KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness is to spend an estimated J$1.3 billion (US$8.3 million) towards the digital transformation of the health sector, Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has said.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – The government of Barbados has announced and adjustment to the hours of the curfew that was imposed in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Ministry of Health and Wellness is looking into the potential use of COVID-19 self-test kits locally for personal and firm-level surveillance or monitoring of the virus, according to Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana is open to the use of the Pfizer COVID-19 pill Paxlovid, once it receives approval, and private sector pharmaceutical companies could possibly manufacture it here.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) said it has signed an agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to achieve Caribbean Regional Health Security (CHRS).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government says there will be no further extension for travelers to take the second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine and that only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into the country.

BELMOPAN, Belize – Public officers in Belize have until December 15 to show proof that they have been vaccinated against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic or face the risk of being marked absent from work and subject to disciplinary action.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – COVID-19 patients waiting too late to seek treatment for their symptoms is contributing to the increase in the death toll from the virus, Minister of Health Lieutenant Colonel Jeffrey Bostic disclosed on Wednesday.

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – Barbados on Thursday became equipped for a major push to reach its COVID-19 vaccination target, with the arrival of 70,200 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Guyana government Monday said it has fully vaccinated more than half of the country’s adult population against the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as the country registered more deaths and infections linked to the virus since March last year.

Kingston, Jamaica – Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL), in observation of its 30th anniversary, has a packed schedule of activities slated to run from November 1 to December 10, 2021. The organization which opened its doors in November 1991, remains Jamaica’s largest and longest-serving institution which focuses on Human Immuno-Deficiency Virus (HIV) and human rights.  

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (Reuters) – Haiti’s neighbor, The Dominican Republic, plans to limit access to public hospitals for undocumented immigrants and review the visa status of students from neighboring Haiti, where authorities are struggling to tackle social unrest.