UN News - The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19, one for patients with the critical disease, and another deemed effective for non-severe cases. The first drug, baricitinib, is a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor- a class of drugs used to treat autoimmune conditions, blood and bone marrow cancers, and rheumatoid arthritis. According to
Dominica revises COVID-19 isolation and quarantine protocols Last January 10, the government of Dominica has implemented a new set of protocols and procedures in handling COVID-19 cases. Dr. David Johnson, Chief Medical Officer of Dominica's Ministry of Health, made the announcement in a press briefing Wednesday. In the
Bloomberg - A strain of Covid-19 that combines delta and omicron was found in Cyprus, according to Leondios Kostrikis, professor of biological sciences at the University of Cyprus and head of the Laboratory of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology. “There are currently omicron and delta co-infections and we
In a bid to make inbound travel to the Caribbean easier, the Caribbean Hotel and Tourism Association (CHTA) is urging governments in the region to reduce the isolation periods for tourists who tested positive for COVID-19. Travel Week reported that from the usual 14 days, the
Grenada only allows cruise ships and sailing vessels with less than 1% COVID-19 cases for them to be allowed to berth at any of the harbours in the country. Health Minister Nickolas Steele has disclosed that there is a health protocol or an agreement with
UN News - As the Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to surge across the world, the UN health agency said that it was crucial that more is done to help all countries receive lifesaving coronavirus jabs as quickly as possible. The development comes as a senior
Media Release - An Asian film festival has awarded the 2022 Best Television Award to Bahamas-produced Goombay Kids. The show is making rounds in festivals from Canada to England to Russia and an American film festival reviewer ranked the origin of Junkanoo episode five out
Staatsolie, Suriname's state-owned oil company, estimates that its gross revenues for 2021 will be around US$400 million where nearly half will cover payments for taxes, dividends and royalties. In a statement, the management said that approximately six million barrels of crude were produced at its Saramacca
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) condemns the armed attack on the Prime Minister of Haiti and his delegation at Gonaives on Saturday 1 January 2022 during the traditional ceremony commemorating the 218th anniversary of Haiti’s independence. The attendance of the Prime Minister of Haiti and his delegation
Lauran Neergaard and Carla Johnson, AP News - Pandemics do eventually end, even if omicron is complicating the question of when this one will. But it won’t be like flipping a light switch: The world will have to learn to coexist with a virus that’s not going away. The ultra-contagious
