$600 stimulus checks arriving ‘as early as tonight’ while increase to $2,000 stalls in Senate Dec. 29 — Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said $600 payments should have started to be delivered as early as last Tuesday night (12/29/20), as Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell continues to block efforts by President Donald Trump and Democrats to increase stimulus payments to Americans. Mnuchin announced that “The Department of Treasury and […More]
Foundation Commits $2.2 Million to 21 Early Childhood Institutions in Rural Jamaica Twenty-one Early Childhood Institutions (ECIs) in rural areas on the island will receive a donation of $2.2 million from the Usain Bolt Foundation. The funds will be used to help teachers with the interventions needed with parents during the COVID-19 pandemic while their children are at home. The […More]
Prime Minister’s Christmas Message 2020 I wish to extend Christmas Greetings on behalf of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago, my own family, and myself as Prime Minister of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago on this festive occasion. In this solemn season, it may be appropriate to acknowledge that we, in Trinidad and Tobago, are blessed. In many places […More]
Trinidad’s US Embassy Says President Maduro is to be Blamed for Crisis in Venezuela The United States Embassy in Trinidad and Tobago has stated that the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and those who back him, must be blamed for the crisis facing the South American nation. In a statement on Sunday, the Port of Spain-based Embassy said the […More]
Effective immediately, the Government of Jamaica will ban all flights coming into the island from the UK for a period of two weeks, ending January 4, 2021. However, flights coming into country over the next 24 hours and outbound flights to the UK will be allowed up to midnight Tuesday, December 22. The country is expecting three flights from the […More]
Grenada to Impose Curfew to Curb COVID-19 Spread The Government of Grenada on Monday announced that it will be imposing a curfew starting at 8:00 pm as part of measures to control and contain the spread of COVID-19 which has been spiking since a cluster was identified at the all-inclusive Sandals Resort on the weekend of December 12. Prime Minister […More]
Dear Fellow Jamaicans in the Diaspora and Friends of Jamaica, I am delighted to convey warm greetings to you and your loved ones, on the occasion of this yuletide season. This has been a difficult year for us all as we continue to battle with the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. Over the past nine months, not only have the livelihood of Jamaicans […More]
CWI Confirm Third West Indies Tour Amid COVID-19 Cricket West Indies has confirmed the men’s tour of Bangladesh next month, their third series amid the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic. This follows a report by a CWI inspection team that travelled to the Asian nation last month to conduct a review of the facilities and health protocols. In the draft itinerary […More]
Prime Minister’s Media Conference – Saturday, December 5, 2020 All schools across Trinidad and Tobago will virtually reopen on January 4th, 2021. Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley made the announcement during a media conference held at the Diplomatic Centre, St Ann’s today (Saturday, 5th, December 2020). Dr Rowley said once COVID-19 numbers remain low the Government will allow […More]
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