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Antigua notified of first COVID-19 vaccine allocation through COVAX
COVAX, a coalition led by WHO and Gavi to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, has notified countries in the Americas of the estimated...
14 new cases of COVID-19 in Antigua and Barbuda
(Dashboard Update for January 31, 2021)
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
Government plans to apply ABST to online purchases
Residents in Antigua and Barbuda could soon be required to pay the Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax (ABST) when they make purchases online.
The 15%...
CMO says UK variant not detected in Antigua & Barbuda
Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr, Rhonda Sealey-Thomas, said the UK variant of the COVID-19 disease had not been detected in Antigua & Barbuda.
“From since...
No plans to close borders despite rising COVID cases in Antigua & Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda's government said that it does not plan to close its borders to international travel despite rising cases of COVID-19 in the...
HAITI: Health Ministry monitoring emergence of a ‘very infectious’ skin disease
Health officials have been monitoring the emergence of a very infectious skin disease that is similar to scabies.
According to the Ministry of Health, this...
US Coast Guard seize cocaine valued US$8.5 million; two arrested
The United States Coast Guard, earlier this week, transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and US$8.5 million in seized cocaine to US federal agents at...
Two new cases of COVID-19
(Dashboard Update for January 30, 2021)
The most recent reports received by the Ministry of Health, Wellness and the Environment from the Mount St. John’s...
UK to help Caribbean in its fight to identify new COVID-19 variants
The UK will offer its world leading genomics expertise to help identify new variants of
the virus that cause COVID-19 in countries in the Caribbean...
Experts recommend wearing two masks for COVID-19 protection
Layering your face is in -- but not as a fashion statement. It may just save a life.
Public health officials are suggesting double masking...
Pick Sense from Nonsense written by Dr. Lester Simon
By Dr. Lester Simon
There is a strangeness stalking the land. Some folks, including ones who know better, are talking so much nonsense that the sense...
Antigua records another COVID-19 death
*STATEMENT from MSJMC Re Recent Death Due to COVID-19*
*St. John’s Antigua, January 29, 2021 -* A thirty-nine (39) year old patient has tragically passed...
6-year-old boy who wants to become Prime Minister visits PM Browne
Today, 6-year-old Jadon Smith paid Prime Minister Gaston Browne a courtesy visit at the Prime Minister’s office on Queen Elizabeth Highway.
The Grade 2 student...