Tag: ministry

NEWS

Guyana In New School Opening Uproar

Following a three-day strike called by the Guyana Teachers Union (GTU) to protest the lockout or removal of teachers from schools because they are not vaccinated or do not have a negative COVID test. The government has said that teachers who supported the strike action will not be paid. According to press reports, the GTU General Secretary, Coretta Mc Donald, […]

Jamaica

Jamaica — ‘Novel COVID-19 Resilient Corridor’

Jamaica is seeking new ways to do business as it resumes activities within the tourism industry come June 15. The Ministry of Tourism has established a “novel coronavirus (COVID-19 resilient corridor,” restricting the movement of visitors to the northern coast of the island. In a virtual media briefing held recently, the Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett said the corridor forms […]

POLITICS

Trinidad And Tobago Pastor Charged

The raid last year by Trinidad and Tobago security forces on the Transformed Life Ministry Church has led to the new charge of Pastor Glen Awong. The pastor was charged with kidnapping, false imprisonment, and trafficking in persons. He was offered bail in the sum of $900,000. According to reports, last year October Trinidad and Tobago’s Special Operations Response Team, […]