Tag: United Kingdom
UK boosts volcano relief to SVG
An estimated 13 000 people affected by the eruption of the La Soufrière volcano in St. Vincent will benefit from close to U.S. $700...
UK seeks to boost trade across the Caribbean
BARBADOS and other countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (LATAC) may receive a timely boost in commercial activity from the United Kingdom (UK)...
UK gets tougher on travellers
LONDON – Britain will require passengers arriving from countries where worrying coronavirus variants are spreading to pay for 10 days of quarantine in hotels,...
Johnson extends lockdown in England; ban on travel
LONDON – Prime Minister Boris Johnson indicated on Wednesday the COVID-19 lockdown in England would last until March 8 when schools could start to...
British double agent dies in Russia
LONDON/MOSCOW – George Blake, who died in Russia on Saturday at the age of 98, was the last in a line of British spies...
France to reopen borders with UK
BRUSSELS/LONDON – France will reopen its borders to passengers from England on Wednesday, ending a blockade intended to stop the spread of a new...