Jamaica is planning to ask the United Kingdom for billions of dollars in compensation for the Atlantic slave trade in the former British colony, a senior government official confirmed.
Trinidad and Tobago re-opened its borders on Saturday after a 16-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic, with authorities reiterating that stringent measures and fines would be applied to anyone trying to beat the system.
Cuba’s oppressed and long-suffering citizens are so angry with their situation that impromptu acts of defiance are being staged after the historic mass protest last Sunday. The island has suffered under the covid pandemic and crippling US sanctions.
Cuba is gripped in a double-whammy crisis impacting its health sector and the economy as it battles food shortages and rising Covid-19 cases.
Despite the hope of a home-grown vaccine, a combination of rising COVID-19 cases and worsening economic conditions have seen Cubans in their thousands taking to the street to vent their frustrations against the government.
The Grenada government is considering publishing the names of convicted sexual offenders and it could be approved by parliament before year-end.
Tropical Storm Elsa was tracking northward through the Gulf of Mexico and brought heavy rain, strong winds gusts, storm surge and isolated tornadoes to Florida through Wednesday.
Trinidad and Tobago’s Yacht Services Association is grateful to Prime Minister Keith Rowley for allowing sailors – if vaccinated – to sail into their waters again from next week.
The St Lucia Tourism Authority has organised a series of virtual training roadshows for agents to attract visitors back.
St Kitts and Nevis has quickly got its startling coronavirus outbreak under control. It has secured an additional 5,000 doses of the Oxford/AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccines.