“From cursory examination, it is safe to argue that, despite limited resources, Caribbean countries are managing the spread of the virus relatively well, by a combination of instruments: travel restrictions; strict protocols to include lockdowns, and quarantine.” Source
“The sale includes RBC’s 11 branches in Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Montserrat, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, and St Vincent and the Grenadines.” Source
Corbin Smith spent several weeks seemingly stuck in the Dominican Republic while a COVID-19 flight shutdown erected hurdles to getting back home to Toronto. But whether he needed a crowdfunding campaign to get home depends on who you ask. Source
A 38-year-old man was charged with two counts of murder in Queens Supreme Court this week after he allegedly beat his elderly neighbor to death with a metal Source
Jamaican gospel singer and Psalmist Chevelle Franklyn ministered virtually at The Potter’s House, pastored by Bishop TD Jakes, on March 28. Source
With a look at some of the top stories making the news today, April 2, across your Caribbean-American community in South Florida, I’m…for CNW 90. Today’s newscast is brought to you by the Florida Department of Health; To help stop the spread of COVID-19, The Florida Department of Health in Broward County reminds everyone to…
Compounding the economic and social struggles Jamaica faces, the COVID-19 infections has put the island between a rock and a hard place. Source
Barbados new minimum wage took effect Thursday, April 1, despite concerns expressed by the private sector that the timing is wrong. Source
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) on Thursday announced that it has received the required approvals for the sale of its Eastern Caribbean banking operat Source
Friends and family of Colin Robinson, an activist, organizer and writer who passed on March 4 in Washington, DC, at age 58 from cancer, gathered virtually on March 28 to celebrate his life and honor his contributions. Entitled, “Life Portrait and Libations,” the two-hour memorial convened Colin’s loved ones across multiple locations — the Caribbean,…
