ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda says it is recalling shipments of Little Remedies Honey Cough Syrup due to the presence of Bacillus cereus and loss of shelf stability as well as the possibility of death.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Government has announced major improvements in the health care sector that would see an expansion of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital’s (QEH) capacity by 40 per cent, and upgrades to the island’s polyclinics, including construction of two new ones.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health organization (PAHO) says while new data suggests progress in voluntary blood donation across Latin America and the Caribbean, key challenges however remain in achieving 100 percent voluntary donations.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Antigua and Barbuda will later this month host a forum on mental health in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization PAHO/WHO) announced on Tuesday.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica’s capacity for accurate and timely forensic examinations has been bolstered with the opening of the new state-of-the-art forensic pathology autopsy suite.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – President Irfaan Ali says the opening of the new multi-million Diamond Regional Hospital, will provide health care services for more than 40,000 people along the East Bank corridor.

NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it is pausing the recruitment of nurses from Cuba and will also cancel its existing contracts with a Cuban recruitment agency.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Deputy Secretary-General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Dr Armstrong Alexis, says the formal adoption of the Pandemic Agreement by the World Health Assembly (WHA) last month is critical to the 15-member grouping’s ability to provide for the needs of its population in the event of another pandemic.

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – A US-based medical aid organization is calling on the Donald Trump administration to reconsider a new travel ban that threatens to block Haitian children with critical heart conditions from accessing urgent care abroad.

CASTRIES – The Eastern Caribbean has launched a project to boost pandemic preparedness and response in the sub-region bringing renewed focus to building resilient, integrated health systems that can better detect and respond to future health threats.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the government will continue its partnership with Cuba, as it relates to the participation of the Cuban medical mission.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) is urging countries to review contingency plans and activate preventive measures to prepare health systems for potential hurricanes, storms, floods, and other extreme weather events during the 2025 Atlantic Hurricane season that ends on November 30.