Several members of the opposition party in Jamaica were arrested Wednesday after staging a protest against mandatory vaccination in the island. According to a report by the Caribbean News Weekly, Jamaican police clashed with the protesters from the United Independents’ Congress (UIC) who marched from St.
UN NEWS—UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday repeated his call for a global COVID-19 vaccination plan to boost production and reach millions over the coming months, in line with recommendations by the World Health Organization (WHO). Speaking at a summit on the global pandemic, hosted by
Release - The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has announced the selection of two centres in Argentina and Brazil as regional hubs for the development and production of mRNA-based vaccines in Latin America in a bid to tackle COVID-19 and future infectious disease challenges. The Bio-Manguinhos
UN News - UN Secretary-General António Guterres welcomed important commitments made towards climate action by the world’s two largest economies, as the 76th High-Level Debate began in New York. He hailed United States’ President Jose Biden’s announcement that the US would significantly increase its international climate finance to
The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has updated its travel advisory as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added the country to its highest travel advisory on Monday. Starting October 1st, 2021, all arriving passengers will require a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR (real-time polymerase chain reaction) test for
Following the confirmation of 24 community transmission cases of COVID-19 on Grand Cayman, anyone travelling to the Sister Islands from Grand Cayman who has not been fully vaccinated within the previous 14 days must provide a negative PCR test certificate from an approved laboratory, no more
Minnis is out as the Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) led by Attorney Phillip Davis won a landslide victory in the General Election held last Thursday, 16 September 2021. Prime Minister Hubert Minnis, who had been hoping to become the first prime minister in 24 years to
UN News - Every day, approximately 800 women and 6,700 babies lose their lives around the time of childbirth. In addition, nearly 5,400 babies are stillborn daily, with 40% of these deaths occurring in relation to labour and childbirth. Highlighting those numbers, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on
UN News - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months. This Thursday, the UN agency is closing down its social media channels for the next 18 hours
Two Caribbean countries are at risk of being included in the United Kingdom's red list of countries. In a report by Sky News, the COVID-19 situation in Jamaica and Grenada—both popular destinations for tourists in the Caribbean—have exacerbated. There has been a significant increase of positive cases flying
