PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley on Thursday assured there was no need to change COVID-19 protocols, impose new restrictions, cancel Carnival or close the country’s borders despite an increase in cases and hospitalizations.
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GENEVA – The United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME) says three countries from Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) will fall short of meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) target for under-five mortality.
NASSAU, Bahamas – The Bahamas government says it has no plans to impose COVID-19 testing requirements for travelers coming from China, which has in recent months recorded a surge.
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The few remaining COVID-19 protocols which included mandatory mask wearing in schools and on public transportation have been discontinued.
PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti – The Government of Japan has provided Haiti emergency aid of US$3-million in response to its ongoing cholera outbreak.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaican health authorities Tuesday dismissed as fake news, reports being circulated on social media here of a new variant of the COVID-19 pandemic.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Health is in the process of developing legislation for electronic medical records (EMR) which could be piloted next year, according to Minister of Health Dr Frank Anthony.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) and the Martinique Cancer Registry have signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOU) to work together to strengthen cancer surveillance and cancer control in the region.
WASHINGTON, DC – An institution in Haiti is among six that will receive research grants for topics related to Tuberculosis and other opportunistic infections in advanced HIV, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and Human T cell lymphotropic virus (HTLV-1) that may cause a type of cancer.
ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – By December next year, Government intends to present legislation to Parliament to legalize cannabis for medicinal purposes, Minister for Agriculture and Lands Senator Adrian Thomas announced on Monday.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Executive Director of the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CAPHA), Dr. Joy St. John, Thursday said that several COVID-19 variants that are causing surges in the United States, the United Kingdom and China have “been circulating in the Caribbean since last year”.
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Members of the local entertainment and cultural industries will soon have a dedicated health insurance scheme, according to Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange.
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Allied Health practitioners who fail to register with the Health Council have been warned that they will be charged a maximum fine of (EC$250,000 One EC dollar=US$0.37 cents)