KINGSTON, Jamaica – Prime Minister Andrew Holness has thanked “each and every Jamaican” after the country announced on Sunday that it had administered one million coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines as it implements measures aimed at curbing the spread of the pandemic that has killed 2,275 and infected 89, 681 others since March last year.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health officials Monday blamed unvaccinated coronavirus (COVID-19) patients for the situation where all beds within the Intensive Care Units (ICU) of the various hospitals being occupied, reiterating the call for people to get vaccinated against the virus that has so far killed 1, 645 and infected 55, 681 others since March last year.

CASTRIES, St. Lucia – Prime Minister Phillip J Pierre, indicating that St. Lucians will have to live with the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic for the ‘foreseeable future” has announced an end to the existing state of emergency (SOE) that had been put in place by the last administration to curb the spread of the virus that has so far killed 232 and infected 12,129 others since March last year.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – On Monday Guyana said there will be no exceptions for persons awaiting their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine wanting to enter public buildings insisting that there is no shortage of vaccines in the country.

KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent – Health Minister St. Clair “Jimmy” Prince, has acknowledged that the health care system in St. Vincent and the Grenadines is stretched, but coping amidst the latest surge in the coronavirus (COVID-19) cases.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr.  Carissa F. Etienne, Wednesday said that several Latin America and the Caribbean countries are on track to reach the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 vaccination target of 40 per cent before the end of the year.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Jamaica government has signed a multi-million dollar contract with C&W Jamaica Limited to manage the private network services for the public health system.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – While overall vaccination coverage has reached 41 per cent in Latin America and the Caribbean, surveillance will remain key to identifying new risks and responding to local infection hotspots, the Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne said Wednesday.

 GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony, Monday reiterated a call for pregnant and breastfeeding women to get vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, saying that the benefits of the vaccines for outweighs the side effects.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Psychiatric Hospital, where more than 100 cases had been detected in recent days.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Monday urged people living with HIV to get vaccinated so as to protect themselves against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Washington, D.C. - Fifteen schools in St. James and three health institutions in Western Jamaica the latest beneficiaries of gifts from the Atlanta Montego Bay Sister Cities Committee.