REGIONAL: Caribbean children are fed minimal diverse diet – UNICEF report Barbados Today23/09/2021036 views The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) said Monday that a significant number of children in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) are feed a minimal diverse diet noting that there… Read more
Biden urged to halt planned deportation of Haitian migrants from Texas Barbados Today19/09/2021079 views SOURCE: CMC — A senior Haitian American Democratic legislator is urging United States President Joe Biden to halt the planned deportation of Haitian migrants from southern Texas. The Biden administration… Read more
US closes part of Texas border, begins flying Haitians home Barbados Today19/09/2021077 views SOURCE: AP — The United States on Sunday blocked the Mexican border at an isolated Texas town where thousands of Haitian refugees have crossed and set up a camp, hoping… Read more
Regional trade unions reject LIAT offer Barbados Today19/09/2021059 views SOURCE: CMC — Regional trade unions representing former employees of the cash-strapped regional airline, LIAT, say they rejected the latest offer by Caribbean shareholder governments to meet their financial obligations… Read more
REGIONAL: Trinidad court president warns against unilateral imposition of mandatory vaccine policy Barbados Today17/09/2021062 views SOURCE: CMC- The President of the Industrial Court, Justice Deborah Thomas-Felix, Friday said mandatory vaccination policy cannot be a unilateral imposed in Trinidad and Tobago as a condition of employment.… Read more
REGIONAL: Alert level lowered at La Soufriere volcano Barbados Today16/09/2021036 views SOURCE: CMC – Government has lowered the volcanic alert level from Orange to Yellow, nearly five months after eruption of the La Soufriere volcano. The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO)… Read more
REGIONAL: Trinidad minister criticises rapper’s vaccine tweet Barbados Today16/09/2021046 views SOURCE: BBC – Rapper Nicki Minaj has been criticised by Trinidad and Tobago’s health minister over a tweet in which she said her cousin’s friend in the country had been… Read more
REGIONAL: Grenada police officer’s death classified as COVID-19 related Barbados Today15/09/2021060 views SOURCE: CMC – An Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) has been identified as the latest person here to succumb to COVID-19. ASP Byron Clyne, who was attached to the Central… Read more
REGIONAL: Jamaican Agriculture Minister resigns over party video on no-movement day Barbados Today15/09/2021042 views SOURCE: JAMAICA GLEANER- Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has resigned following a video in which he was among a maskless group of people at a hotel toasting to no-movement day. “I… Read more
REGIONAL: Lawyers predict charge against woman accused of wounding PM will be dropped Barbados Today15/09/2021031 views SOURCE: CMC – The trial of the woman accused of wounding Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves is set to begin Wednesday, but up to Tuesday no evidence had been disclosed… Read more