Remain vigilant, beef up surveillance, as virus variants detected in Region – CARPHA

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is urging Member States to remain vigilant and continue to enhance their surveillance capacity...

Caribbean Ministers Praise IICA’s role in tackling food insecurity; Discuss Challenge Pandemic Causes

(Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture Press Release) Ministers and secretaries of agriculture of 14 Caribbean countries related some of...

CDB supports sweet potato value chain project

“Increased production of local alternatives to traditional imports and value addition to provide healthy convenient options for consumers, can assist...

Ensure no one is left behind – CARPHA on World Health Day 2021

“Together for a fairer, healthier world” (Caribbean Public Health Agency Press Release) World Health Day will be observed on 7...

Barbados Prime Minister Calls For Coordinated Response

(Barbados Government Information Service Press Release) As Barbados received its first tranche of vaccines today from the COVAX Facility, Prime...

Good statistics critical to Region’s post-pandemic recovery – PM Mitchell

Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell, has called for more creative approaches to collect, produce and disseminate data, especially...

Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports, says UN health agency

(United Nations News) Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy”...

Volcanic earthquakes recorded at La Soufriere volcano

(CMC) – A swarm of volcano-tectonic  (VT) earthquakes at La Soufriere volcano started here on Monday morning. According to the National...

PM Rowley tests positive for COVID-19

OPM, Trinidad and Tobago – Prime Minister Dr the Hon Keith Rowley has tested positive for COVID-19. The Prime Minister...

Guyana set to grow by 20.9% in 2021 – CARICOM Business

Guyana’s economy will remain resilient against the effects of COVID-19, maintaining its growth trajectory as the petroleum sector ‘picks up...