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Montserrat: Investigation Into Sudden Death Of two vaccinated people
(Press Release)
The Ministry of Health and Social Services commenced COVID-19 vaccination on 8 February 2021. Since that time, 1321 persons have received their first...
KFC is changing its packaging. Here’s what it looks like
New York (CNN Business)Kentucky Fried Chicken is rolling out new packaging this summer, joining other major fast food companies that are giving themselves a...
COVID vaccine: Ohio lottery offers residents shot at $1M
The US state of Ohio will award cash prizes of $1m (£710,000) to five recipients of Covid-19 vaccines as part of a lottery launched...
TRINIDAD: 11 dead, 615 New Cases of COVID-19 in 24 hours
(Trinidad Express) – ELEVEN people have died in the past 24 hours from the Covid-19 virus in Trinidad and Tobago. And 615 have tested positive...
Barbados records 46th COVID-19 death
A 66-year-old Barbadian woman with comorbidities is the 46th person to have died from COVID-19. She passed away on Tuesday, May 11.
There were also...
The UWI Open Campus Alumni Announces Fund to provide scholarships to talented but needy...
The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Open Campus Alumni recently launched an Endowment Fund to provide scholarships to talented but needy students from across the...
The Dominica Red Cross Donates First Aid Kits and Hygiene Supplies to 130 institutions...
The Dominica Red Cross in the observance of World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day on May 8, 2021 donated First Aid kits and...
Gay man, 20, beheaded by his family after they discovered his sexuality
A gay Iranian man has been reportedly beheaded by his brother and two cousins after they discovered he had been exempted from military service...
Mottley: Global summit necessary to discuss COVID-19 matters
Prime Minister Mia Mottley has called for a global summit for coordinated action on a number of areas pertaining to the COVID-19 pandemic.
She made...
Canada’s largest province pausing rollout of AstraZeneca Vaccine due to blood clot risk
Ontario will no longer give the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine as a first dose due to the risk of rare blood clots.
Dr. David Williams, chief medical officer of...
Less Than One Percent of US Tourists from Jamaica Have Been COVID-19 Positive
The COVID-19 positivity rate for tourists returning to the United States from Jamaica is less than one percent. This was noted by the President...
New and returning Faculty Deans make history at The UWI
The appointments of seven new and returning Faculty Deans were approved at the annual business meeting of The University of the West Indies (The...
AIDS virus used in gene therapy to fix ‘bubble baby’ disease
A gene therapy that makes use of an unlikely helper, the AIDS virus, gave a working immune system to 48 babies and toddlers who...