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The Vaccinated Are Worried and Scientists Don’t Have Answers
BLOOMBERG: Anecdotes tell us what the data can’t: Vaccinated people appear to be getting the coronavirus at a surprisingly high rate. But exactly how often...
PAHO urges pregnant women to get vaccinated against COVID
Warning that COVID-19 represents a serious risk for pregnant women in Latin America and the Caribbean, Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Director Carissa F....
CARICOM Ministerial Workshop Discusses Climate Emergency Ahead of COP 26
Amidst daunting findings recently made by scientists that the “world is on a trajectory to reach 1.5 ° C within the next twenty years...
82 police officers test positive for COVID in Grenada
Grenada’s Deputy Commissioner of Police Michael Francois says the Royal Grenada Police Force (RGPF) has called on officers who are currently on annual leave...
Caribbean Outlines Proposals For Closer Collaboration With Africa
The first ever African-Caribbean Community (Caricom) summit got underway virtually on Tuesday with the 15-member regional integration grouping outlining proposals for closer collaboration between...
Mu variant now present in St Vincent and the Grenadines
(NEWS 784) On review of sequencing results for samples sent from St. Vincent and the Grenadines to the COVID-19 IMPACT Project Lab through the...
Mexico: Powerful earthquake hits Acapulco
BBC-A powerful earthquake has struck the Pacific coast of Mexico, close to the resort of Acapulco.
The magnitude-seven quake was also felt strongly around 370km...
GUYANA: 13-year-old falls ill with complications after administered Pfizer vaccine
NEWS SOURCE GUYANA: A 13-year-old female student of the Parika Salem Secondary School was hospitalised after falling ill moments after she was administered a first...
Vietnam: Man gets five years in jail for spreading Covid
BBC- A Vietnamese man has been sentenced to jail for five years for flouting Covid-19 rules and spreading the virus.
A court found Le Van...
St Lucia officials say two fully vaccinated people have died
St Lucia Times – Minister of Health, Wellness and Elderly Affairs, Moses Jn Baptiste, told a news conference Wednesday that the recent deaths of two...
Canada’s Prime Minister hit by gravel on campaign trail
(Reuters) - Canadian Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was hit by a handful of gravel on Monday, television images show, as he made his...
Jamaica on Monday recorded 837 #COVID cases.
Jamaica on Monday recorded 837 #COVID cases.
Nine deaths between Sept. 4 and 5, 2021 was also recorded
Total cases: 72,824
Total deaths: 1,646
Active: 21,671
Samples tested: 3,895
Positivity...
Agriculture offers some of the best solutions to climate change
Agriculture and land use offer some of the best solutions for mitigating climate change, including carbon sequestration by soils, stated U.S. Secretary of Agriculture...