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Caricom obesity levels highest compared to the rest of the world
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says obesity is now a critical issue for developing countries, including member states, especially since the disease is...
New COVID dashboard to include vaccination data
(Health Ministry to introduce revised dashboard)
The Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment will be introducing a revised Covid-19 dashboard for the purpose of...
16 new cases of COVID-19
Dashboard Update for March 7, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
Elderly persons interested in being vaccinated at Jennings Primary School
Bus service will be available to take people to Jennings Primary School to get their COVID-19 vaccine.
Bus service will run on the hour at...
Sandals Grande Antigua Commends Its Female Leaders
On a day that’s being observed across the world as International Women’s Day, Sandals Grande Antigua Resort & Spa salutes all its female employees.
With...
From The Madden Courts – Into The Rolling Clouds
by Rawlston Pompey
As the world turns, humans sometimes toy around with life. Not infrequently as a game of chance. Even so, there are those that...
Ignorant and ‘irresponsible’ returning nationals to blame for COVID spread
Prime Minister Gaston Browne is standing by his position that returning nationals posed “the biggest risk” of COVID-19 spreading at the community level in...
Government urges Yida to start golf course project
Even as government continues to warn that the development of the Yida project will “take some while to complete”, Cabinet has asked the company...
Lawyer Ralph Francis laid to rest
The late Ralph Francis, one of Antigua and Barbuda’s most prominent and respected lawyers, was laid to rest today.
The small, intimate service was attended by...
Oral COVID treatment yields promising trial data — drugmakers
German pharmaceutical giant Merck and a US partner reported promising results Saturday in trials of a drug administered orally to fight COVID-19, saying it...
Elderly Man Dies After Testing Positive For COVID-19
Statement on behalf of Mount St. John’s Medical Centre
Dr. Albert Duncan,* MSJMC Medical Director said:
“We can confirm that sadly, a male patient, age 87,...
19 new cases of COVID-19
(Dashboard Update for March 6, 2021)
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
2nd doses of COVID-19 vaccines can be given up to 4 months after 1st,...
The panel of medical experts advising the Canadian federal government on vaccination now says that the second dose of COVID-19 vaccines can be given...