REGIONAL NOTES

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REGIONAL NOTES

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – An investigation has been launchd to determine if the Sandals All-Inclusive Resort breached COVID-19 protocols, in the wake of the recent increase in positive cases in the country.

In an address to the nation late Monday, Prime Minister Dr Keith Mitchell also announced that there will be an urgent meet with the owners of the property. (CMC)

PORT OF SPAIN – National Security Minister Stuart Young has denied that personnel from the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard had any involvement in the circumstances which led to the deaths of a group of Venezuelan nationals.

According to Venezuelan authorities, on December 6, 20 Venezuelans left on a boat en route to the twin island republic and a few days later, several bodies were found near the Venezuelan coastal town of Guiria.

(CMC)

HAMILTON – Rena Lalgie, Bermuda’s first black and female Governor, was sworn into office on Monday during a closed ceremony at Government House.

Lalgie, who arrived from Britain on Sunday, said: “It is a privilege to have begun my service as Governor of Bermuda. My family and I look forward to settling into Bermudian life.”

(CMC)

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Haitian government on Monday opened a consulate in the city of Dakhla, in the north western African nation of Morocco.

This makes the French speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member state, the first non-Arab and non-African country to open its diplomatic representation in Western Sahara – a display of its recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the region.

(CMC)

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