The Government of Antigua and Barbuda has updated its travel advisory as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added the country to its highest travel advisory on Monday. Starting October 1st, 2021, all arriving passengers will require a negative COVID-19 RT-PCR (real-time polymerase chain reaction) test for
UN News - The UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says the world is facing an education crisis due to the COVID pandemic, which has left nearly 77 million children shut out of the classroom for the past 18 months. This Thursday, the UN agency is closing down its social media channels for the next 18 hours
Atlanta (AP) — Atlanta’s zoo says at least 13 western lowland gorillas have tested positive for COVID-19, including 60-year-old Ozzie, the oldest male gorilla in captivity. Zoo Atlanta said Friday that employees noticed the gorillas had been coughing, had runny noses and showed changes in appetite.
Press Release - The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Digital Library as its first Digital Public Good for education. This launch is an important part of the broader strategic objective of the OECS Commission to develop
UN News - Even with the emergence of the new Mu COVID-19 variant, the Delta strain remains the top concern globally, appearing to “outcompete” others, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. “I think the Delta variant for me is the one that's
Julie Carrington, GIS Barbados - Cognisant of the difficulties students faced over the past year as they navigated online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Education, Technological and Vocational Training, has established a Mental Health and Wellness Committee to identify suitable activities for
In a hope to curb the latest surge of COVID-19 cases in Jamaica, Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced that the no-movement days will extend for another two weeks. Holness advised that the days would include: Sunday, September 5Monday, September 6Tuesday, September 7Sunday, September 12Monday, September 13Tuesday, September
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has made another clarion call to the residents of Latin America and the Caribbean to get vaccinated amid the emergence of new coronavirus variants. PAHO Director Carissa F. Etienne warned in a weekly briefing that 75% of the population in
UN NEWS—A new coronavirus “variant of interest” named Mu – also known by its scientific name as B.1.621 – is being closely monitored by the World Health Organization (WHO), the agency has said. In its weekly epidemiological update, published on Tuesday, WHO warned it was becoming increasingly prevalent in
by Renaldo Weekes BSc The Barbados government has started to administer the Pfizer vaccine doses it received from the United States on August 13. Last weekend, Dr Elizabeth Ferdinand remarked that over 1,100 persons were vaccinated in just two days and most of those persons opted to
