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
UN News - As the school year begins for millions of children in Europe and Central Asia, UN health and child experts on Monday issued a series of COVID-19 risk reduction measures to ensure that in-person lessons can go ahead, despite rising infection rates. In addition to calling
Press Release - The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has received a shipment of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to support its national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The consignment of supplies was procured through funding from the European Union (EU) through the 11th European Development Fund (EDF)
The Hidden Engine The Caribbean tourist industry has been its economic engine. It is the most tourist-dependent in the world according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). For some islands Experts also noted that tourism accounts for
From October 1st, fully vaccinated students in forms four, five and six will have the option to attend face-to-face classes at schools, public and private in T&T. “If there is so significant change from that (the epidemiology) we will offer face to face classes to our
With the original target date just two weeks away, the Cayman Islands government has revised the date for when it hopes the islands will reach the 80% vaccination rate, from 9 September to 14 October. Since 13 August, the rate of fully vaccinated residents in the
Effective immediately, public hospitals islandwide will be restricted to conducting emergency care services only. This comes as the public health facilities register continued increases in confirmed and suspected cases of COVID-19 infections that required hospitalisation causing the facilities to exceed their COVID-19 isolation capacity. Chief Medical
The Ministry of Health has confirmed the community spread of COVID-19 in Grenada. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr Shawn Charles said Friday that the patterns emerging from the current spike in COVID-19 cases point to community spread. He explained, “We are unable to link many
UN NEWS—The next three months will be a critical period for stepping up global collective action against future pandemics, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, pointing to three major meetings on the international agenda. Although the COVID-19 caseload stabilized last week, after nearly two
Press Release - The fifth edition of the CBI Index was published this week, and the Commonwealth of Dominica has come out on top once again in the ranking for best citizenship by investment (CBI) programme for the year 2021. Published by the Financial Times’ Professional Wealth Management magazine, the CBI Index
