PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh says that starting Monday, COVID-19 booster vaccines will be available across the twin island republic.

HAMILTON, Bermuda — Bermuda has confirmed its first case of the new Omicron variant of the coronavirus (COVID-19) that has already been detected in more than 30 countries on six continents.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – UNAIDS Caribbean has launched the social media campaign #endAIDSCaribbean, as the region observes World AIDS Day 2021 on Wednesday.

BELMOPAN, Belize –The Belize government says it has postponed “until such time it is deemed fit and unavoidable” the mandatory vaccine mandate for public sector workers that was due to come into effect on December 15.

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua - The Minister of Health, Wellness, and the Environment, Sir Molwyn Joseph says his Ministry will begin the administering of Covid-19 booster vaccines to specific groups starting Monday.    

GENEVA, Switzerland – As the discovery of a new coronavirus variant named Omicron has triggered alarm in the Caribbean and globally, the United Nations health agency has labeled it “a variant of concern.”

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness Dr. Christopher Tufton said Government has committed up to J$31.2 billion (US$201 million) to build out the public health infrastructure over the next three years – the most significant level of investment in hospital upgrades since Independence in 1962.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – National AIDS Program Secretariat (NAPS) Manager, Dr. Tariq Jagnarine has reported that more than half of the people living with HIV/AIDS in Guyana have been vaccinated against COVID-19.

GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Health City Cayman Islands, a private health facility, recently announced that it has acquired a supply of Ronapreve, a monoclonal antibody treatment that can help COVID-19 patients recover faster and avoid hospitalization, and death. 

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Monday announced that it is offering booster vaccines to people 18 years and older, even as it continued to urge citizens to come forward be vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic that has killed 1,006 people and infected 38, 160 others since March last year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton says training arrangements are being finalized to facilitate local testing for COVID-19 variants.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The Belize government says teachers will be exempted from a policy that public officers must show proof that they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic by December 15 or face the risk of being marked absent from work and subject to disciplinary action.