U.S. territory expects tourists after a month Puerto Rico’s Governor Wanda Vázquez recently announced that she will lift the three-month long restrictions imposed to curb coronavirus cases. This means the reopening of beaches, churches and businesses including movie theaters and gyms across the country. The decision will take
Pandemic is crippling tourism industry Many of the islands in the Caribbean have begun restarting their tourism sector, encouraging international vacationers to come out of their months-long quarantine and plan their out-of-the-country travel. However, a number of governments around the world are still cautious about having their
The National COVID-19 Task Force has set into motion a blueprint for the 4-stage phased reopening of Guyana airports to international travel. This was disclosed by Director General of the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Lt. Col. Egbert Field. At a webinar hosted on Monday by the GCAA, the
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for urgent and coordinated action to release the 150,000 to 200,000 seafarers trapped on board ships around the world because of measures to contain the COVID-19 virus. The ILO has urged governments, immigration, health and maritime authorities to work together to
Barbados GIS - The 110 Barbadians who returned home on the latest repatriation flight out of the United States today were swabbed for COVID-19 immediately on disembarkation at the Grantley Adams International Airport. The new testing site at the airport eliminated much of the wait period
LIAT‘s commercial passenger services will remain suspended until June 30 2020, due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Julie Reifer-Jones reported that most of LIAT’s network remains closed to commercial passenger traffic. While some territories have announced a reopening date,
Today marks the second observance of World Food Safety Day (WFSD). This year’s theme “Food safety, everyone’s business” calls attention to the fact that food safety is a shared responsibility among policymakers, farmers, food businesses and consumers. Whether you grow, process, transport, store, distribute, sell, prepare,
Poorer countries slated to get their supply this year A multinational pharmaceutical and bio-pharmaceutical company has now the capability to produce 2 billion doses of a likely vaccine that can effectively curb the highly contagious coronavirus, which has been ravaging countries all over the world since
The restart will be divided into two phases As it gears up on awakening its tourism industry, The Bahamas laid out its readiness and recovery plan to safeguard every citizen from the novel coronavirus. The Caribbean island is slated to open on the 1st of July, along
The Commonwealth Secretariat is joining forces with Vulcan Inc. to help member countries manage their ocean spaces via cutting-edge mapping technology. Commonwealth countries are responsible for more than a third of the world's coastal ocean, and 45 per cent of its coral reefs. Harnessing satellite technology The new tool will use satellite technology to create country-specific
