Nov 24, 2019 Santa Clara / CA / USA – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) office located in Silicon Valley; USCIS is an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) (Shutterstock) Effective March 18, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is suspending in-person services at its field offices, asylum offices and Application Support […]
By Marry Kassian, Cross Cards “Though the fig tree does not bud and there is no fruit on the vines, though the olive crop fails and the fields produce no food, though there are no sheep in the pen and no cattle in the stalls, yet I will triumph in Yahweh; I will rejoice in […]
New York NY/USA-March 13, 2020 Supermarket shelves start to empty as people panic buy groceries in New York because of the covid-19 pandemic. (Shutterstock) By THE CITY HEALTH AND SAFETY • To get regular updates on the latest developments regarding coronavirus in New York City, text COVID to 692-692. For updates in Spanish, text COVIDESP […]
By Jane M. Orient, M.D. Some of the views expressed here are controversial. So, do ask your doctor. I hope you have one—not just the HMO or retail clinic “provider.” Don’t panic. That is always good advice. If you, like the world’s economy, operate on just-in-time inventories and did not take advice to stock up […]
USCIS offices throughout the country are cancelling immigrant interviews in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Local offices include, but are not limited, to Seattle, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York. USCIS also announced the temporary suspension of premium processing service for fiscal year (FY) 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions. USCIS will resume premium processing for FY 2021 cap-subject H-1B petitions […]
Minister of Health and Wellness, Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic making the announcement this morning.
By Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday March 17, 2020 – The novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) has reached Barbados. Minister of Health and Wellness Lt. Col. Jeffrey Bostic announced today that two people who came in from the United States have the virus. One is a 48-year-old male visitor who arrived on March 13 and the other, a 39-year-old […]
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton
By Caribbean360 ST JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda, Monday, March 16, 2020 – All schools in Antigua and Barbuda closed today, while classes at the University of the West Indies (UWI) Five Islands Campus have been suspended, in an effort to mitigate against the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). There has been one confirmed case of […]
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton
By Caribbean360 KINGSTON, Jamaica, Monday, March 16, 2020 – The first batch of 21 specialist nurses from Cuba will arrive in Jamaica on March 24, to boost the capacity of the health system to deal with the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). “We’re trying to get about 100 additional specialist nurses in the system, focusing primarily on high […]
“…We are basically disconnecting ourselves from the international community for the next 14 days,” said Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.
By Caribbean360 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Monday, March 16, 2020 – Two weeks after Guyanese went to the polls to elect a new government, preparations are now in place for the start of a national recount as agreed to by President David Granger and Opposition Leader Bharrat Jagdeo with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). But the Guyana Elections Commission […]
“…We are basically disconnecting ourselves from the international community for the next 14 days,” said Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley.
By Caribbean360 PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Monday March 16, 2020 – Trinidad and Tobago will not allow anyone other than its nationals to enter the country – except under exceptional circumstances – for the next two weeks, while bars and schools will be closed, as the country seeks to contain the spread of the novel Coronavirus […]