist several member countries with the more than US$2 million down payment needed to be able to equitable gain access to a safe and effective coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine through the Vaccines...
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC)— Five countries in the Eastern Caribbean have been deemed as safe for citizens of the United States to travel. According to the Centre for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) , the countries that have no travel notice issued against them are Anguilla, Grenada,...