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Jamaica’s COVID crisis takes a turn for the worse
The crisis created by the novel coronavirus pandemic worsened locally yesterday as oxygen supplies fell critically low, leaving hospitals struggling to care for critically ill...
Barbados logs 92 cases of COVID-19
Ninety-two persons, 42 males and 50 females, were identified as COVID-19 positive by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. The facility conducted 1,699 tests...
Texas anti-mask organizer clings to life in a battle with COVID-19
The New York Times: Caleb Wallace, a leader in the anti-mask movement in central Texas, became infected with the coronavirus and has been in an...
UWI Mona vaccine mandate; all persons living on halls must be fully vaccinated
The Mona Campus of The University of the West Indies (UWI) has advised that all students living on its halls of residence will be...
Caribbean Love Now donates $5 million to Food For The Poor for Haiti
Caribbean Love Now has donated $5 million to Food For The Poor for its campaign to provide relief to Haiti in the aftermath of...
Guyana residents protest against ‘forced’ vaccinations
Two protests in two different parts of the country took place today against what is being seen as the Government’s policy to “force” persons...
Jamaican pastor urged to return Order of Distinction after he called on gov’t to...
The Reverend Al Miller is rejecting mounting calls for him to return the national award, the Order of Distinction, which was recently conferred on...
Delta Air Lines will make unvaccinated employees pay health charge
Delta Air Lines will charge employees on the company health plan $200 a month if they fail to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a policy...
Coronavirus origins: US intelligence report ‘inconclusive’
BBC: A US intelligence report requested by President Biden into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic is inconclusive, US media reports say.
Agencies are reportedly divided...
UWI receives US$500,000 reparation payment.
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica W.I. Wednesday, August 25, 2021. — The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The...
Barbados refutes claim that woman dies after getting second COVID vaccine
Barbados has denied reports that a woman had collapsed and died last weekend after receiving her second dose of the coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.
In a...
T&T PM hints at more hardline approach to get children vaccinated
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley is taking a hard line against unvaccinated adolescents as the new school term nears and has warned that the...
St Kitts and Nevis logs 181 COVID-19 infections in one week
It has been the story of most countries around the world—lows and highs, ebbs and flows, nadirs and zeniths—this is the era of COVID-19,...