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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...
Stabilizing Our Minds: Esteem Needs – Basil Springer Column
“One man esteems one day as more important. Another esteems every day alike. Let each man be fully assured in his own mind.” Romans 14:5
Satisfying...
Deeper integration of CARICOM countries cannot wait
By Sir Ronald Sanders
(The writer is Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States and the Organization of American States. He is also a Senior...
Jamaica: Elderly Couple Perish In Christmas Day Fire
Jamaica Observer:- Police here are confirming the death of an elderly couple in a fire that destroyed their dwelling early Christmas morning on Lover’s Lane...
WHO: No country can boost its way out of the pandemic
WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaking at a media briefing on COVID-19 on 22 December 2021, said, while some countries are now rolling...
Covid: Travel misery for tens of thousands with flights cancelled
Tens of thousands of airline passengers have been hit by the grounding of thousands of flights as a surge in Covid cases causes staff...
Cruise ship with COVID outbreak denied entry to Aruba, Bonaire
A COVID-19 outbreak took place on a South Florida-based cruise ship for the third time this week, as the number of coronavirus cases in...
7 new laboratory confirmed COVID-19 cases in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for December 25, 2021)
The most recent report received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment revealed seven (7) new laboratory...
Desmond Tutu: South Africa anti-apartheid hero dies aged 90
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace prize laureate who helped end apartheid in South Africa, has died aged 90.
President Cyril Ramaphosa said the churchman's...