Paula Lindo Sunday 3 May 2020 The winner of the 2020 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature is Trinidadian-born, British Virgin Islands-resident Richard Georges. His poetry collection Epiphaneia presents readers with the aftermath of catastrophic Hurricane Irma, which devastated the islands in 2017. In a media release, the Bocas Literary Festival said the book is the … Continue reading
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WHO asks UWI to take part in covid19 drug trials (May 1, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 1 May 2020 UWI has been approached by the World Health Organization (WHO) to do “solidarity trials” as part of its contribution to the regional effort to deal with the covid19 pandemic. The protocols of these studies are being reviewed by the ethics committees of UWI and the Ministry of Health, which will … Continue reading
70 TT citizens return home from Suriname (May 1, 2020)
Paula Lindo Friday 1 May 2020 Seventy TT citizens who were stranded in Suriname returned home this morning and were quickly taken away under police escort to begin two weeks of mandatory quarantine. Their charter flight landed at Piarco Airport at 10.23 am. The group was met by healthcare personnel and a fleet of PTSC buses. … Continue reading
