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
A World Health Organization (WHO) expert panel issued its first guidance on the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, saying that it should ideally be given to people in two separate doses, 28 days apart. In exceptional circumstances this period could be extended to 42 days, said WHO’s
Grenada GIS - The nightly curfew in Grenada, implemented to help curb the potential spread of COVID-19 through social activities, will remain in place, at least for the next two weeks. During Tuesday’s Post-Cabinet Press Briefing, Minister of Health, Honourable Nickolas Steele confirmed that the Cabinet
Since September, the devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic has deepened, infecting close to 100 million people, costing more than $3 trillion in lost wages and intensifying obstacles for peace and security around the world, the UN political chief told the Security Council on Monday. And
COVID-19 has affected every person unsympathetically and in profound ways and through several vacancies, being developed globally by companies like AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Moderna. These companies possess immense resources for R&D and manufacturing capabilities that have produced hundreds of millions of doses, however, the
The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce of Jamaica is working along with the Ministry of Health & Wellness to improve the capacity of local laboratories to undertake coronavirus (COVID-19) tests and clamp down on unauthorised facilities. In a press briefing, Portfolio Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw,
OECS Release - As the OECS Commission prepares to host the 6th Council of Ministers of Education Meeting, the engagement and contribution of youth have once again come to the forefront. In the lead up to the Council Meeting, the Commission will host its OECS Youth
The much-awaited APT James ferry has officially sailed its maiden interisland voyage between Trinidad and Tobago last Thursday, January 21 An all-aluminum high-speed catamaran, APT James can accommodate 926 passengers and 250 cars. Travelling at speeds up to 37.5 knots it is expected to make the inter-island trip
In keeping with constant analysis of the spread of the pandemic in neighboring countries, Dominica revises its COVID-19 Country Risk Classification. Effective January 18th, 2021, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and the Turks and Caicos Islands have reclassified as HIGH-RISK countries. With the re-classification, travelers from St.
UN News - The COVID-19 pandemic “will not end for anyone until it ends for everyone”, an independent UN human rights expert said on Friday, advocating for an equitable and globally-coordinated vaccine distribution programme. “The virus can still travel from the vastly unvaccinated massive population of
