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Indian wedding takes on otherworldly feel after bride tests positive for COVID-19

BARAN, India, (Reuters) – Traditional Indian wedding finery gave way to hazmat suits and masks in a remote north Indian village, after the...

Positive for COVID, Jamaican deportee decries treatment by UK authorities

(Jamaica Gleaner) A Jamaican who expressed concern last week that his deportation from the United Kingdom could be a “death sentence” as he had...

Guyana: 36 more COVID-19 cases recorded -almost 300 since last week

The Ministry of Health (MoH) yesterday confirmed the detection of 36 more cases of COVID-19 from the results of 556 tests that were done. According...

Most of California to be under stay-at-home orders as COVID-19 surges

Sacramento, Calif., (Reuters) – California’s two most densely inhabited regions and its agricultural breadbasket will be under stay-at-home orders by tonight as the COVID-19...

Jamaica passes 11,000 COVID-19 cases mark, 261 deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica— The total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases surpassed the 11, 000 mark today after the country recorded 76 new cases of the...

PAHO advocating flat pricing for COVID-19 vaccine

The Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) continues to advocate for flat prices, minimal returns, sustainable financing, leveraging existing systems and consolidated demand forecasting to improve...

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...

Jamaica records 76 new COVID cases, one death

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Another person has died from the coronavirus (COVID-19) in Jamaica while 76 new cases of the virus were recorded in the...

Brazil state gets 1 mln doses of China candidate vaccine

SAO PAULO, (Reuters) – Brazil’s Butantan Institute biomedical centre today received 1 million doses of a Chinese vaccine developed by Sinovac Biotech that...

Saint Lucia Records Three New COVID-19 Cases, Now 262

Saint Lucia Wednesday recorded three new cases of COVID-19, Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Sharon Belmar-George announced. Her statement is reproduced below: Today Wednesday December 2, 2020...
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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...