KINGSTON, Jamaica – The  National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) is warning Jamaicans about the dangers of alcohol misuse after new evidence shows a direct link between alcohol consumption and cancer.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – Health authorities are urging people in Trinidad and Tobago to refrain from eating Giant African Snails, amid newspaper reports that the snails were being consumed and becoming a delicacy.

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Committee of Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Chief Veterinary Officers (CCCVO) is advising regional countries to intensify efforts to prevent the entry of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (HPAIV) in the Caribbean.

BRADES, Montserrat – The Montserrat government says it has signed a multi-million-dollar contract with a St. Lucia-based construction company to build the third phase of the New National Hospital of Montserrat project.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica has entered into a partnership with the Philippines, which will provide for greater collaboration between the countries in addressing human resources challenges in healthcare.

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad – The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging Caribbean countries to enhanced their surveillance amid reports of increases in respiratory illnesses including human metapneumovirus (HMPV).

GEORGETOWN, Guyana – The Ministry of Health says the National Public Health Reference Laboratory (NPHRL) recently received accreditation from the Pan American Health Organisation/World Health Organisation (PAHO/WHO) as a National Influenza Centre (NIC) and has become a member of the Global Influenza Surveillance and Response System (GISRS).

HAMILTON, Bermuda – Health Minister, Kim Wilson, is urging Bermudians to take a flu shot and adopt more precaution as the British Oversees Territory report an unusually high number of fever and respiratory illnesses including the newest variant, Human Metapneumovirus.

ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada – Grenada's government has terminated its agreement with a company in the United States  that was contracted to develop the framework for the island’s  implementation of a National Health Insurance plan aimed at strengthening and improving the healthcare system and services.

WASHINGTON, DC – Ahead of World Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD) Day, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday called for increased efforts to eliminate these diseases, which affect more than 50 million people in the Region of the Americas, including the Caribbean.

KINGSTON, Jamaica - Jamaica's government on Monday said it expects more than 600 jobs will be available when it hosts the two-day Health & Wellness Career Expo & Employment Fair that gets underway on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON, DC – The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has launched an interactive dashboard to monitor avian influenza A(H5N1) cases in the Americas including the Caribbean.