April 5, 2021
Royal Caribbean Group CEO says cruise ships ready to sail again
Chief executive officer (CEO) of Royal Caribbean Group, Richard Fain, says a number of test cruises carried out during the novel coronavirus pandemic and also prior to the start of vaccination programmes by countries have shown that ships are ready…
April 1, 2021
Tourism Minister warns proof of vaccination for travel could be discriminatory
Jamaica's Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has cautioned global leaders that any requirement for proof of vaccination for travel, which does not take into account the unequal access and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines globally, could be considered…
March 30, 2021
PAHO encourages countries to maintain COVID-19 safeguards
PAN American Health Organization (PAHO) director Dr Carissa Etienne is urging member countries to maintain coronavirus (COVID-19) protocols and safeguards, even as vaccinations get under way in a number of territories. Speaking during PAHO's recent…
March 29, 2021
CDEMA concludes Regional Logistics and Relief Workshop with plans for National Policy
The CDEMA Coordinating Unit is moving forward with plans for a National Relief and Logistics Management Plan and Policy following a two-week workshop facilitating the planning process. Workshop discussions formed a critical part of drafting the…
March 24, 2021
Trinidad & Tobago to receive vaccines from India, China
Trinidad and Tobago will get a total of 140,000 doses of two different types of COVID-19 vaccines donated by India and China. The Government of India on Wednesday officially informed Port of Spain that 40,000 doses of the World Health Organization…
March 23, 2021
Bermuda opens COVID-19 vaccinations to residents aged 16 and above
In Bermuda today, teenagers here have the opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccine, with health authorities on Monday opening vaccination to all residents over the age of 16. Health Minister Kim Wilson told the House of Assembly that the government's…
March 18, 2021
Martinique government suspends use of Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
Government has suspended the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, following the lead of France and several other countries that have taken the step after some people who got the jab developed blood clots. Health officials in the French overseas…
March 16, 2021
Caribbean visitor arrivals decline by more than 65 per cent
Tourist arrivals to the Caribbean fell by 65.5 per cent in 2020, according to the Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO), but it is forecasting a turnaround this year. In a statement released yesterday, the CTO said the impact of COVID-19 on the…
March 15, 2021
Barbados to open new diplomatic missions in Ghana, Kenya and the UAE
Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Jerome Walcott says that in an effort to expand Barbados' diplomatic footprint, as part of the national effort toward economic reconstruction and business generation, three new missions will be established in the upcoming…
March 12, 2021
Cayman quarantine shortened to 10 days
The mandatory quarantine period will be reduced to 10 days from 22 March, so added Cayman's Premier Alden McLaughlin who made the announcement Wednesday, as Cayman reached its target of vaccinating 90% of the over-60 population. There are…