The Trump administration’s move to reclassify marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III marks a major shift for the medical cannabis industry, with implications for taxation, research, insurance coverage, and patient access. While marijuana remains federally illegal unless Congress acts, the new classification recognizes accepted medical use and lowers regulatory barriers.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is making medical history on Tuesday by participating in the groundbreaking robotic cardiac surgery that will be performed here by a specialist based in India.

GENEVA – Health Ministers and senior officials from across the Commonwealth attending the inaugural Commonwealth Health Coordination Forum (CHCF) have highlighted Antigua and Barbuda and Belize for demonstrating how HPV-based screening, digital systems, and phased implementation can improve coverage and programme coordination in small island settings.

BASSETERRE, St. Kitts – The St. Kitts and Nevis government has signed a contract for the development and implementation of the National Digital Health Information System (NDHIS).

KINGSTON , Jamaica - Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton says the government will be expanding its cancer care treatment across the island over the next two years.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Government is to launch a multi-sectoral National Menstrual Health Equity pilot initiative involving eight schools and approximately 2,000 girls.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – As the world observes World No Tobacco Day today, Jamaican youth advocate Natalia Burton is warning that Caribbean governments are failing to keep pace with the growing use of vapes and e-cigarettes among teenagers, despite mounting evidence of the dangers posed to young people.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a five-year framework agreement with Google LLC to collaborate on strategic health communication and mental health promotion across the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has signed a historic agreement with CSL Seqirus, one of the world’s largest influenza vaccine providers, aimed at securing a reserved share of pandemic influenza vaccines production for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the case of a future influenza pandemic.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica on Tuesday cautioned against travel to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Uganda as the African countries grapple with an outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health authorities in the western parish of Westmoreland are maintaining heightened surveillance amid regional concerns about hantavirus, although Jamaica has not recorded any confirmed cases of the disease. 

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad - The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has successfully installation of Molbio rapid testing platforms across 10 of its member territories under the Pandemic Fund Project.