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19 COVID-19 Cases in Caribbean, six countries with confirmed cases

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#Caribbean – March 12, 2020 – Three visitors from Italy to the Caribbean island of Cuba were positive for COVID-19, taking the number of cases in the region to 19 with the lone case in Guyana, being discovered after a 54-year old woman died; she had recently travelled from New York.

The Dominican Republic, the first regional country confirmed to have the coronavirus now has five cases of the dreaded contagion.  It too began with a visitor from Italy and includes a 12-year old boy, resident in the DomRep, who travelled with his family on a European vacation.

Martinique has logged four cases as of today, while St. Barts and St. Martin – together have three cases confirmed.

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The Health Minister for St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Luke Brown called an emergency press conference last night to announce its first case, a woman who is exhibiting mild symtoms and expected to recover.  The case in St V&G, as with the two from Jamaica, are labelled: ‘imported’. 

 Jamaica on Tuesday announced its first case, a young woman with dual citizenship, who travelled from the United Kingdom to Jamaica to attend a funeral.  The second case was confirmed late Wednesday, also confirmed after travel to the UK.

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Guyana’s financial support for Palestine

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Rashaed Esson

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#Palestine#Guyana, April 24, 2024 – A cheque of over GY$110 million which is USD$500 thousand, was presented to President Irfaan Ali, at a handover ceremony on April 23, in support of Palestine for Humanitarian efforts, according to reports.

The money, raised by Muslims and non Muslims, comes after an appeal by the National Ramadan Village during the month of Ramadan.

It will be sent to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA) to help the victims of the ongoing war.

 

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Royal Caribbean Cancels Haiti Trips

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Rashaed Esson

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#Haiti#RoyalCaribbean, April 26, 2024- Royal Caribbean has decided to cancel all of its trips to Labadee, a popular destination in Haiti due to the worsening crisis, putting further strain on the country’s tourism sector. Cancellations were initially set to last until mid March but now they have been extended through the summer into September, according to a post by Royal Caribbean. A spokesperson for the organization is reported saying the Global Security and Intel team is monitoring the situation in Haiti, further expressing that the cancellations come as the safety and security of its guests are top priority.

 

 

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Haiti Transitional Council Sworn in- Henry Officially Resigns

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Rashaed Esson

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#Haiti#TransitionalCouncil#ArielHenry, April 26, 2024 – Haiti’s de facto Prime Minister Ariel Henry officially resigned, following the swearing in of the nine member transitional presidential council on Thursday April 25, 2024. He publicly announced his resignation in a post on Facebook. This follows Henry’s promise last month to exit office after gang members blocked his return to Haiti from Kenya.

 

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