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CDC recommends shorter COVID isolation, quarantine for all
(AP) — U.S. health officials on Monday cut isolation restrictions for Americans who catch the coronavirus from 10 to five days, and similarly shortened...
PM Mottley announces snap election in Barbados
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has announced that Barbadians will go to the polls to elect a new government on January 19.
In an address to...
Covid flight cancellations delay holiday travel
There have been more Covid-related flight cancellations globally as the week starts, capping off a miserable festive period for thousands of people.
More than 2,200...
Dancehall deejay Beenie Man detained in Ghana for flouting COVID-19 protocols
Ghanian media is reporting that dancehall deejay Beenie Man was detained in that country for flouting COVID-19 quarantine protocols.
According to Citi News, Beenie Man...
End of year statement by outgoing CARICOM chairman
We have come to the end of what has been a very challenging year for our Community and its Member States. However, we have...
Omicron spreads global gloom over New Year’s celebrations
(AP) — After struggling with the coronavirus for far too long, the world understands all too well Belgium’s word of the year, “knaldrang!” —...
Holiday gifts taken from luggage, replaced with dog food
(AP) — A woman who returned from a flight to Europe with more than $3,000 worth of gifts in her luggage found the contents...
Bubble Jouvert on and pumping in St Kitts
LOOP: Carnival festivities is in full swing in St Kitts and Nevis with the annual Jouvert.
This year’s event is once again taking place in...
23 new cases of COVID-19
(Dashboard Update for December 26, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed twenty-three (23) new laboratory...
Statement by CARICOM Secretary-General on Death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) is profoundly saddened by the death of Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu of South Africa.
Archbishop Tutu’s strong moral voice was a...
COVID-19 outbreak on cruise ship docked in Barbados
The COVID-19 outbreak confirmed on Royal Caribbean’s Explorer of the Seas docked in Barbados is no threat to the island and is being fully...
Belize Government postpones re-opening of border and sea ports
(CMC) – The Belize government has postponed the January 1 re-opening of land borders and sea ports.
A recent government statement said that based on...
PAHO welcomes international endorsement of first COVID-19 vaccine produced in Latin America
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) welcomed the WHO listing today of an AstraZeneca vaccine jointly produced by Argentina and Mexico – the first...