Twenty-nine nurses and one doctor of the Cuban medical brigade who completed their mission to help Saint Lucia fight the COVID-19 has departed the island. Minister for Health and Wellness Mary Isaac personally bid farewell to the Cuban healthcare workers, thanking them for their contribution and
A Russian university said that clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccine on 38 paid volunteers have been completed successfully. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University launched clinical trials of the potential COVID-19 vaccine produced by Russia’s Gamalei Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology on June 18. "The research has been completed
Scotland has announced its list of 57 countries exempt from mandatory two-week quarantine upon arrival into the country. The list is similar to UK’s Travel Corridor Exemption released earlier this week, minus Spain and Serbia. Travel industry leaders in the country asked the Scottish government to include Spain on that
The Memorial Healthcare System (MHS) in South Florida shares words of wisdom with Caribbean colleagues, to join forces against COVID-19 pandemic. Press Release - The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the ways that people work, communicate, and socialize, giving birth to this “new normality” that, though widely
CARICOM Day 2020 is like no other in our history. We celebrate today in an environment dominated by the continuing health and economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Let me, at the outset, extend my deepest condolences to those who have lost loved ones; and I
WASHINGTON, DC, United States (CMC) — Director of the Pan American Health Organisation, Dr Carissa F Etienne is urging Caribbean countries as well as those in the Americas to prepare to manage the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic closely for the next two years. “In the absence of effective
In a telecast address to the nation, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley announced that there will be no more curfew in Barbados. "Effective Wednesday, July 1st, there will be no further curfew on weekends in Barbados. All curfew restrictions therefore are now being removed." The Prime Minister
This week, I am reflecting on the Caribbean’s trade with Europe i.e. the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK). As often said, economic growth and development in Caribbean countries depend on international trade, a subject which generates marginal interest in the public domain.
Minister of Tourism, Economic Affairs, Transport and Telecommunication (TEATT) announced that Sint Maarten is ready to receive travellers from Europe and North America by July 1st, which coincides with their celebration of Emancipation Day. TEATT Minister Ludmila N.L. de Weever urged the public to continue
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) expressed its deep appreciation to the Republic of Cuba for the medical support provided to six (6) member countries of the Organisation to assist with efforts to combat the spread of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the
