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.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica has received another 200,000 doses of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine, half of which was donated by the Chinese government.

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.”

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Prime Minister Dr. Keith Rowley has urged Trinidad and Tobago citizens to “avoid a funeral for Christmas” as the country recorded increased cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) including a record 31 deaths on Thursday.

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 said that Venezuelan migrants can access medical services following weekend media reports showing the migrants, who at apparently had entered the country through the Port of Kaituma, east of here, in poor health and in need of food.

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.

BELMOPAN, Belize – The government of Belize has defended its decision to implement 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.