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Caribbean has achieved COVID-19 containment, says researcher

The coronavirus (COVID-19) has been contained in the English-speaking Caribbean and Haiti, according to a leading researcher and academic. However, Dr. Clive Landis, pro-vice-chancellor for...

Coronavirus may linger in semen of infected men, poses small risk for COVID-19 infection via sex, new study says

An analysis of semen from men infected with coronavirus revealed that the disease lingered in the samples of only a few patients, suggesting there...

Study claims Vitamin D levels may impact COVID-19 mortality rates

Researchers have discovered a strong correlation between vitamin D deficiency and mortality rates from the novel coronavirus, a new study reveals. A research team led...

Jamaica cruise ship worker happy to be home, “It felt like prison”

“It felt like prison.” Those are the exact words of Jermaine who returned to the island yesterday after he was stranded on a cruise...

Trinidad-born soldier/teacher in NY overcomes battle with Covid-19

Trinidad-born Ricardo Babu­lal, who was tested positive for Co­vid-­19 in New York, was determined to survive and not leave his loved ones behind,...

Coronavirus in sperm raises questions on sexual transmission

Scientists have detected the coronavirus in the semen of some men — opening up the possibility the disease could be spread sexually, according to...

Black and Pakistani people more likely to die from COVID-19 – UK data

Black people and those of Bangladeshi and Pakistani ethnicity have a significantly higher chance of dying from COVID-19 than white people, even when adjusting...

Brazil has registered 125,218 COVID-19 cases and 8,536 deaths, raising chances of lockdowns

Brazil, one of the world’s emerging coronavirus hot spots, registered a record number of cases and deaths yesterday, prompting the health minister to flag...

My Boy Lollipop singer "Millie Small" dies at aged 72

Millie Small, the Jamaican singer who introduced the world to ska with her hit My Boy Lollipop in the 1960s, died yesterday in England....

Cuban COVID-19 health worker collapses and dies in Dominica

Dominica has extended condolences to Cuba and in particular the relatives of a 42-year-old Cuban health worker, who collapsed and died on Tuesday night,...

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Barbados recorded 37 new COVID-19 cases

There were 37 new positive COVID-19 cases on Sunday, out of the 1,436 tests conducted by the Best-dos Santos Public Health Laboratory. They comprised both...

A Visitor form UK died in Jamaica of COVID-19

Jamaica on Monday recorded one more COVID-19 death, pushing the tally to 305. The deceased is a 77-year-old male from the United Kingdom. Meanwhile, there were...

Sandals founder Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart dies aged 79 following ‘short battle with illness’

Travel pioneer Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, who founded Jamaica's Sandals resort, has died. Stewart was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1941. He grew up on...

Barbados Confirms 161 New COVID-19 Cases

Barbados has announced 161 cases of COVID-19 at the Island’s Dodds prison. The discovery has prompted a massive contact tracing exercise. Authorities say the cases relate...