March 9, 2021
Trinidad to get smaller COVID-19 vaccine batch
Health Minister Terrence Deyalsingh on Monday disclosed that Trinidad and Tobago will get only a third of the doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines expected from the COVAX Facility this month. He said a global vaccine shortage was to blame for…
March 5, 2021
Ambassador Irwin LaRocque ends Cariom duty this year
The Caribbean Community (Caricom) will this year be seeking a secretary general to replace the retiring Ambassador Irwin LaRocque. In his opening remarks at the recent 32nd Intersessional Meeting of Caricom Heads of Government, the chair, Prime…
March 3, 2021
Dominican Republic plans to build a wall to keep out Haitian migrants
Experts have hit out at a plan by the Dominican Republic government to build a wall on its border with Haiti to reduce illegal immigration, claiming it won't work unless accompanied by development. The Dominican Republic and Haiti share the island…
March 1, 2021
CDB’s COVID-19 response exceeds US$190 million in 2020
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) provided more than $140.2 million in financing in 2020 and secured an additional $50 million for 2021 to support its Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) in mitigating the macroeconomic fallout and adverse social…
February 26, 2021
Region’s tourism experts urge governments to forego measure on proof
Caribbean tourism experts are urging regional governments to seriously consider allowing visitors with proof of vaccination and a negative COVID-19 test result to forego current quarantine requirements. The suggestion was raised Wednesday and…
February 25, 2021
PAHO director says the Americas should be a ‘global priority’ for COVID-19 vaccines
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Dr Carissa Etienne yesterday described the Americas, which includes the Caribbean, as the “epicentre” of the COVID-19 pandemic and called on the international community to make regional access to…
February 23, 2021
Haiti’s president defends record at UN
HAITI'S President Jovenel Moise told the UN Security Council on Monday that "democracy was doing well in Haiti" despite its ongoing political crisis, an assertion challenged by the United States, which called on him to quickly put an end to his era…
February 21, 2021
Jamaican Gov’t to reallocate fund for COVID-19 vaccination public education
Cabinet is to reconsider the allocation of funding for Public Education and promotion on COVID-19 vaccines, according to the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM). Prime Minister Andrew Holness said that the increased public outcry for the COVID-19…
February 15, 2021
JetBlue probing actions of worker after kidnapping allegations in Jamaica
A JetBlue spokesman has confirmed that the airline is investigating reports that one of its flight attendants who, after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, reportedly faked that she was kidnapped in Jamaica and was being trafficked by a…
December 31, 2020
34 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in last 24 hours
Jamaica recorded 34 new cases of the coronavirus over the last 24 hours and reported one coincidental death. This brings the total number of confirmed cases across the island to 12,827. The death toll stands at 302 as no new virus deaths were…