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COVAX tells St Vincent to pay for vaccines it donated to Trinidad

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CMC – The worldwide initiative aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines has ordered St Vincent and the Grenadines to pay US$70,000 for COVID-19...

7.81 Billion Doses Of Vaccines Administered Worldwide

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The latest figures show that 7.81 billion doses of vaccines are administered worldwide. This amounts to 3.3 billion now fully vaccinated amounting to 42.7...

Jamaica: 6yro girl killed in shooting – Suspect beaten by mob, hospitalised

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Jamaica Observer – A six-year-old girl was shot and killed in the Central Kingston area on Monday afternoon. Preliminary reports are that the girl, a student...

Mass vaccination fails to halt COVID transmission rates – Lancet

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Successful vaccine rollouts have failed to stop Covid transmission, with new data showing the prevalence of the virus increasing in fully jabbed individuals, according...

Baby succumbs to COVID-19 in Trinidad

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Trinidad and Tobago Monday recorded the death of a baby from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic as health authorities also warned that seven maternal virus...

South Africa’s COVID cases triple in a week as Omicron continues to sweep across...

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Covid infections in South Africa have tripled in a week, according to official figures that lay bare Omicron’s continued sweep across the country. The National...

Man Flew Into MIA From Barbados With Loaded Handgun in His Pocket

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NBC -BOSTON – A man carrying a fully loaded gun boarded a commercial flight in Barbados and flew to Miami with the fire arm in...

Trinidad: Woman found dead in bed, after ‘love bite’ argument

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Trinidad Express – Shadie Dasrath was found with a wound to the middle of her forehead at the apartment she shared with a close male...

Ecuador: Motorcyclists remove dead friend from coffin for last ride

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NY POST – They just wanted one last ride. A group of motorcyclists in Ecuador took the body of their dead friend from its coffin, put...

Italian man wears fake arm to avoid getting COVID-19 jab

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An Italian man thought he had an ace up his sleeve to circumvent his country’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates — but was busted when he...

Woman reportedly breastfed cat on plane

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Social media was all a-titter amid reports of a woman breastfeeding her pet cat aboard a flight to Atlanta last month. The woman, a passenger...

Florida college cancels $1.2 million in student debt

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A central Florida college is eliminating $1.2 million in student debt to alleviate financial hardships brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Almost 1,300 students at...

Prince of Wales spotted dozing off in Barbados

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