Tag: coronavirus (COVID-19)
World Bank report shows effect of COVID-19 pandemic on women in region
Washington – A new World Bank report has found that working women in Latin America and the Caribbean are disproportionately affected by the coronavirus...
Three more COVID-19 deaths recorded in Barbados
The number of Barbadians lost to coronavirus (COVID-19) rose to 36 yesterday, February 28, when three Barbadian women succumbed to the viral illness.
The first...
Schools in Guyana to remain closed in March
Georgetown – Minister of Education Priya Manickchand says schools will remain closed for face-to-face interaction during March, for every grade except Grades 10, 11...
IDB: Historic partnership to aid recovery in region
Washington – The President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Mauricio Claver-Carone, has collaborated with a coalition of 40 global corporate executives in launching...
Japan’s Taro Kono in spotlight
Tokyo - Japan’s recently appointed vaccine tsar, Taro Kono, is having a breakout moment.
Twitter-savvy and educated at Georgetown University in Washington, Kono has seen...
Vaccinations for high-risk groups on Wednesday
The Glebe Polyclinic, The Glebe, St George; Edgar Cochrane Polyclinic, Wildey, St Michael and St Philip Polyclinic will close tomorrow to facilitate the COVID-19...