Buckingham Palace confirmed the death of Prince Philip, husband of Queen Elizabeth II, at midday, weeks after he was treated in hospital for an infection. He was 99. The Duke of Edinburgh, as he was officially known, had been by his wife's side throughout her 69-year
UN News - The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine could possibly cause rare blood clots in some people but further studies are required to confirm the link, experts with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The opinion by the subcommittee of WHO’s Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine
Media Release - World Health Day will be observed today, 7 April 2021, under the theme “Together for a fairer, healthier world”. It is a call for urgent action to eliminate health inequities and mobilise action to attain better health for all and leave no
UN News - The aim of the UN-backed COVAX scheme is to get two billion vaccine doses into the arms of around a quarter of the population of poorer countries by the end of 2021. What are the main challenges that need to be overcome,
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced that it will control re-entry for International Ferry Passengers through the Road Town Jetty Seaport as it re-opens on April 15. A press release from the BVIPA said there will be only ONE daily round trip ferry service during
Christianity’s most joyous feast day was celebrated worldwide with the faithful spaced apart in pews and singing choruses of “Hallelujah” through face coverings on a second Easter Sunday marked by pandemic precautions. From vast Roman Catholic cathedrals to Protestant churches, worshippers followed regulations on the coronavirus.
Press Release - Grenada Airports Authority (GAA) wishes to advise the general public, that kite flying within the vicinity of the airport is prohibited. Prohibited areas include but are not limited to Calliste, Frequente, Fort Jeudy, St Paul’s, Mt Parnassus and Mt Moritz and the vicinity
Belize and Trinidad & Tobago have respectively received 33,600 doses of COVID-19 vaccines through the COVAX Facility. PAHO’s Revolving Fund, which is responsible for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines for the countries of the Americas under the COVAX Mechanism, sent the doses of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine,
In commemoration of the International Transgender Day of Visibility last March 31, the United Caribbean Trans Network (UCTRANS) released a new study about the plight of transgender and gender diverse communities in the Caribbean. Challenges such as the "inability to change their gender marker, employment discrimination
UN News - Climate change and loss of biodiversity are seen as the most pressing challenge over the decade, according to the World in 2030 Survey report published on Wednesday by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). More than 15,000 people worldwide contributed to the survey, which
