Avellon Williams MANAMA, BAHRAIN- Bahrain’s Health Authorities have authorised the use of a booster dose of the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine for combatting the spread of the coronavirus. This according to the state-run Bahrain News Agency, first time the Russian shot has been approved for a third dose, for those 18 and above who received […]
Read MoreAvellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN- Trinidad, and Tobago is currently in the process of selecting a new Commissioner of Police. The Police Service Commission (PSC), under whose aegis the screening and shortlisting of Police Commissioner candidates fall, is currently going through that process. Once that process is done, the PSC will forward the list to […]
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Avellon Williams SAVANNA-LA-MAR, WESTMORELAND, JAMAICA– Medical Officer of Health for Westmoreland parish, Dr. Marcia Graham, says there is a sharp increase in COVID-19 infections among children which has triggered an alarm with local health officials. “We have 652 active cases in the parish where the presence of the Delta variant was unanimously confirmed last month […]
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By Avellon Williams MONTEGO BAY, ST JAMES — About 48 of the 377 nurses assigned to the Cornwall Regional Hospital are now in quarantine after being exposed to COVID-19 patients and suspected of contracting the respiratory disease while on duty at the facility. Dr. Delroy Fray, Clinical coordinator at the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) […]
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Avellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD- IF YOU TOUCH ONE YOU TOUCH ALL! It has often been said that “a chain is as strong as its weakest link.” When one reads about the exploits of Arthur Andrew Cipriani, Tubal Uriah Buzz Butler, Adrian Cola Rienzi, George Weeks, James Manswell, and even Basdeo Panday, one is […]
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Avellon Williams GEORGETOWN, GUYANA— Guyana unanimously rejected an agreement between the Venezuelan government and its main opponents to revive a longstanding territorial claim to the region. About 142,795 square kilometers territory that is administered by Guyana is at stake. Offshore the disputed land territory is maritime space that was recently discovered to have an abundance […]
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Avellon Williams PORT OF SPAIN, TRINIDAD- CARICOM and African Leaders engaged in its first African –Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Summit held virtually from Kenya on Tuesday 7 September 2021. Head of State of Trinidad and Tobago Dr. Keith Rowley thanked the countries of Africa for letting Caricom nations participate in the African Medical Supply (AMSP) to […]
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Avellon Williams CARIBBEAN: In Early Modern English, the word ‘suffer,’ meant to tolerate, allow, or permit. But, since COVID-19 struck more than a year and a half ago, this word, ‘suffer’ pertaining to children has literally taken today’s meaning. All over the world, schools were among the first institutions to be closed to prevent the […]
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By Avellon Williams HAVANA, CUBA — Cuba on Monday become the first country in the world to vaccinate children from the age of two against the COVID-19 virus, using home-grown jabs not recognized by the World Health Organization. The island of 11.2 million people aims to vaccinate children before reopening schools. However, the government has announced schools […]
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By Avellon Williams To borrow a line from local Calypsonian; Timothy Watkins Jr. aka the Baron, “Mother earth is crying, Mother earth is dying. In case we don’t know, the planet is dying slowly.” This song, penned in 1994 seems prophetic, especially when one considers events that have happened over the last year. The 2019-2020 […]
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