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Medical experts in the Caribbean encourage the community to take the vaccine

AS MANY in the global community, including the Caribbean community in New York, express fear, reluctance or hesitance about taking the Covid-19 vaccine, some...

Caribbean countries on alert due to new coronavirus variant in UK

The alarm began to spread on Monday in the Caribbean due to a new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus discovered in the United Kingdom,...

Caribbean, Latin America to get US$1-billion aid to buy COVID-19 vaccines

THE Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) said last week it will mobilise US$1 billion to assist countries in the Caribbean and Latin America acquire and...

PAHO urges Caribbean Community to support front-of-package warnings against unhealthy food

Washington, D.C. December 18 (PAHO) The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) urged support for a proposal by the CARICOM Regional Organisation for Standards and...

Bermuda Gets First Female And First Black Governor

CMC – Rena Lalgie, Bermuda’s first black and female Governor, was sworn into office on Monday during a closed ceremony at Government House. Lalgie, who...

Woman killed in rare shark attack on Caribbean island

A fatal shark attack has been reported in the French Caribbean territory of St Martin, shocking many in the eastern Caribbean region where experts say such...

Caribbean Countries Urge Citizens To Continue Following COVID Protocols

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 4, CMC – Caribbean countries were on Friday reporting increased cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) while reiterating the need for their...

Venezuelan official: 112 disappeared so far fleeing to Trinidad and other islands

Carlos Valero, a member of Venezuela's National Assembly yesterday reported that 112 Venezuelans have disappeared in the Caribbean Sea while attempting to flee Venezuela...

Royal Caribbean Group extends Cruise with Confidence

Royal Caribbean Group has extended its Cruise with Confidence programme. Now, all cruises booked by January 31, 2021 can be cancelled 48 hours before...

Afro-Caribbean patients with severe kidney disease at greater risk of hospitalisation from COVID-19

Afro-Caribbean people with end stage kidney disease (ESKD) are more likely to be hospitalised with COVID-19 than other ethnicities, a study has found. Research published...
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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...