The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) expressed its gratitude for India's generous contribution of more than a hundred thousand COVID-19 vaccines to the region in a tweet Thursday. Among the major recipients of the vaccines are Barbados and Dominica, which will each get 100,000 doses and 70,000 doses,
UN News - A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel countered concerns over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine on Wednesday, insisting that “it’s the right thing to do” to use it – even in countries where variants had surfaced. “Even if you have the circulation of a variant in a country, there is no reason that we
PAHO News - Pinkfong and PAHO join forces in a new campaign featuring Baby Shark to promote handwashing for young children and help prevent the new coronavirus in the Americas. SmartStudy, the global entertainment company behind the beloved children’s brand, Pinkfong, is joining the Pan American
Caribbean Tourism Organisation - Following the launch of the TCI’s COVID-19 Vaccination program on January 11, 2021 the TCI can proudly state that it has efficiently administered its first batch of the COVID-19 vaccine. The Turks and Caicos Islands on Thursday, January 11, 2021, received, compliments
UN News - The number of people who have received a COVID-19 vaccination now exceeds those reportedly infected, the head of the UN’s health agency said, while warning that after inoculating their own health workers and older people, countries must share doses with others, to
Jamaica Information Service - Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says the Government has been advised by the COVAX Facility that the country is set to receive between 146,400 and 249,600 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccines, by mid to late February
Press Release - The Government of Guyana has further extended the published COVID-19 measures from December 2020 until February 28, 2021. The measures maintain the curfew from 10:30 pm to 4 am daily, and restrictions on social activities. However, the new guidelines facilitate the opening of bars
British High Commission - The UK will offer its world leading genomics expertise to help identify new variants of the virus that cause Covid-19 in countries around the world. The announcement comes as part of a speech delivered by UK Health Secretary, Matt Hancock at Chatham
Record 4.2 tons of drugs seized near French Caribbean A report by the Associate Press revealed that a record 4.2 tons of cocaine were seized near the waters of Caribbean islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe. On January 17, the Armed Forces of the Antilles spotted a fishing
PAHO News - “Today, we mark another tragic milestone in our region: over one million people in the Americas have now died from complications of COVID-19. We’ve lost more people to this virus than the entire population of many cities,” Pan American Health Organization Director
